Colorado College Tigers football, 1882–1909

The Colorado College Tigers football program represented Colorado College of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school was the first college in the Western United States to organize a college football program. This article covers the program's first three decades from 1882 to 1909.

Significant milestones in the period covered include the following:

• In 1882, Colorado College played and won its first game, defeating a team of volunteer firemen known as the Sigafus Hose Company.^[1][2]
• On April 11, 1885, Colorado College defeated the University of Denver, 12–0, in the first college football game played west of the Mississippi River.^[1][2]
• On November 28, 1889, Colorado College lost an intercollegiate game for the first time, falling by a 14–6 score in the first of what would become 90 rivalry games with the Colorado School of Mines.
• On November 29, 1890, Colorado College won a 44–0 victory over the first University of Colorado football team.
• In 1898, Washburn Field opened and became the home field for Colorado College football for the next 125 years.^[2]
• In 1899 and 1900, Colorado College won consecutive Colorado Football Association championships, defeating the University of Colorado both years.
• Colorado College began competition with Colorado Agricultural (later renamed Colorado State) and won eight of the first ten matches between 1900 and 1910.
• On October 12, 1906, Colorado College defeated Utah, the only blemish on an otherwise undefeated season for Utah.
• On October 17 and 24, 1908, Colorado College won back-to-back games against Texas and Utah, both of which are now Power Five programs.

1880s

1882

1882 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1
Head coach	None
Seasons 1883 →

1882 college football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					8	–	0	–	0
Colorado College			–					1	–	0	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	0	–	0
Richmond			–					1	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					7	–	1	–	0
Princeton			–					7	–	2	–	0
Wesleyan			–					3	–	1	–	0
Rutgers			–					6	–	4	–	0
Columbian University			–					0	–	0	–	1
Dartmouth			–					1	–	1	–	0
Lake Forest			–					1	–	1	–	0
Minnesota			–					1	–	1	–	0
Northwestern			–					1	–	1	–	0
Stevens			–					1	–	1	–	1
Amherst			–					2	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					2	–	4	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	2	–	0
MIT			–					1	–	4	–	0
Randolph–Macon			–					0	–	1	–	0
Clifton AC			–					0	–	1	–	0
Lafayette			–					0	–	2	–	0
McGill			–					0	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					0	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts			–					0	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					0	–	5	–	0

The 1882 Colorado College football team represented Colorado College during the 1882 college football season. In its first season of college football, the team played three games, compiling a 2–1 record, including two victories over a team of firefighters known as the Sigafus Hose Company.^[3][1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 30	Sigafus Hose Company	Colorado Springs, CO	W 10–8	[3]
December 16	Colorado Springs High School	Colorado Springs, CO	L (score unknown)	[3]
December 25	Sigafus Hose Company	Colorado Springs, CO	W 3–2	[3]

1883

1883 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–1
Head coach	E. B. Curtis
Seasons ← 1882 1884 →

1883 college football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	0
Gallaudet			–					2	–	0	–	0
Carleton			–					1	–	0	–	0
Johns Hopkins			–					1	–	0	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					8	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					7	–	1	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	2	–	1
Stevens			–					6	–	4	–	1
Massachusetts			–					1	–	1	–	0
Minnesota			–					1	–	1	–	0
Wesleyan			–					3	–	3	–	0
Williams			–					1	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Michigan			–					2	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					2	–	4	–	0
Johns Hopkins			–					1	–	2	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	6	–	0
Amherst			–					0	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					0	–	1	–	0
Hamline			–					0	–	1	–	0
Lewisburg			–					0	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					0	–	1	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	2	–	0
Columbian University			–					0	–	2	–	0
Georgetown			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1883 Colorado College football team represented Colorado College during the 1883 college football season. In its first season under head coach E. B. Curtis, the team played two games against the Crowell Hose Company and compiled a 1–1 record.^[4]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 27, 1883	Crowell Hose Company	Colorado Springs, CO	L 1–2	[4]
April 1, 1884	Crowell Hose Company	Colorado Springs, CO	W 3–0	[4]

1884

1884 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–0
Head coach	E. B. Curtis
Seasons ← 1883 1885 →

1884 college football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	1
Yale			–					8	–	0	–	1
Michigan			–					2	–	0	–	0
Williams			–					2	–	0	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	0	–	0
Wabash			–					1	–	0	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	1	–	1
Fordham			–					5	–	1	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	4	–	0
Wesleyan			–					3	–	2	–	0
Butler			–					1	–	1	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	1	–	0
Rutgers			–					3	–	4	–	0
Stevens			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					1	–	2	–	1
Tufts			–					2	–	4	–	1
Massachusetts			–					1	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					2	–	5	–	0
Johns Hopkins			–					1	–	3	–	0
Albion			–					0	–	1	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	1	–	0
DePauw			–					0	–	1	–	0
Olivet			–					0	–	2	–	0
Amherst			–					0	–	3	–	0
Lehigh			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1884 Colorado College football team represented Colorado College during the 1884 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach E. B. Curtis, the team played two games and compiled a 2–0 record. In its first game against a collegiate opponent, the team defeated the University of Denver by a 12–0 score on April 11, 1885.^[5]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
1884	Rolling Mill		W 1–0	[5]
April 11, 1885	Denver	Colorado Springs Athletic Park Colorado Springs, CO	W 12–0	[1][5]

1885

1885 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–0
Head coach	R. D. McLeod
Seasons ← 1884 1886 →

The 1885 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College during the 1885 college football season. In its first season under head coach R. D. McLeod, the team played two games against non-collegiate opponents and compiled a 2–0 record.^[6]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Colorado Springs High School		W 1–0	[6]
	Crowell Hose Company		W 1–0	[6]

1886

1886 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–0
Head coach	None
Seasons ← 1885 1887 →

1886 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
California			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colorado College			–					1	–	0	–	0

The 1886 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as an independent during the 1886 college football season. The team scheduled one game against Colorado Springs High School, winning by a forfeit.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Colorado Springs High School		W 1–0 (forfeit0	[7]

1889

1889 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–1
Head coach	None
Seasons ← 1888 1890 →

1889 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
USC			–					2	–	0	–	0
California			–					0	–	0	–	0
Washington			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1889 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The team compiled a 0–1 record, losing for the first time in an intercollegiate game by a 14–6 score against the Colorado School of Mines.^[8]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 28	Colorado Mines		L 6–14	[8]

1890s

1890

1890 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1
Head coach	None
Seasons ← 1889 1891 →

1890 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
California			–					4	–	0	–	0
Washington			–					0	–	1	–	0
Colorado			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1890 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as an independent during the 1890 college football season. The team compiled a 4–1 record, including a 44–0 victory over the first University of Colorado football team on November 29, 1890.^[9]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Colorado Springs High School		W 20–0
	Colorado Springs High School		W 5–0
	Denver High School		W 20–12
	Colorado Mines		L 0–44
November 29	Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO	W 44–0	[9]

1891

1891 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–2
Head coach	George K. Olmstead
Seasons ← 1890 1892 →

1891 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Stanford			–					3	–	1	–	0
California (spring)			–					4	–	2	–	0
Washington			–					1	–	1	–	0
USC			–					1	–	2	–	0
Colorado			–					1	–	4	–	0
California			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1891 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as an independent during the 1891 college football season. In its first season under head coach George K. Olmstead, the team compiled an 0–2 record, losing to both Colorado Mines and Colorado.^[10]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Colorado Mines		L 0–18	[10]
November 26	Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO	L 4–24	[10]

1892

1892 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1
Head coach	George K. Olmstead
Seasons ← 1891 1893 →

1892 Far West college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Mary's			–					1	–	0	–	0
Utah Agricultural			–					1	–	0	–	0
Stanford			–					1	–	0	–	2
California			–					2	–	1	–	1
Gonzaga			–					0	–	0	–	1
Washington			–					1	–	1	–	0
San Jose State			–					0	–	1	–	0
Utah			–					0	–	1	–	0

The 1892 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as an independent during the 1892 college football season. In its second season under head coach George K. Olmstead, the team compiled a 2–1 record.^[11]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Colorado Hose Boys		L 0–14	[11]
	Colorado Springs High School		W 34–0	[11]
	Colorado Springs High School		W 18–14	[11]

1894

1894 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	1–1 (0–1 CFA)
Head coach	Harvey Noble (1st season)
Seasons ← 1893 1895 →

1894 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Colorado Mines	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Denver	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	3	–	0
Colorado College	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1894 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1894 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Harvey Noble, the team compiled a 1–1 record (0–1 against CFA opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 20 to 8, and tied for last place in the CFA.^[12]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 14	Pueblo High School	Colorado Springs, CO	W 20–0	[12]
November 16	Denver	Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–8	[12]

1895

1895 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	1–2–1 (0–2–1 CFA)
Head coach	R. D. McLeod (2nd season)
Seasons ← 1894 1896 →

1895 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Colorado Mines	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Denver	0	–	1	–	1			0	–	3	–	2
Colorado College	0	–	2	–	1			1	–	2	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1895 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1895 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach R. D. McLeod, the team compiled a 1–2–1 record, finished in last place in the CFA, and were outscored by a total of 82 to 32.^[13]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Colorado Springs High School*	Colorado Springs, CO	W 18–0	[13]
	Colorado Mines		L 0–40
November 16	Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO	L 10–38
November 30	Denver	Colorado Springs, CO	T 4–4	[13]
*Non-conference game

1896

1896 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	3–3–1 (0–2 CFA)
Head coach	Pope Lamson (1st season)
Seasons ← 1895 1897 →

1896 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	0	–	0
Colorado Mines	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Colorado College	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1896 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1896 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Pope Lamson, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record (0–2 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the CFA, and were outscored by a total of 102 to 44.^[14]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 24	Denver East High School	Colorado Springs, CO	W 6–4	[14]
October 31	at Pueblo High School	Pueblo, CO	T 6–6	[14]
November 3	Denver Athletic Club	Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–24	[14]
November 14	at Colorado	Boulder, CO	L 0–50	[14]
November 18	Pikes Peak Roadsters	Colorado Springs, CO	W 18–0	[14]
November 21	Denver	Colorado Springs, CO	W 12–0	[14]
November 26	Colorado Mines	Colorado Springs, CO	L 2–18	[14]

1897

1897 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	3–5 (0–2 CFA)
Head coach	Browning Smith (1st season)
Seasons ← 1896 1898 →

1897 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Colorado Mines	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Colorado College	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1897 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1897 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Browning Smith, the team compiled a 3–5 record (0–2 against conference opponents) and finished in last place in the CFA.^[15]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
	Colorado Springs High School	Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–6
	Pueblo Centennial High School		W 60–0
	Pueblo High School		W 24–0
October 17	Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–8	[15]
	Denver Athletic Club		L 0–28
	Colorado Mines		L 0–30
November 16	Ottawa (KS)	Colorado Springs, CO	W 5–4	[16]

1898

1898 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	5–1–1 (1–1 CFA)
Head coach	Charles Wilson (1st season)
Seasons ← 1897 1899 →

1898 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado Mines $	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Colorado College	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
Colorado	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1898 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1898 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Charles Wilson, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record (1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the CFA, shut out six of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 129 to 6.^[17]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	Denver North High School*	Colorado Springs, CO	W 24–0	[17]
October 22	Colorado	Colorado Springs, CO	W 22–0	[17]
	Denver Wheel Club*		W 11–0	[17]
	Denver Athletic Club*		W 5–0	[17]
	Denver Athletic Club*		T 0–0	[17]
November 25	Colorado Mines		L 2–6	[17]
	Denver*		W 65–0	[17]
*Non-conference game

1899

1899 Colorado College Tigers football
CFA champion
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	3–2–1 (2–0 CFA)
Head coach	John Clark (1st season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1898 1900 →

1899 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado College $	2	–	0	–	0			3	–	2	–	1
Colorado	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Colorado Mines	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	3	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	2	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1899 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1899 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach John Clark, the team compiled a 3–2–1 record (2–0 against conference opponents), won the CFA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 96 to 28.^[18]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 7	Denver East High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 41–0	[18]
October 14	Denver Athletic Club*	Denver, CO	L 10–5 (forfeit)[19]	[18]
October 21	Denver Wheel Club*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	T 6–6	[18]
November 4	Denver Wheel Club*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 5–12	[18]
November 22	at Colorado	Boulder, CO	W 17–5	[18]
November 30	Colorado Mines	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 17–0	[18]
*Non-conference game

1900s

1900

1900 Colorado College Tigers football
CFA champion
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	7–2 (3–0 CFA)
Head coach	J. C. Ewing (1st season)
Captain	Ben Griffith
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1899 1901 →

1900 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado College $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Colorado Mines	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Colorado	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1900 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1900 college football season. In its first season under head coach J. C. Ewing, the team compiled a 7–2 record (3–0 against conference opponents), won the CFA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 247 to 60.^[20]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Denver East High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 29–0	[20]
October 2	Colorado Springs High School	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 18–2	[20]
October 6	Victor All-Stars	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 11–0	[20]
October 13	at Colorado Agricultural	Durkee Field Fort Collins, CO	W 53–0	[21]
October 20	Colorado State Normal	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 71–0	[20]
October 27	Washburn	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 5–29	[22]
November 6	at Denver Wheel Club	Denver, CO	L 0–29	[20]
November 17	Colorado	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 21–0	[23]
November 29	Colorado Mines	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 39–0	[24][25]
*Non-conference game

1901

1901 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	5–1 (2–1 CFA)
Head coach	J. C. Ewing (2nd season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1900 1902 →

1901 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
Colorado College	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Colorado Mines	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
$ – Conference champion Colorado vs. Colorado Agricultural game not played due to alleged amateurism violation

The 1901 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1901 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach J. C. Ewing, the team compiled a 5–1 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the CFA, and outscored opponents by a total of 82 to 16.^[26]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 5–0	[26]
October 12	Denver West High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 35–0	[26]
October 19	Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 12–0	[26]
October 26	Colorado Agricultural	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 16–0	[27]
November 5	at Colorado	Gamble Field Boulder, CO	L 2–11	[26]
November 28	Colorado Mines	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 12–5	[26]
*Non-conference game

1902

1902 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	3–4 (2–2 CFA)
Head coach	Fred Caldwell (1st season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1901 1903 →

1902 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	4	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Colorado Mines	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	1	–	2
Colorado College	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Denver	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
Colorado Agricultural	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	3	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1902 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1902 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Fred Caldwell, the team compiled a 3–4 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the CFA, and was outscored by a total of 65 to 57.^[28][29]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27		Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 5–12 or 6-12	[28][29]
October 11		Denver Athletic Club*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 11–6	[28][29]
October 25		at Colorado	Boulder, CO	L 6–12	[28][29]
November 4	3:00 p.m.	at Colorado Agricultural	Fort Collins, CO	W 29–6	[30]
November 15		at Denver	Denver, CO	W 6–0	[28][29]
November 22		at Denver Athletic Club*	Denver, CO	L 0–12	[28][29]
November 27		Colorado Mines	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–17	[28][29]
*Non-conference game

1903

1903 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	4–5 (1–3 CFA)
Head coach	Edward S. Merrill (1st season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1902 1904 →

1903 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Colorado Mines	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Colorado College	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Denver	0	–	4	–	0			6	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1903 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1903 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Edward S. Merrill, the team compiled a record of 4–5, finished in fourth place in the CFA, and outscored opponents by a total of either 135 to 106.^[31][32]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 12	Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 38–0	[33]
September 26	Haskell*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–45	[34][35]
October 10	Golden High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 40–0	[33]
October 17	Colorado College alumni*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 5–6	[33]
October 24	Denver	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 6–0	[36]
November 3	Colorado Agricultural	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 5–8	[37]
November 7	at Pueblo Centennial High School*	Pueblo, CO	W 30–0	[38]
November 14	at Colorado	Gamble Field Boulder, CO	L 6–31	[39]
November 26	Colorado Mines	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 5–16	[40]
*Non-conference game

^[32]

1904

1904 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	6–3–1 (1–2–1 CFA)
Head coach	William Juneau (1st season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1903 1905 →

1904 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado Mines $	3	–	0	–	1			3	–	0	–	1
Colorado	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Denver	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Colorado College	1	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Colorado Agricultural	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1904 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1904 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach William Juneau, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), shut out five of ten opponents, and was outscored by all opponents by a total of 89 to 85.^[41]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 12–0	[41]
October 1	Pueblo Centennial High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 6–5	[41]
October 8	Denver	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 5–0	[41]
October 15	at Regis*	Denver, CO	W 41–0	[41]
October 22	Colorado College alumni*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 5–0	[41]
October 29	Colorado	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–23	[41]
November 5	at Denver	Denver, CO	L 8–14	[42]
November 12	at Colorado Agricultural	Durkee Field Fort Collins, CO	W 4–0	[41]
November 19	at Colorado Mines	Franklin Field Golden, CO	T 4–4	[43][44]
November 24	at Utah*	Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT	L 0–43	[45][46]
*Non-conference game

1905

1905 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	5–2–1 ( CFA)
Head coach	John R. Richards (1st season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1904 1906 →

The 1905 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1905 college football season. In its first season under head coach John R. Richards, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record, shut out seven of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 89 to 6.^[47]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–6	[47]
October 7	Denver North High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 36–0	[47]
October 14	at Denver	Denver, CO	T 0–0	[47]
October 21	at Denver Athletic Club*	Denver, CO	W 4–0	[47]
November 4	Colorado Agricultural	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 33–0	[47]
November 11	Denver	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 10–0	[47]
November 18	Colorado Mines	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–0 (forfeit)	[47]
November 30	at Washburn*	Topeka, KS	W 6–0	[48]
*Non-conference game

1906

1906 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	3–2–2 (1–2–1 CFA)
Head coach	John R. Richards (2nd season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1905 1907 →

1906 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado Mines $	2	–	0	–	2			2	–	0	–	2
Colorado	1	–	1	–	2			2	–	3	–	4
Denver	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	3	–	0
Colorado College	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	2	–	2
Colorado Agricultural	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	2	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1906 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1906 college football season. In its second season under head coach John R. Richards, the team compiled a 3–2–2 record (1–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the CFA, held six opponents to four or fewer points, and outscored all opponents by a total of 27 to 19.^[49]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 5–4	[49]
October 6	Denver East High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	T 0–0	[49]
October 13	Utah*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 6–0	[50][51]
October 27	Colorado Agricultural	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–4	[49]
November 6	at Colorado	Boulder, CO	W 6–0	[49]
November 17	vs. Colorado Mines	Denver, CO	T 4–4	[49]
November 29	Denver	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 6–7	[49]
*Non-conference game

1907

1907 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	5–2 (3–1 CFA)
Head coach	John R. Richards (3rd season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1906 1908 →

1907 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado Mines $	4	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
Colorado College	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Colorado	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Denver	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1907 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1907 college football season. In its third season under head coach John R. Richards, the team compiled a 5–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the CFA, and outscored opponents by a total of 105 to 36.^[52][53]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 5–0		[52][53]
October 5	Denver East High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 40–0		[52][53]
October 12	at Colorado Agricultural	Durkee Field Fort Collins, CO	W 20–4		[54]
October 26	at Denver	Denver, CO	W 20–4		[55]
November 9	Colorado	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 10–0		[52][53]
November 16	vs. Colorado Mines	Denver, CO	L 0–15	10,000	[56]
November 28	at Utah*	Cummings Field Salt Lake City, UT	L 10–13		[57]
*Non-conference game

1908

1908 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Football Association
Record	5–2 (2–1 CFA)
Head coach	John R. Richards (4th season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1907 1909 →

1908 Colorado Football Association standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Denver $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Colorado	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Colorado College	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	3	–	0
Colorado Mines	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1908 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Football Association (CFA) during the 1908 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach John R. Richards, the team compiled a 5–2 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the CFA, and outscored opponents by a total of 93 to 28.^[58][59]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 26	Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 5–0	[58][59]
October 3	Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 29–0	[58][59]
October 17	Utah*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 18–4	[60][61]
October 24	at Texas*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 16–0	[62][63]
November 3	at Colorado	Boulder, CO	L 0–14	[64]
November 14	vs. Colorado Mines	Denver, CO	W 22–4	[65]
November 26	Denver*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 4–6	[66]
*Non-conference game

1909

1909 Colorado College Tigers football
Conference	Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference
Record	5–2 (2–1 CFAC)
Head coach	John R. Richards (5th season)
Home stadium	Washburn Field
Seasons ← 1908 1910 →

1909 Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	0
Colorado College	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Colorado Mines	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1909 Colorado College Tigers football team represented Colorado College as a member of the Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference (CFAC) during the 1909 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach John R. Richards, the team compiled a 5–2 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the CFAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 172 to 53.^[67][68]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		Colorado Springs High School*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 14–0		[67]
October 16		vs. Colorado Mines		W 22–4		[67]
October 23		Fort Russell (WY)*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 55–0		[67]
October 30		at Wyoming*	Laramie, WY	W 44–5		[67]
November 6		Colorado Agricultural	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 31–0		[69][70]
November 13	2:30 p.m.	Colorado	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	L 0–9		[71][72]
November 25		at Denver*	University Park Field Denver, CO	L 6–29	4,000	[73]
*Non-conference game

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