1956 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1956 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver in the Skyline Conference during the 1956 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach John Roning, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against Skyline opponents), tied for third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 250 to 206.[1]

1956 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1956 record6–4 (4–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1956 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wyoming 7 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
Utah 5 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Utah State 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Denver 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Colorado A&M 2 –4 –1  2 –7 –1
New Mexico 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
BYU 1 –5 –1  2 –7 –1
Montana 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 15Iowa State*
L 10–13
September 22at Utah State
L 13–18
September 29at Wyoming
L 0–27
October 5Montana
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 22–13
October 13at Utah
L 13–27
October 19Colorado College*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 40–21
October 26New Mexico
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 20–14
November 3at San Jose State*
W 35–26
November 10BYU
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 58–34
November 22Colorado A&M
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 39–13
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1956 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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