1900 Colorado Silver and Gold football team

1900 Colorado Silver and Gold football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	6–4 (1–2 CFA)
Head coach	Theron W. Mortimer (1st season)
Captain	Wilson Turman
Seasons ←  1899 1901  →

1900 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado College $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Colorado Mines	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Colorado	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1900 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 1900 college football season. Led by Theron W. Mortimer in his first and only season as head coach, Colorado compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the CFA. Mortimer replaced Fred Folsom, who had been head coach from 1895 to 1899 and returned to helm the team in 1901.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 18	at Manual High School *	Denver, CO	W 29–0
September 25	at West High School *	Denver, CO	W 18–0
October 1	State Prep School*	Boulder, CO	W 25–3
October 8	at Colorado State Normal	Greeley, CO	W 41–0
October 15	Colorado Agricultural	Boulder, CO (rivalry)	W 29–0
October 22	at Denver Wheel Club*	Denver, CO	L 0–11
October 29	Colorado Mines	Boulder, CO	L 0–11
November 5	Wyoming *	Boulder, CO	W 10–6
November 12	at Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–21	[1]
November 22	Denver Athletic Club *	Boulder, CO	L 0–24
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Colorado-Boulder". Albuquerque Journal. November 18, 1900. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "1900 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
3. "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 9. Retrieved October 23, 2023.