1949 Denver Pioneers football team

1949 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Six Conference
Record4–6 (2–2 Skyline Six)
Head coach
Home stadiumHilltop Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Skyline Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Colorado Mines*Golden, COW 48–017,066[2]
September 24Colorado A&M
L 13–1424,500[3]
October 1Oklahoma A&M*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 2–48> 20,000[4]
October 7Hawaii*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 14–27> 15,000[5]
October 15at Utah
W 20–1823,917[6]
October 22BYU
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 35–713,900[7]
October 29Arizona*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 20–613,259[8][9]
November 5vs. Saint Mary's*
L 21–41[10]
November 12Georgetown*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 13–2815,000[11]
November 24Wyoming*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–2530,121[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1949 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "DU Bowls Over Miner Boys 48-0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 18, 1949. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Joe Klipple (September 25, 1949). "Aggies Come Fro Behind, Nip Denver 14-13". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies Blast Denver: Oklahoma Aggies Roll Up 48 to 2 Score In Winning". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 2, 1949. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Don Martin (October 8, 1949). "Rainbows Rally To Trounce Denver, 27-14". Hilo Tribune-Herald. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ John Mooney (October 16, 1949). "Denver Surprises Utes With Late Rush, 20-18". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Abe Chanin (October 29, 1949). "Wildcats Meet Rugged Denver Squad Today". Arizona Daily Star. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Bill Mulligan (November 6, 1949). "Gaels Win for Li'l Joe". San Francisco Examiner. pp. 28, 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.