1892–93 Colorado Agricultural football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1892–93 Colorado Agricultural football Colorado state football team 1893.jpg 285 Independent 2–2 None Campus fields none 1893 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.Colorado St. Yearly Results: 1890-1894 William Goodyear College Football Data Warehouse December 25, 2018 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/colorado_state/yearly_results.php?year=1890 December 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181226072302/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/colorado_state/yearly_results.php?year=1890 dead2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide Colorado State University 2017 161, 170 December 23, 2018 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/csurams.com/documents/2017/8/21/G145_174_2017FBmg.pdf 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).This Week in CSU Football History -- A Salute to 125 Years of CSU Football Colorado State University August 22, 2018 December 13, 2021 https://csurams.com/news/2018/8/22/this-week-in-csu-football-history-a-salute-to-125-years-of-csu-football.aspx 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. Schedule y January 7, 1893 at Longmont Academy Longmont, CO L 8-12 January 28, 1893 Longmont Academy Fort Collins, CO W 24-16 February 11, 1893 Colorado Fort Collins, CO (rivalry) L 6-70 April 1, 1893 at 1892 Colorado State Normal Colorado State Normal Greeley, CO W 16-0 References Colorado Agricultural Category:Colorado State Rams football seasons Colorado Agricultural football Colorado Agricultural football