The 1909 Colorado Silver and Gold football team was an

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team that represented the

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as a member of the

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(CFAC) during the

1909 college football season The 1909 college football season was the first for the 3-point field goal, which had previously been worth 4 points. The season ran from Saturday, September 25, until Thanksgiving Day, November 25, although a few games were played on the week be ...

. In its ninth season under head coach

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, the team compiled a perfect 6–0 record (3–0 against CFAC members), won the conference championship, was unscored upon for the season, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 0. Colorado sustained a 21-game win streak that began on November 26, 1908, and ended on October 12, 1912. It remains the longest such streak in program history. The 1909 season was the first for the CFAC; it was renamed as the Rocky Mountain Conference the following season.

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