Homecoming History
SM调教所 hosted its first official homecoming in 1914, 100 years ago.
After six years of 鈥淎lumni Day鈥 celebrations during which the SM调教所 football team played against an alumni team, the 1914 homecoming celebration featured an intercollegiate matchup. SM调教所 took on Utah Nov. 7, 1914, and won 33-0.
A new stadium 鈥 Colorado Stadium, later renamed Folsom Field 鈥 was dedicated on Homecoming Day 1924. By 1934, the buffalo had become a popular theme and from then on, SM调教所鈥檚 athletics teams were known as the Buffaloes.
It was also in 1934 that a live buffalo became part of the SM调教所-Boulder tradition: For the final game of the season, a group of students paid $25 to rent a buffalo calf along with a real cowboy as his keeper. At the 100th homecoming 鈥 when SM调教所 football takes on UCLA 鈥 Ralphie and her student handlers can be expected to make a dramatic on-field appearance.
Photography courtesy SM调教所 Heritage Center