1909 Colorado Silver and Gold football team

The 1909 Colorado Silver and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference (CFAC) during the 1909 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Fred Folsom, the team compiled a perfect 6–0 record (3–0 against CFAC members), won the conference championship, was unscored upon for the season, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 0.[1]

1909 Colorado Silver and Gold football
CFAC champion
ConferenceColorado Faculty Athletic Conference
Record6–0 (3–0 CFAC)
Head coach
CaptainElmer Stirrett
Home stadiumGamble Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 3 0 0 6 0 0
Colorado College 2 1 0 5 2 0
Colorado Mines 0 2 0 3 3 0
Colorado Agricultural 0 2 0 1 2 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Colorado sustained a 21-game win streak that began on November 26, 1908, and ended on October 12, 1912. It remains the longest such streak in program history.[2]

The 1909 season was the first for the CFAC; it was renamed as the Rocky Mountain Conference the following season.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Boulder High School*W 3–0
October 9Colorado alumni*
  • Gamble Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 3–0
October 23Colorado Agricultural
W 57–0
November 6New Mexico*
  • Gamble Field
  • Boulder, CO
W 53–01,500[3]
November 132:30 p.m.at Colorado CollegeW 9–0[4][5]
November 25at Colorado MinesGolden, COW 16–0
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 Colorado Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado. 2018. pp. 154, 172. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ^ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 254.
  3. ^ "New Mexico Goes Down to Defeat at Hands of Fast Colorado Aggregation". The Albuquerque Morning Journal. November 7, 1909. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado College and Colorado U." The Topeka State Journal. November 13, 1909. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boulder on Kicking". The Butte Miner. November 14, 1909. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1909 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "1909 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 10. Retrieved October 23, 2023.