1950 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1950 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Johnny Baker, the team compiled a 3–8–1 record (2–2–1 against MSC opponents), finished third in the conference, lost to Hawaii in the Pineapple Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 265 to 260.[1]

1950 Denver Pioneers football
Pineapple Bowl, L 27–28 vs. Hawaii
ConferenceMountain States Conference
1950 record3–8–1 (2–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1950 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Wyoming $ 5 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Colorado A&M 4 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Denver 2 –2 –1  3 –8 –1
Utah 1 –2 –2  3 –4 –3
BYU 1 –3 –1  4 –5 –1
Utah State 0 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16at Drake*
L 0–7
September 23Colorado A&M
L 14–30
September 29Kansas*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–46
October 6Pacific*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–41
October 14Utah
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 14–14
October 21BYU
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 42–3
October 28at Arizona*
L 14–19
November 4at San Francisco*
L 6–24
November 11Utah State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 48–0
November 23 No. 12 Wyoming
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–42
December 25at Hawaii All-Stars*
W 76–6
January 1, 1951at Hawaii*
  • Honolulu Stadium
  • Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii
L 27–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1950 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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