1892–93 Colorado Agricultural football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1892–1893 Colorado Agricultural football
Colorado state football team 1893.jpg
ConferenceIndependent
1892–1893 record2–2
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumCampus fields
Seasons
1893 →
1892 Colorado Football Association standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Mines $   –     –  
Colorado   –   3 – 2 – 0
Colorado Agricultural   –   2 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1892–93 Colorado Agricultural CACs football team represented Colorado Agricultural College (now known as Colorado State University) in its inaugural season during the 1892–93 academic year, with all games taking place in the early months of 1893. The team compiled a 2–2 record and was outscored by a total of 98 to 54. The team had no coach.[1][2]

On December 12, 1892, a student named F.O. Congdon and 18 of the other 179 students enrolled at Colorado Agricultural College at the time decided to form the school's first American football team and compete with other schools in the area. The team's nickname (that would later be changed to Aggies, then Rams) was the CACs, the school's acronym (Colorado Agricultural College).[3]

Following Christmas break, the team found some men at a small private hybrid college/high school named Longmont Academy who would challenge the CAC team to play the first game in each school's history. The game took place on January 7, 1893, in Longmont, Colorado. Earlier that morning, Colorado Agricultural players and fans bought orange and green ribbons at a dry goods store in Longmont, choosing the school's colors.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
January 7, 1893at Longmont AcademyLongmont, COL 8–12
January 28, 1893Longmont AcademyFort Collins, COW 24–16
February 11, 1893ColoradoFort Collins, CO (rivalry)L 6–70
April 1, 1893at Colorado State NormalGreeley, COW 16–0

References[]

  1. ^ "Colorado St. Yearly Results: 1890-1894". College Football Data Warehouse. William Goodyear. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 161, 170. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "This Week in CSU Football History -- A Salute to 125 Years of CSU Football". Colorado State University. August 22, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
Stub icon

This college football 1890s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""