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 8–1–1 record (5–0–1 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]
| 1924 Colorado Silver and Gold football | |
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RMC champion | |
| Conference | Rocky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 8–1–1 (5–0–1 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 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Agricultural | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Agricultural | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado Mines | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 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 39–0 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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 4 | Western State (CO)* | W 31–0 | [5] | ||||
| October 11 | Regis* |
| W 39–0 | [3] | |||
| October 18 | at Colorado College | W 26–0 | [6] | ||||
| October 25 | at Wyoming |
| W 21–0 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | Utah |
| W 3–0 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | Colorado Mines |
| W 38–0 | [9] | |||
| November 15 | at Denver |
| T 0–0 | [10] | |||
| November 22 | Colorado Agricultural |
| W 36–0 | [11] | |||
| December 25 | at Pearl Harbor Navy* |
| W 43–0 | [12] | |||
| January 1, 1925 | at Hawaii* |
| L 0–13 | 10,000 | [13] | ||
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References
edit- ↑ "2018 Colorado Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado. 2018. pp. 154, 172. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- ↑ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 254.
- 1 2 "Regis College Bows To Colorado Eleven". The Arizona Daily Star. October 12, 1924. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 196.
- ↑ "University beats Western State 31–0". Fort Collins Express-Courier. October 5, 1924. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Boulder outplays Colorado College". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 19, 1924. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cowboys put brave fight against Boulder". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1924. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Loser's field goal beats Utah gridders". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 2, 1924. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Colorado beats Mines school". The Sunday Oregonian. November 9, 1924. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Denver holds Colorado to a 0-to-0 tie". The Daily Sentinel. November 16, 1924. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Aggie eleven is smothered by Colorado". The Casper Sunday Tribune. November 23, 1924. Retrieved February 8, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Colorado Avalanche Buries Navy by 43-0 Score". Honoloul Star-Bulletin. December 26, 1924. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "University of Hawaii Humbles Colorado Thirteen to Zero". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. January 2, 1925. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "1924 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ "1924 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 11. Retrieved October 23, 2023.