Denver Ministers football, 1910–1919

1910–1919 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Head coach

The Denver Ministers football program, 1910–1919 represented the University of Denver in college football during the 1910s as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference. The program was led by seven head coaches during the decade, only one of which (John Fike) coached for more than one season in the 1910s. Fiske led the program from 1915 to 1918, compiling a winning record in each of his four years as head coach.

Highlights of the decade included:

  • The 1911 team compiled a 5–2–1 in the program's first and only season under head coach Thomas A. Barry.
  • The 1914 team compiled a 5–4 record in the program's first and only season under head coach Harry G. Buckingham.
  • The 1915 team compiled a 4–3 record in the program's first season under head coach John Fike.
  • The 1916 team compiled a 4–2–1 record in the program's second season under Fike.
  • In their third season under Fike, the 1917 Ministers compiled a perfect 9–0 record and tied with Utah Agricultural for the RMC championship. It was the only perfect season in University of Denver football history.

1910

1910 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–3–1 (2–2 RMC)
Head coach
1910 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado College + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Colorado + 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Utah 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Denver 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Colorado Mines 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Colorado Agricultural 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1910 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1910 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach John P. Koehler, the Ministers compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–2 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 72 to 65.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Denver alumni*Denver, COW 11–3
October 8Wyoming*Denver, COW 17–3
October 15Marquette*Denver, COT 0–0
October 22at Nebraska*
L 0–27
October 29at Colorado Agricultural
W 22–0
November 5Colorado MinesDenver, COW 17–6
November 12at Utah
L 0–20[2]
November 24Colorado CollegeDenver, COL 5–6
  • *Non-conference game

1911

1911 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–2–1 (3–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
1911 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Utah 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Denver 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Colorado College 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Colorado Mines 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Colorado Agricultural 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1911 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1911 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Thomas A. Barry, the Ministers compiled a 5–2–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the RMC, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 81 to 22.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 7Denver alumni*Denver, COW 12–0
October 14UtahDenver, COT 0–03,000[4]
October 21Baker*Denver, COW 5–0
October 28South Dakota*Denver, COL 0–10[5]
November 4Colorado AgriculturalDenver, COW 49–0
November 11at Colorado MinesGolden, COW 9–0
November 18at WyomingLaramie, WYW 6–0[6]
November 30Colorado CollegeDenver, COL 0–12
  • *Non-conference game

1912

1912 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–3 RMC)
Head coach
  • Clem Crowley (1st season)
1912 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Mines + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Utah + 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Colorado Agricultural 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Colorado 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Colorado College 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Denver 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1912 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1912 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Clem Crowley, the Ministers compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 130 to 87.[7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Denver alumni*Denver, COT 0–0
September 28at Washburn*Topeka, KSL 0–12
October 5at Colorado Agricultural
L 13–14
October 19at Utah
L 0–66
October 26at Occidental*Los Angeles, CAL 0–13
November 2HaskellDenver, COL 10–12[8]
November 9Baker*Denver, COW 44–0
November 16Colorado MinesDenver, COL 0–10
November 28at Colorado College
W 20–3
  • *Non-conference game

1913

1913 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record2–5 (1–3 RMC)
Head coach
1913 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Colorado Mines 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Colorado College 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Colorado Agricultural $ 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Utah 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
Denver 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1913 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1913 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Charles Wingender, the Ministers compiled a 2–5 record (1–3 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 140 to 47.[9]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 11Denver alumni*Denver, COW 6–0
October 18Colorado AgriculturalDenver, COL 6–20
October 25South Dakota*Denver, COL 0–43
November 1Kearney Normal*Denver, COL 0–7
November 8at WyomingLaramie, WYW 26–0
November 15Colorado CollegeDenver, COL 2–21
November 27at Colorado MinesGolden, COL 7–49[10]
  • *Non-conference game

1914

1914 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–4 (1–4 RMC)
Head coach
1914 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Mines $ 5 – 0 – 1 5 – 0 – 1
Colorado 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Colorado College 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 1
Colorado Agricultural 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Utah 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Utah Agricultural 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Denver 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1914 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1914 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Harry G. Buckingham, the Ministers compiled a 5–4 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 186 to 114.[11]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
?South High School*Denver, COW 33–7
October 3Sacred Heart*Denver, COW 20–0[12]
October 10Denver alumni*Denver, COW 7–3
October 17Kearney Normal*Denver, COW 82–0
October 31Colorado AgriculturalDenver, COL 6–19
November 7Colorado MinesDenver, COL 0–18
November 14at Colorado CollegeDenver, COL 7–61
November 21at WyomingLaramie, WYW 31–0
November 26ColoradoDenver, COL 0–6
  • *Non-conference game

1915

1915 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–3 (2–3 RMC)
Head coach
1915 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Agricultural $ 7 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Colorado Mines 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Colorado College 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Denver 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Colorado 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Utah Agricultural 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1915 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1915 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Fike, the team compiled a 4–3 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 103 to 83.[13]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9South High School*Denver, COW 47–0
October 16Montana A&M*Denver, COW 27–3
October 23at WyomingLaramie, WYW 19–7
October 30Colorado CollegeDenver, COL 0–21
November 6at Colorado MinesGolden, COL 0–18
November 20ColoradoDenver, COW 7–0
November 25at Colorado Agricultural
L 3–34[14]
  • *Non-conference game

1916

1916 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–2–1 (3–2 RMC)
Head coach
1916 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Agricultural $ 6 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Colorado College 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Denver 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Utah 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Colorado Mines 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Wyoming 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Colorado 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
Utah Agricultural 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1916 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1916 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Fike, the Ministers compiled a 4–2–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 79.[15]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Denver freshmen*Denver, COT 0–0
October 14at WyomingLaramie, WYW 19–10[16]
October 21at Colorado
W 7–0
October 28Creighton*
W 19–13[17]
November 4Colorado AgriculturalDenver, COL 13–21[18]
November 18at Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, COL 13–35
November 30Colorado MinesDenver, COW 21–0
  • *Non-conference game

1917

1917 Denver Ministers football
RMC co-champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record9–0 (6–0 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUnion Park
1917 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denver $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Utah Agricultural 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1
Colorado 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Colorado Mines 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Colorado College 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Utah 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Montana State 0 – 1 – 2 0 – 2 – 2
Colorado Agricultural 0 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1917 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1917 college football season. In their third season under head coach John Fike, the Ministers compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), shared the RMC championship with Utah Agricultural, and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 45.[19]

At the end of the season, both Denver and Utah Agricultural were undefeated against RMC opponents. A game between the two teams was proposed to determine an undisputed conference champion, but Denver's faculty ruled against the game. Denver officials claimed the title and asserted that the Utah Aggies "have a right to claim nothing more than a tie for the honors."[20][21]

The 1917 team compiled the only perfect season in the program's history.[22]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Camp Logan*Denver, COW 45–0
October 13Montana StateDenver, COW 33–7
October 20ColoradoDenver, COW 7–0
October 27at Colorado AgriculturalFort Collins, COW 10–6
November 3at WyomingLaramie, WYW 18–0
November 10at Kendall*
W 20–19[23]
November 17Colorado Mines
  • Union Park
  • Denver, CO
W 51–0[24]
November 24at Colorado Teachers*Greeley, COW 14–6
November 29Colorado CollegeDenver, COW 28–7
  • *Non-conference game

1918

1918 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record3–2 (3–1 RMC)
Head coach
1918 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Mines $ 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Denver 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Colorado 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
Colorado College 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
Colorado Agricultural 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1918 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1918 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach John Fike, the Ministers compiled a 3–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 74 to 49.[25]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
November 9at Colorado MinesGolden, COL 6–48
November 16Colorado AgriculturalDenver, COW 14–0[26]
November 23ColoradoDenver, COW 6–0
November 28Colorado CollegeDenver, COW 16–0
December 7Colorado Teachers*Denver, COL 7–2
  • *Non-conference game

1919

1919 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record1–5–1 (0–4–1 RMC)
Head coach
  • George Koonsman (1st season)
1919 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Agricultural $ 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Colorado College 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Utah Agricultural 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Wyoming † 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Colorado 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Denver 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Colorado Mines 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 4 – 3
Montana State † 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Ineligible for conference title

The 1919 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1919 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach George Koonsman, the Ministers compiled a 1–5–1 record (0–4–1 against conference opponents), tied for seventh place in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 191 to 23.[27]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 18ColoradoDenver, COL 7–26
October 25WyomingDenver, COL 6–36
November 1Colorado AgriculturalDenver, COL 3–33
November 8Colorado MinesDenver, COT 0–0
November 15at Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, COL 0–38
November 221:30 p.m.at Phillips*
L 0–58[28][29]
November 27US Recup. Company*Denver, COW 7–0

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  21. ^ In games against three common conference opponents (Colorado, Wyoming, and Colorado A&M), Utah Agricultura won by a total margin of 120 points; Denver defeated the same three opponents by a total margin of only 31 points.
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