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1939 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons← 19381940 →
1939 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Denver 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
BYU 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Utah State 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Colorado A&M 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 75.

Denver was ranked at No. 112 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Iowa State*W 6–018,000
October 6New Mexico*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–713,000
October 13Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 32–78,000
October 21at Utah StateW 7–0
October 28Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 7–7
November 4BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 18–21
November 11Colorado A&M
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–612,500
November 23Idaho*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 23–014,000
November 30at ColoradoL 17–2718,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1939 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "18,000 Watch Rugged Denver Team Down Iowa State, 6-0: Pioneer Line Too Powerful for Cyclones". The Des Moines Register. September 30, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cherry and Silver Upsets Denver Pioneers 7-6 in Late Rally". Albuquerque Journal. October 7, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Denver Wins From Cowboys". The Greeley Daily Tribune. October 14, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Bob Holden (October 22, 1939). "Utah Aggies Bow to Heavy Denver Team". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ute Team Shows 'Letdown' In Battle With Denver". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 29, 1939. pp. 1C, 3C.
  8. Loudon Kelly (November 5, 1939). "Brigham Young Humbles Touted Denver". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Denver Takes Aggies 13 to 6". Fort Collins Express-Courier. November 12, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Vandals slowed by rarified air". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 24, 1939. p. 8.
  11. "Colorado U. Wallops Denver U. by 27 to 17 Score". The Greeley Daily Tribune. December 1, 1939. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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