1938 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 86 to 65.[1]

1938 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1938 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $ 4 –0 –27 –1 –2
BYU 3 –2 –14 –3 –1
Denver 3 –2 –14 –4 –1
Colorado 3 –2 –13 –4 –1
Utah State 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Wyoming 1 –4 –12 –5 –1
Colorado A&M 0 –4 –21 –5 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Iowa State*
L 7–1414,786[2]
September 30BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–2014,000[3]
October 7Colorado A&M
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–0[4]
October 15Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–08,000[5]
October 22at Wyoming
W 6–05,500[6]
October 29at Utah
L 0–21[7]
November 5at New Mexico*
L 6–7> 6,000[8]
November 12Hawaii*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 20–127,619[9]
November 24Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–1225,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1938 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. "Kischer Leads Iowa State to 14-7 Triumph". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Loudon Kelly (October 1, 1938). "Cougars Unleash Gridiron Might to Blast Denver, 20 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 32, 34 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Marvin Russell (October 9, 1938). "Aggies Tie Pioneers, 0-0: Aggies Battle Scoreless Tie". Fort Collins Express-Courier. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Loudon Kelly (October 16, 1938). "D.U. Trips Aggies: Pioneers Win, 7-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cowboys Drop Game to Denver Pioneers by Lone Touchdown". Casper Star-Tribune. October 23, 1938. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Utah, Denver Game Tops Slate". The Salt Lake Telegram. October 24, 1938. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Paul Weeks (November 6, 1938). "Fighting Hilltoppers Bowll Over Heavy Denver Crew, 7-6". Albuquerque Journal. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Robert Wear (November 13, 1938). "Denver Smashes To 20-12 Victory". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 12, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Denver University Defeats C. U. 19 to 12 Before 25,000". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 25, 1938. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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