1950 Denver Pioneers football team
American college football season
| 1950 Denver Pioneers football | |
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Pineapple Bowl, L 27–28 vs. Hawaii | |
| Conference | Skyline Conference |
| Record | 3–8–1 (2–2–1 Skyline) |
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| Home stadium | Hilltop Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Wyoming $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Johnny Baker, the team compiled a 3–8–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, lost to Hawaii in the Pineapple Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 265 to 260.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 15 | at Drake* |
| L 0–7 | 8,000 | [2] | ||
| September 23 | Colorado A&M | L 14–30 | 27,000 | [3] | |||
| September 29 | Kansas* |
| L 6–46 | 14,218 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | Pacific (CA)* |
| L 6–41 | 12,000 | [5] | ||
| October 13 | Utah |
| T 14–14 | 11,754 | [6] | ||
| October 21 | BYU |
| W 42–3 | 11,000 | [7] | ||
| October 28 | at Arizona* | L 14–19 | 18,000 | [8] | |||
| November 4 | at San Francisco* | L 6–24 | 9,738 | [9] | |||
| November 11 | Utah State |
| W 48–0 | 7,960 | [10] | ||
| November 23 | No. 12 Wyoming |
| L 12–42 | 28,700 | [11] | ||
| December 25 | at Leilehua All-Stars* | W 76–6 | 3,500 | [12] | |||
| January 1, 1951 | at Hawaii* |
| L 27–28 | 11,000 | [13] | ||
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References
- ^ "1950 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ Maury White (September 16, 1950). "Drake Whips Tough Denver, 7-0, on Bright's 32-Yard Dash". The Des Moines Register. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Klipple (September 24, 1950). "Jack Christiansen Races to Two Touchdowns As Aggies Wallop Denver Pioneers 30 to 14". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K.U. Runs Up 46-6 Margin". The Wichita Eagle. September 30, 1950. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacific's line too good for Denver". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). United Press. October 7, 1950. p. 6.
- ^ John Mooney (October 14, 1950). "Pioneer, Redskin Crews Battle to 14-All Deadlock". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DU Crushes 'Y' 42-3". The Sunday Herald. October 22, 1950. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Abe Chanin (October 29, 1950). "U.A. Wildcats Defeat Denver". Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Mulligan (November 5, 1950). "Matson, Barni Lead Dons To 24-6 Win Over Denver". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Schroeder (November 12, 1950). "Chilled Fans Watch Pioneer Line Crush Lifeless Aggies, 48-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ben Funk (November 24, 1950). "Unbeaten 'Pokes Ready for Bowl After Defeat of DU". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Monte Ito (December 26, 1950). "Denver Routs Leilehua Eleven 76-7". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Andrew Mitsukado (January 2, 1951). "Hawaii Turns Back Denver, 28-27". The Honolulu Advertiser Advertiser. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
