1960 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1960 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver in the Skyline Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach John Roning, the team compiled a 3–7 record (1–6 against Skyline opponents), tied for last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 300 to 133.[1]

1960 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1960 record3–7 (1–6 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Utah State + 6 1 0  9 2 0
Wyoming + 6 1 0  8 2 0
Utah 5 1 0  7 3 0
New Mexico 4 2 0  5 5 0
Montana 2 5 0  5 5 0
BYU 2 5 0  3 8 0
Denver 1 6 0  3 7 0
Colorado State 1 6 0  2 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions

In January 1961, the University of Denver announced the cancellation of its football program. The program was operating at a net loss of $100,000 per year, and home attendance had dropped significantly.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17at Wichita*W 28–19[3]
September 23Washington State*W 28–26
October 1at Utah StateL 8–31
October 8at WyomingL 2–41
October 15Montana
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–26
October 22at UtahL 16–49
October 28New Mexico
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–41
November 5Air Force*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–36
November 12BYU
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–19
November 24Colorado State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 21–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1960 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. "U. of Denver Drops Football". The Daily Home News (New Brunswick, NJ). January 10, 1961. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Denver Tops Wichita 28-19". Great Bend Daily Tribune. September 18, 1960. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
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