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Colorado Football Team History


Colorado Buffaloes
University of Colorado
 Boulder, CO
Founded: 1876
Stadium: Folsom Stadium
Capacity: 51,655
Colors: Silver & Gold
Coach: Fred G. Folsom
Conference: Colorado Football Association-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1890  <-- 1898 <- 1899 -> 1900 --> 2024
1899 Season Highlights
 Fred G. Folsom enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Colorado.
 
1899 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Wed., Sep. 20  @ Boulder High School  6   0   W       
 Wed., Sep. 27  vs. Denver Manual High  45   0   W       
 Tue., Oct. 3  vs. West Denver High  21   0   W       
 Tue., Oct. 10  @ East Denver High  33   0   W       
 Sun., Oct. 15  @ Colorado State  63   0   W       
 Mon., Oct. 23  @ Denver Wheel Club  5   0   W       
 Tue., Oct. 31  vs. Colorado Mines  25   6   W       
 Tue., Nov. 7  @ Colorado College  5   17   L       
 Thu., Nov. 30  @ Denver AC  6   11   L       
 
1899 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored209
  Scoring Average23.2
  Points Allowed34
  Defense Average3.8
  Opponents Record0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record4-2
1899 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1899 Colorado Football Association- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado 7-220934   Fred G. Folsom

1899 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1899 All Colorado Football Association Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.