Denver Pioneers football, 1930–1939

1930–1939 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference (1930–1937), Mountain States Conference (1938–1939),
Head coach

The Denver Ministers football program, 1930–1939 represented the University of Denver in college football during the 1930s as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference. The program was led by four head coaches during the decade: Jeff Cravath (1929–1931), Percy Locey (1932–1935), Bill Saunders (1936–1938), and Cac Hubbard (1939–1941).

Highlights of the decade included:

  • The 1933 team compiled a 5–3–1 record (5–1–1 against conference opponents), shared the RMC title with Colorado Agricultural and Utah, and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 46.
  • The 1935 team compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 101.
  • The 1936 team 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.
  • The 1937 compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for third in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 61.

1930

1930 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–4 (4–3 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1930 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 7 0 0 8 0 0
Colorado 5 1 1 6 1 1
BYU 4 1 1 5 2 4
Denver 4 3 0 5 4 0
Colorado Agricultural 3 3 1 3 5 1
Montana State 1 1 0 6 3 0
Colorado Teachers 2 2 3 2 2 3
Utah State 3 4 1 3 5 1
Colorado College 2 4 2 2 4 2
Wyoming 1 5 1 2 5 1
Colorado Mines 1 4 0 1 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1930 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 5–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 148 to 140.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Regis*W 40–016,500[2]
October 4Colorado Mines
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 16–0[3]
October 11Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–15[4]
October 18Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 6–0[5]
October 25at UtahL 0–597,000[6]
November 1at USC*L 13–3318,000[7]
November 8Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 32–7[8]
November 15Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–7[9]
November 27Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–2725,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

1931

1931 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–6 (3–5 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1931 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 0 0 7 2 0
Utah State 5 2 0 6 2 0
Colorado Agricultural 5 2 0 5 4 0
Colorado 3 2 0 5 3 0
Wyoming 3 2 0 6 4 0
Colorado College 4 3 0 4 4 0
BYU 2 3 0 4 4 0
Denver 3 5 0 4 6 0
Colorado Teachers 2 4 1 2 4 1
Colorado Mines 0 4 1 1 5 1
Western State (CO) 1 5 0 1 6 0
Montana State 0 2 0 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1931 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 4–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished eighth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 143 to 104.[11]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Colorado MinesW 26–0> 17,000[12]
October 3Colorado TeachersW 14–012,000[13]
October 9Pumas CU*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 25–610,000[14][15]
October 17at Utah State
L 6–12[16]
October 24Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–46[17]
October 31at Western State (CO)Gunnison, COW 25–7[18]
November 7at ColoradoL 6–2510,000[19]
November 14Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 2–9[20]
November 21Temple*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–18< 1,500[21]
November 26Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–2015,000[22]
  • *Non-conference game

1932

1932 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–3–1 (4–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1932 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 0 0 6 1 1
BYU 5 1 0 8 1 0
Colorado College 5 2 0 5 2 0
Denver 4 1 1 4 3 1
Colorado Agricultural 4 3 1 4 3 1
Colorado Teachers 2 2 1 4 2 1
Utah State 3 3 0 4 4 0
Colorado 2 4 0 2 4 0
Wyoming 1 4 1 2 6 1
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 1 7 0
Montana State 0 3 0 3 3 1
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 1 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1932 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1932 college football season. In their first season under head coach Percy Locey, the Pioneers compiled a 4–3–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 74 to 60.[23]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Colorado MinesW 13–7[24]
September 30Kansas*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–13[25]
October 7Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 15–6[26]
October 15Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 7–710,000[27]
October 21at Temple*L 0–1413,000[28]
November 5Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–0[29]
November 12at UtahL 0–27[30]
November 24Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 6–0[31]
  • *Non-conference game

1933

1933 Denver Pioneers football
RMC co-champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–3–1 (5–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1933 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah + 5 1 0 5 3 0
Colorado Agricultural + 5 1 1 5 1 1
Denver + 5 1 1 5 3 1
Colorado 5 2 0 7 2 0
BYU 5 3 0 5 4 0
Utah State 4 3 0 4 4 0
Colorado Teachers 3 3 0 4 3 0
Colorado College 2 4 1 2 5 1
Montana State 1 3 0 2 5 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 1 5 0
Wyoming 1 6 1 2 6 1
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 0 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1933 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1933 college football season. In their second season under head coach Percy Locey, the Pioneers compiled a 5–3–1 record (5–1–1 against conference opponents), shared the RMC title with Colorado Agricultural and Utah, and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 46.[32]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 298:30 p.m.Iowa State*L 13–185,000
October 7at Colorado MinesGolden, COW 19–712,900[33]
October 14Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–0
October 21Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 12–0
October 28Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 31–0
November 4BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 6–0
November 11Hawaii*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–7[34]
November 18Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–017,000[35][36]
November 30Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–1420,000[37]

1934

1934 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–5–1 (4–4 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1934 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Teachers + 6 1 0 6 1 0
Colorado + 6 1 0 6 1 2
Colorado Agricultural + 6 1 1 6 2 1
Utah State 5 1 1 5 1 1
Utah 4 2 0 5 3 0
Denver 4 4 0 5 5 1
BYU 3 5 0 4 5 0
Wyoming 2 4 0 3 5 0
Colorado College 1 6 0 1 7 0
Colorado Mines 1 6 0 1 6 0
Western State (CO) 0 3 0 2 5 0
Montana State 0 4 0 2 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1934 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1934 college football season. In their third season under head coach Percy Locey, the Pioneers compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 91.[38]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Utah StateL 7–26[39]
October 5George Washington*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–0[40]
October 13Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–2
October 20Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–7[41]
October 27Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 9–0
November 3Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 26–0
November 10Drake*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 8–7
November 17BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 24–6
November 24Colorado Mines
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 34–0
November 29Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–7[42][43]
December 15at Hawaii*
L 14–3618,000–20,000[44]
  • *Non-conference game

1935

1935 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record6–3 (5–2 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1935 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado + 5 1 0 5 4 0
Utah State + 5 1 1 5 2 1
Utah 4 1 1 4 3 1
Denver 5 2 0 6 3 0
Colorado College 4 2 1 4 3 1
Colorado State–Greeley 2 1 0 4 3 0
BYU 3 4 0 4 4 0
Wyoming 3 4 0 4 4 0
Colorado A&M 2 4 1 3 4 1
Montana State 1 5 0 2 6 1
Colorado Mines 1 6 0 1 6 0
Western State (CO) 0 4 0 1 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1935 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1935 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Percy Locey, the Pioneers compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 101.[45]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Colorado CollegeW 19–0
October 5Colorado A&M
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 20–14[46]
October 11Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 14–013,000[47]
October 19Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–711,925[48]
October 26at UtahL 14–39
November 2at Colorado MinesGolden, COW 13–0
November 9Hawaii*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 14–715,000[49]
November 16at San Francisco*L 2–20< 2,000[50]
November 28Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–1430,000[51]
  • *Non-conference game

1936

1936 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record7–1–1 (6–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
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

The 1936 Denver Pioneers football team 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.[52]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Colorado MinesW 20–8[53]
October 2Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–2[54]
October 10Colorado A&M
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 14–714,000[55]
October 17Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–31> 15,000[56]
October 24Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 25–14[57]
October 31Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–09,571[58]
November 7at Drake*W 27–134,000[59]
November 14BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 35–76,070[60]
November 26Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–627,770[61]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

1937

1937 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record6–3 (5–2 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Colorado $ 7 0 0 8 1 0
BYU 5 2 0 6 3 0
Denver 5 2 0 6 3 0
Utah 5 2 0 5 3 0
Western State (CO) 3 1 0 5 3 0
Colorado College 3 3 0 5 4 0
Utah State 2 4 1 2 4 2
Wyoming 2 4 0 3 5 0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 4 0 2 6 0
Montana State 0 3 1 3 4 1
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 2 5 0
Colorado A&M 1 6 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1937 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents, tied for third in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 61.[62]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Colorado MinesGolden, COW 12–012,959[63]
October 1New Mexico*W 12–010,000[64]
October 9Colorado A&M
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 22–010,023[65]
October 16Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 4–7[66]
October 23at UtahW 13–713,000[67]
November 6Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 25–010,000[68]
November 13Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 21–6[69]
November 25 No. 16 Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–34[70]
December 18at Hawaii*L 6–716,000[71]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

1938

1938 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1938 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 0 2 7 1 2
BYU 3 2 1 4 3 1
Denver 3 2 1 4 4 1
Colorado 3 2 1 3 4 1
Utah State 3 3 0 4 4 0
Wyoming 1 4 1 2 5 1
Colorado A&M 0 4 2 1 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 86 to 65.[72]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Iowa State*L 7–1414,786[73]
September 30BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–2014,000[74]
October 7Colorado A&M
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–0[75]
October 15Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–08,000[76]
October 22at WyomingW 6–05,500[77]
October 29at UtahL 0–21[78]
November 5at New Mexico*L 6–7> 6,000[79]
November 12Hawaii*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 20–127,619[80]
November 24Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–1225,000[81]
  • *Non-conference game

1939

1939 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1939 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 5 1 0 5 3 0
Utah 4 1 1 6 1 2
Denver 3 2 1 5 3 1
BYU 2 2 2 5 2 2
Utah State 2 3 1 3 4 1
Colorado A&M 2 4 0 2 7 0
Wyoming 0 5 1 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 75.[82]

Denver was ranked at No. 112 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[83]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Iowa State*W 6–018,000[84]
October 6New Mexico*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–713,000[85]
October 13Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 32–78,000[86]
October 21at Utah State
W 7–0[87]
October 28Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 7–7[88]
November 4BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 18–21[89]
November 11Colorado A&M
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–612,500[90]
November 23Idaho*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 23–014,000[91]
November 30at ColoradoL 17–2718,000[92]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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