1923 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football team

1923 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–2–1 (5–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumColorado Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Colorado College 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Colorado Agricultural 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Utah Agricultural 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Denver 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Utah 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Montana State 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Colorado Mines 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
BYU 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1923 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football team represented Colorado Agricultural College (now known as Colorado State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1923 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Harry W. Hughes, the Aggies compiled a 5–2–1 record, tied for second place in the RMC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 121 to 35.[1][2] The team played its home games at Colorado Field in Fort Collins, Colorado.

On Thanksgiving, November 27, 1923, Colorado Agricultural met Colorado in Fort Collins for their annual rivalry game. Both teams were undefeated against conference opponents, and the winner would be crowned as the conference champion. Colorado won by a 6–3 score as neither team scored a touchdown, and both teams were limited to field goals. Colorado kicked the final, game-winning field goal with only 45 seconds remaining in the game.[3][4]

On November 30, 1923, the All-Rocky Mountain Conference football team selected by the conference coaches was announced. Three Colorado Agricultural players were named to the first team: Houser at halfback; Bain at guard; and Weigle at tackle. Between them, Colorado and Colorado Agricultural accounted for seven of the eleven first-team selections.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Wyoming
W 33–0
October 6at Chicago*
L 0–10
October 13BYU
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 14–6
October 20at Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, COT 6–6
October 27at Utah Agricultural
W 26–7[6]
November 10Denver
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 25–0
November 17at Colorado Mines
W 14–0
November 28Colorado
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
L 3–6[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1923 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Colorado Winner Mountain Title". The Anaconda Standard. November 30, 1923. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Quinlan's Toe Counts Title For Colorado". The Great Falls Tribune. November 30, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utah Fares Ill In All-Star Selection". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 1, 1923. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colorado Aggies Easily Defeat Utah Farmers by 26 to 7 Score: Floyd Thomas, Logan Star Is Hero of Great Contest". Salt Lake Telegram. October 28, 1923. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.