Fred Folsom

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Fred Folsom
Biographical details
Born(1873-11-09)November 9, 1873
Old Town, Maine, U.S.
DiedNovember 11, 1944(1944-11-11) (aged 71)
Hines, Illinois, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1892–1894Dartmouth
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1895–1899Colorado
1901–1902Colorado
1903–1906Dartmouth
1908–1915Colorado
Baseball
1898–1899Colorado
Head coaching record
Overall106–28–6 (football)
6–6 (baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
5 CFA (1895–1897, 1901–1902)
4 CFAC/RMC (1909–1911, 1913)

Fred Gorham Folsom (November 9, 1873 – November 11, 1944) was an American football player, coach of football and baseball, lawyer, and law professor. He served as the head football coach at the University of Colorado Boulder (1895–1899, 1901–1902, 1908–1915) and at Dartmouth College from (1903–1906), compiling a career college football record of 106–28–6. Folsom played football at Dartmouth from 1892 to 1894. He was also the head baseball coach at Colorado in 1898 and 1899, tallying a mark of 6–6. Folsom practiced law in Denver and Boulder and taught at the University of Colorado Law School from 1905 to 1943.[1] The football stadium at the University of Colorado, originally named Colorado Stadium, was renamed as Folsom Field in his honor in 1944.

Early life and education[edit]

Folsom was born to Franklin W. Folsom and Lillian A. Hopkins in Old Town, Maine on November 9, 1873. He graduated from Dartmouth in 1895 and earned an LLB from the University of Colorado in 1899.[2]

Head coaching record[edit]

Football[edit]

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Colorado Silver and Gold (Colorado Football Association) (1895–1899)
1895 Colorado 4–1[n 1] 3–0 1st
1896 Colorado 5–0 2–0 1st
1897 Colorado 7–1 2–0 1st
1898 Colorado 4–4 0–2 3rd
1899 Colorado 7–2 2–1 2nd
Colorado Silver and Gold (Colorado Football Association) (1901–1902)
1901 Colorado 5–1–1 2–0 1st
1902 Colorado 5–1 4–0 1st
Dartmouth (Independent) (1903–1906)
1903 Dartmouth 9–1
1904 Dartmouth 7–0–1
1905 Dartmouth 7–1–2
1906 Dartmouth 6–3–1
Dartmouth: 29–5–4
Colorado Silver and Gold (Colorado Football Association) (1908)
1908 Colorado 5–2 3–1 2nd
Colorado Silver and Gold (Colorado Faculty Athletic Conference / Rocky Mountain Conference) (1909–1915)
1909 Colorado 6–0 3–0 1st
1910 Colorado 6–0 3–0 1st
1911 Colorado 6–0 4–0 1st
1912 Colorado 6–3 2–2 T–3rd
1913 Colorado 5–1–1 3–0–1 1st
1914 Colorado 5–1 4–1 2nd
1915 Colorado 1–6 1–5 T–6th
Colorado: 77–23–2 38–12–1
Total: 106–28–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Folsom became Colorado's head coach before the second game of the 1895 season. The team had no head coach in the season opener, a 42–0 victory over Denver Manual High School.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sylvest, Allison (August 22, 2006). "Folsom Family Legacy Brings History to Life". Inside CU. University of Colorado Boulder. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Emerson, Charles Franklin (1911). General Catalogue of Dartmouth College and the Associated Schools 1769-1910. Concord, New Hampshire: Rumford Press. p. 388. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  3. ^ "Coaching Records" (PDF). 2010 Colorado Football Information Guide & Record Book. University of Colorado Buffaloes. p. 129. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
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