1916 Denver Ministers football team

1916 Denver Ministers football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	4–2–1 (3–2 RMC)
Head coach	John Fike (2nd season)

1916 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado Agricultural $	6	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	1
Colorado College	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Denver	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	1
Utah	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Colorado Mines	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	2	–	1
Wyoming	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
Colorado	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
Utah Agricultural	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1916 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1916 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Fike, the Ministers compiled a 4–2–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 79.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30	Denver freshmen*	Denver, CO	T 0–0
October 14	at Wyoming	Laramie, WY	W 19–10	[2]
October 21	at Colorado	Gamble Field Boulder, CO	W 7–0
October 28	Creighton*	Creighton Field Omaha, NE	W 19–13	[3]
November 4	Colorado Agricultural	Denver, CO	L 13–21	[4]
November 18	at Colorado College	Colorado Springs, CO	L 13–35
November 30	Colorado Mines	Denver, CO	W 21–0
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1916 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
2. "Denver Beats Wyoming in Hard Game at Laramie". Salt Lake Telegram. October 15, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Denver Whips Creighton by Aid of Fumbles". Omaha Daily Bee. October 29, 1916. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Denver Eliminated in Conference Race". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1916. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.