1929 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1929 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record (4–1–1 against RMC opponents), tied for second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 33.[1]

1929 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
1929 record5–1–1 (4–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah $ 6 0 0  7 0 0
Colorado 4 1 1  5 1 1
Denver 4 1 1  5 1 1
Montana State 2 1 0  6 2 0
BYU 4 2 0  5 3 0
Colorado Teachers 3 2 0  4 3 0
Colorado College 4 3 0  4 3 0
Colorado Agricultural 4 4 0  5 4 0
Utah State 3 4 0  3 4 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 0  2 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 5 0  2 5 0
Wyoming 0 7 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Colorado MinesW 7–0
October 12Wyoming
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–6[2]
October 19Colorado College
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 2–3
November 2at ColoradoBoulder, COT 0–0
November 16Utah State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–0[3]
November 28Colorado Agricultural
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–620,000[4]
December 7Regis*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 32–18
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1929 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. "Denver University Tramples Cowboy Grid Eleven, 19 to 6". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 13, 1929. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Denver U Outsmarts Utah Ags To Win Annual Battle, 13 to 0". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 17, 1929. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Denver U. and Utah Triumph in Last Games". The Tribune-Republican (Greeley, CO). November 29, 1929. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
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