1924 Colorado Silver and Gold football team

1924 Colorado Silver and Gold football
RMC champion
Poi Bowl, L 0–13 vs. Hawaii
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record8–1–1 (5–0–1 RMC)
Head coach
CaptainFred Hartshorn
Home stadiumGamble Field, Colorado Stadium
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

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]

  1. ^ "2018 Colorado Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Colorado. 2018. pp. 154, 172. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  2. ^ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 254.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Regis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2018 Colorado Football Media Guide, p. 196.