1896 Colorado Silver and Gold football team
American college football season
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The 1896 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 1896 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred Folsom, Colorado compiled an overall record of 5â0 with a mark of 2â0 in conference play, winning the CFA title for the third consecutive year. This was the program's first undefeated season.
ConferenceColorado Football Association
Record5â0 (2â0 CFA)
Headcoach
- Fred Folsom (2nd season)
CaptainHarry Gamble
| 1896 Colorado Silver and Gold football | |
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CFA champion | |
| Conference | Colorado Football Association |
| Record | 5â0 (2â0 CFA) |
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| Captain | Harry Gamble |
| Home stadium | Campus Fields |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado $ | 2 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 1 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| October 3 | Manual High School* | Boulder, CO | W 42â0 |
| October 10 | East High School* | Boulder, CO | W 41â0 |
| November 4 | at Colorado Mines | Golden, CO | W 30â0 |
| November 15 | Colorado College | Boulder, CO | W 50â0 |
| November 26 | at Denver Athletic Club* | Denver, CO | W 8â6 |
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