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1916 Colorado Silver and Gold football
Utah vs. Colorado 1916
Conference Rocky Mountain Conference
Record1–5–1 (1–5 RMC)
Head coach
Captain Elbridge Chapman
Home stadium Gamble Field
Seasons
←  1915
1917 →
1916 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Agricultural $ 6 0 1 6 0 1
Colorado College 4 1 0 6 1 0
Denver 3 2 0 4 2 1
Utah 2 2 0 3 2 0
Colorado Mines 2 2 1 3 2 1
Wyoming 1 4 0 1 4 0
Colorado 1 5 0 1 5 1
Utah Agricultural 0 4 0 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 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 1916 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bob Evans, Colorado compiled an overall record of 1–5–1 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing seventh in the RMC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7at Wyoming
W 16–10 [1]
October 14Colorado alumni*T 0–0
October 21 Denverdagger
  • Gamble Field
  • Boulder, CO
L 0–7
October 28 UtahL 0–28 [2]
November 10at Colorado CollegeL 0–58 [3]
November 18vs. Colorado Mines Denver, COL 10–27 [4]
November 30 Colorado Agricultural
L 14–32 [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "Colorado beats Wyoming". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 8, 1916. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Norgren's men beat Colorado after tussle". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 29, 1916. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colorado U. beaten". The Spokesman-Review. November 11, 1916. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado Miners come from behind and beat varsity". Albuquerque Journal. November 19, 1916. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colorado Aggies win: Victory over university nets conference championship". The Des Moines Register. December 1, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved April 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1916 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "1916 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  8. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 10. Retrieved October 23, 2023.