The 1895 Colorado Silver and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1895 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Fred Folsom, Colorado compiled an overall record of 5–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the CFA title, the program's second conference championship.
| 1895 Colorado Silver and Gold football | |
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CFA champion | |
| Conference | Colorado Football Association |
| Record | 5–1 (3–0 CFA) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | William Caley |
| Home stadium | Campus Fields |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Folsom served three stints as Colorado's head coach, from 1895 to 1899, 1901 to 1902, and 1908 to 1915, ending his tenure with the most wins in program history. Colorado Stadium was renamed as Folsom Field in 1944, following his death.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| October 13 | Manual High School* | Boulder, CO | W 36–0 |
| October 26 | Denver Wheel Club* | Boulder, CO | W 32–0 |
| November 5 | Denver | Boulder, CO | W 28–0 |
| November 9 | at Denver Athletic Club* | Denver, CO | L 10–22 |
| November 16 | at Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | W 38–10 |
| November 28 | Colorado Mines | Boulder, CO | W 14–10 |
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References
edit- ^ "1895 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 8. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
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