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  The Salt Lake herald, Salt Lake City [Utah], October 14, 1906, page 10

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  TIGERS GIVE u” BOYS A SURPRISE Muddy Field Is All That Prevents Colorado From Max ing Bigger Score. Colorado Springs. Colo. Oct 1S.-Five hundred spectators witnessed the first big football game at Washburn field this afternoon, the Colorado College Tigers springing decided surprise by defeating the team from the University of Utah by a score OF 6 TO 0. The Tigers out played their opponents throughout the game, which was played in sea Of mud. During the first half the ball was entirely in the visitors territory. Tween ty-six minutes after the half opened Tub” Morris, formerly of East Denver the college full back, was pushed over the goal by a line buck for the only touchdown Of the day Mack kicked goal, the score of to being the final score In the second half the visitors took brace and pushed the bali on the 2O-yard line of the Tigers The LATTER, however. had things their own way Again and the game ended with the oval IN neutral territory. The spectacular feat ufe or the game was the 25-yard 4ln OF Mack, the Tigers left end, on a Toward pass Mack would probably have 4cored a. touchdown but for the muddy Nfield- Inc locals succeeded in two out ofN five Attempts at forward passes, the visitors talilng IN both their attempts The Hne-uD.

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Colorado leads 21–⁠14–⁠4 in 39 meetings, counting the 35 since this game.