Colorado College Tigers football

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Colorado College Tigers
Colorado College athletics text logo.png
First season1882
Last season2008;16 years ago (2008)
Stadium Washburn Field
Location Colorado Springs, CO
Conference titles8
ColorsBlack and gold [1]
   

The Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College. The team was discontinued in 2008. [2] It last competed at the NCAA Division III level.

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History

The team first competed on Christmas Day, 1882. [3] The 1910 team went undefeated. In 1928, Dutch Clark was the first All-American from Colorado.

Championships

Conference championships

SeasonConf.CoachOverallConf. results
1910 RMAC Claude Rothgeb 7–04–0
1919RMACPoss Parsons4-2-13-1-1
1940 RMAC2-0-1
1941 RMAC4-0-0
1945RMAC1-0-0
1949RMAC3-0-0
1950RMAC5-0-0
1958RMAC

† Co-champions

Playoffs

NCAA Division III

The Tigers made one appearance in the NCAA Division III football playoffs. Their combined record was 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1975 Quarterfinals Millsaps L, 21–28

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References

  1. Colorado College Visual Identity Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. Bob Manning. "Tough Times, Tough Decisions: Athletics Cuts at CC".
  3. "Colorado College Football History". April 18, 2008. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2015.