1929 Colorado Silver and Gold football team

1929 Colorado Silver and Gold football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–1–1 (4–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Smith
Home stadiumColorado Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 0 0 7 0 0
Colorado 4 1 1 5 1 1
Denver 4 1 1 5 1 1
Montana State 2 1 0 6 2 0
BYU 4 2 0 5 3 0
Colorado Teachers 3 2 0 4 3 0
Colorado College 4 3 0 4 3 0
Colorado Agricultural 4 4 0 5 4 0
Utah State 3 4 0 3 4 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 2 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 2 5 0
Wyoming 0 7 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 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 1929 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Myron E. Witham, Colorado compiled an overall record of 5–1–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the RMC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Regis (CO)*W 27–13
October 12Colorado Teachers
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 19–05,000[1]
October 19at UtahL 0–4013,000[2]
November 2Denverdagger
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
T 0–0
November 9at Colorado MinesW 6–0
November 16at Colorado AgriculturalW 6–0
November 23Colorado College
  • Colorado Stadium
  • Boulder, CO
W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Colorado University Triumphs Over Regis". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 6, 1929. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Lon Richardson (October 20, 1929). "Summerhays Leads Utah to Victory With Fine Passing Attack". The Salt Lake Telegram. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1929 Colorado Buffaloes Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1929 Football Schedule". University of Colorado Boulder. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Colorado Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). University of Colorado Boulder. p. 12. Retrieved October 23, 2023.