1924 Colorado Silver and Gold football team
American college football season
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The 1924 Colorado Silver and Gold football team was an American football team that represented the University of Colorado as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1924 college football season. In its fifth year under head coach Myron E. Witham, the team compiled an 8â1â1 record (5â0â1 against RMC opponents), won the conference championship, was not scored upon during the regular season, lost a postseason game to undefeated Hawaii in the Poi Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 237 to 13.[1] The team's string of nine consecutive shutouts remains the longest in program history.[2]
- Myron E. Witham (5th season)
| 1924 Colorado Silver and Gold football | |
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RMC champion | |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 8â1â1 (5â0â1 RMC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Fred Hartshorn |
| Home stadium | Gamble Field, Colorado Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado $ | 5 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 8 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Agricultural | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Agricultural | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 3 | â | 2 | â | 2 | 4 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 4 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 2 | â | 4 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 2 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | â | 6 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On October 11, 1924, the team played its first game at the newly-constructed Colorado Stadium. The Silver and Gold defeated Regis by a 39â0 score in that game.[3]
The team's leading players included Hatfield Chilson and George Wittemeyer. On October 18, 1924, Chilson completed a pass to Wittemeyer that was good for 70 yards. It remained the longest passing play in program history until 1985.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 4 | Western State (CO)* | W 31â0 | [5] | ||||
| October 11 | Regis* |
| W 39â0 | [3] | |||
| October 18 | at Colorado College | W 26â0 | [6] | ||||
| October 25 | at Wyoming |
| W 21â0 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | Utah |
| W 3â0 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | Colorado Mines |
| W 38â0 | [9] | |||
| November 15 | at Denver |
| T 0â0 | [10] | |||
| November 22 | Colorado Agricultural |
| W 36â0 | [11] | |||
| December 25 | at Pearl Harbor Navy* |
| W 43â0 | [12] | |||
| January 1, 1925 | at Hawaii* |
| L 0â13 | 10,000 | [13] | ||
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