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1936 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1936 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 7–1–1 record (6–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 88.[1]

1936 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record7–1–1 (6–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State $ 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Denver 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Utah 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Colorado 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Colorado State–Greeley 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
BYU 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado A&M 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Colorado College 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Wyoming 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Montana State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Western State (CO) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Colorado Mines 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Colorado Mines
W 20–8[2]
October 2Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–2[3]
October 10Colorado A&M
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 14–714,000[4]
October 17Utah 
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–31> 15,000[5]
October 24Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 25–14[6]
October 31Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–0[7]
November 7at Drake*
W 27–134,000[8]
November 14BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 35–76,070[9]
November 26Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–627,770[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  1. ^ "1936 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Loudon Kelly (September 26, 1936). "Denver U, Works Hard To Take 20-8 Win Over Colorado Mines In Opener". The Daily Sentinel. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Denver U. Fails To Prove It Has Required Strength". The Daily Sentinel. October 3, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Marvin Russell (October 11, 1936). "Aggies Lose 14 to 7". Fort Collins Express-Courier. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Utes, Aggies Win to Top Conference: Newell Call Leads Mates In Easy Win". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1936 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Denver Beats Cowboys, 25-14". Casper Tribune-Herald. October 25, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies, Denver Tie: Utah Champs, Pioneers in 0-0 Deadlock". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 1, 1936. pp. 5B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Frank Brody (November 8, 1036). "Denver Defeats Drake, 27-13". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Denver Eleven Triumphs Over B.Y.U." The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 7B, 8B, 11B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "D.U. Defeats C.U. by 7-6". Greeley Daily Tribune. November 27, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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