1949 Denver Pioneers football team
American college football season
| 1949 Denver Pioneers football | |
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| Conference | Skyline Six Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–2 Skyline Six) |
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| Home stadium | Hilltop Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1949 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1949 college football season. In their second season under head coach Johnny Baker, the Pioneers compiled a 4–6 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the Skyline Six, and were outscored by a total of 214 to 192.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Colorado Mines* | Golden, CO | W 48–0 | 17,066 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | Colorado A&M |
| L 13–14 | 24,500 | [3] | ||
| October 1 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| L 2–48 | > 20,000 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | Hawaii* |
| L 14–27 | > 15,000 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | at Utah | W 20–18 | 23,917 | [6] | |||
| October 22 | BYU |
| W 35–7 | 13,900 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | Arizona* |
| W 20–6 | 13,259 | [8][9] | ||
| November 5 | vs. Saint Mary's* | L 21–41 | [10] | ||||
| November 12 | Georgetown* |
| L 13–28 | 15,000 | [11] | ||
| November 24 | Wyoming* |
| L 6–25 | 30,121 | [12] | ||
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References
- ^ "1949 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "DU Bowls Over Miner Boys 48-0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 18, 1949. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Klipple (September 25, 1949). "Aggies Come Fro Behind, Nip Denver 14-13". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies Blast Denver: Oklahoma Aggies Roll Up 48 to 2 Score In Winning". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 2, 1949. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Don Martin (October 8, 1949). "Rainbows Rally To Trounce Denver, 27-14". Hilo Tribune-Herald. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ John Mooney (October 16, 1949). "Denver Surprises Utes With Late Rush, 20-18". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denver Pioneers Romp to Easy 35-7 Victory Over B. Y. U.; Penalties Stop Worse Beating". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Associated Press. October 23, 1949. p. 13A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Abe Chanin (October 29, 1949). "Wildcats Meet Rugged Denver Squad Today". Arizona Daily Star. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Abe Chanin (October 30, 1949). "Denver Hands U.A. Wildcats Season's 4th Beating, 20-6". Arizona Daily star. pp. 1B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Mulligan (November 6, 1949). "Gaels Win for Li'l Joe". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 28, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denver Drops Another". The Casper Tribune-Herald. Casper, Wyo. Associated Press. November 13, 1949. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Cowboy Defeat Was 'Expected'". Long Beach Independent. Long Beach, Calif. November 14, 1949. p. 17.
- ^ Jim Hicks (November 25, 1949). "Punchers Win Syline Six Title: Wyoming Turns Denver Bobbles Into 3rd-Period Scoring Spree". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
