Denver Pioneers football, 1950–1960

1950–1960 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Head coach

The Denver Ministers football program, 1950–1960 represented the University of Denver in college football from 1950 to 1960 as a member of the Skyline Conference. The program was led by three head coaches: Johnny Baker (1948–1952), Bob Blackman (1953–1954), and John Roning (1955–1960).

Highlights of the decade included:

  • The 1954 team compiled a 9–1 record, won the Skyline championship, was ranked No. 18 in the final UPI poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 298 to 96.
  • The 1955 team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 310 to 89.
  • After compiling a combined record of 7–23 from 1958 to 1960, and with the program sustaining six-digit annual losses, the University of Denver announced in January 1961 that it was discontinuing its football program.

1950

1950 Denver Pioneers football
Pineapple Bowl, L 27–28 vs. Hawaii
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record3–8–1 (2–2–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumHilltop Stadium
1950 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Wyoming $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Colorado A&M 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denver 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 8 – 1
Utah 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
BYU 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Utah State 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Johnny Baker, the team compiled a 3–8–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, lost to Hawaii in the Pineapple Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 265 to 260.[1] Gordon Cooper led all players in major college football in 1950 with 46 pass receptions, good for 569 yards and eight touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Drake*
L 0–78,000[3]
September 23Colorado A&M
L 14–3027,000[4]
September 29Kansas*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–4614,218[5]
October 6Pacific (CA)*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–4112,000[6]
October 13Utah
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 14–1411,754[7]
October 21BYU
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 42–311,000[8]
October 28at Arizona*
L 14–1918,000[9]
November 4at San Francisco*
L 6–249,738[10]
November 11Utah State
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 48–07,960[11]
November 23 No. 12 Wyoming
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–4228,700[12]
December 25at Leilehua All-Stars*
W 76–63,500[13]
January 1, 1951at Hawaii*
L 27–2811,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1951

1951 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumHilltop Stadium
1951 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Denver 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado A&M 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
BYU 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Utah State 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
New Mexico 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Johnny Baker, the Pioneers compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 283 to 133.[15] The team was ranked at No. 77 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[16]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Colorado College*
W 41–0[17]
September 22Drake*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–2015,680[18]
September 29at Wyoming
L 14–2014,020[19]
October 6Montana
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 55–0[20]
October 13New Mexico
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 33–17[21]
October 20at Utah
L 14–1712,277[22]
October 27BYU
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 56–612,359[23]
November 10at No. 19 Pacific (CA)*
W 35–3310,469[24]
November 17Utah State
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–14[25]
November 22Colorado A&M
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 21–6[26]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

1952

1952 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record3–7 (0–7 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumHilltop Stadium
1952 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Colorado A&M 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
BYU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Montana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Denver 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Johnny Baker, the Pioneers compiled a 3–7 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished last out of eight teams in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 190 to 143.[27]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Colorado College*
W 34–12[28]
September 27Lowry Field*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 29–08,734[29]
October 4Colorado A&M
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–28[30]
October 11Montana
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–17[31]
October 18Utah
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–356,574[32]
October 25at BYU
L 13–149,431[33]
November 112:30 p.m.at Drake*
W 27–196,000[34][35][36]
November 8New Mexico
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–154,000[37]
November 22at Utah State
L 13–29[38]
November 27Wyoming
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 14–21[39]

1953

1953 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record3–5–2 (1–5–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1953 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
New Mexico 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Colorado A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Montana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Denver 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
BYU 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Pioneers compiled a 3–5–2 record (1–5–1 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 195 to 159.[40]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Colorado College*
W 19–137,052
September 26Drake*
W 33–147,055[41]
October 3at Colorado A&M
L 6–218,500–9,000[42]
October 10Montana
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 13–227,675[43]
October 17at Utah
L 6–409,162[44]
October 23BYU
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 27–195,168[45]
October 31at New Mexico
L 18–2012,500[46]
November 7at Wichita*
T 12–126,775[47]
November 14Utah State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–2112,858[48]
November 26Wyoming
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 13–1312,299[49]
  • *Non-conference game

[50]

1954

1954 Denver Pioneers football
Skyline champion
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record9–1 (6–1 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumHilltop Stadium
1954 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Denver $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Utah State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Colorado A&M 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Montana 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
BYU 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Pioneers compiled a 9–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the Skyline championship, were ranked No. 18 in the final Coaches Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 298 to 96.[51]

The 1954 team was inducted as a group into the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. At the time, the group was "widely considered the greatest in DU history".[52]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Colorado College*
W 72–019,000–19,008[53][54]
September 248:00 p.m.at Drake*
W 33–133,500[55][56][57]
October 2at Wyoming
L 21–2310,202–10,500[58]
October 8Montana
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–1312,426–12,436[59]
October 16at Utah
W 28–2018,137–18,179[60]
October 22Wichita
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 27–1415,076[61]
October 29New Mexico
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–610,968[62]
November 6at BYU
W 20–012,903[63]
November 13at Utah State
W 25–73,500[64]
November 25Colorado A&M
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 34–023,902[65]

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1955

1955 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumHilltop Stadium
1955 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado A&M $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denver 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Wyoming 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Montana 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
New Mexico 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
BYU 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1955 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach John Roning, the Pioneers compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for third in the Skyline, and outscored opponents by a total of 310 to 89.[67]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Iowa State*
W 19–712,217–14,000[68]
September 23Drake*
W 33–721,500[69]
October 1at Colorado A&M*
L 19–2010,233[70]
October 8at Montana
W 61–139,000–10,000[71]
October 14Utah
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–2722,000[72]
October 21BYU
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 33–08,000[73]
October 29at New Mexico
W 33–610,200[74]
November 5Colorado College*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 60–0[75]
November 12Utah State
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 39–69,000–9,020[76]
November 24Wyoming
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 6–325,000[77]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[78]

1956

1956 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1956 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Utah 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Denver 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Utah State 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

The 1956 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Roning, the Pioneers compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for third in the Skyline, and outscored opponents by a total of 250 to 206.[79]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Iowa State*
L 10–1314,126[80]
September 22at Utah State
L 13–189,000[81]
September 29at Wyoming
L 0–2716,869[82]
October 5Montana
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 22–1311,560–11,561[83]
October 13at Utah
L 13–2717,849[84]
October 19Colorado College*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 40–213,921[85]
October 26New Mexico
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 20–149,183[86]
November 3at San Jose State*
W 35–2612,000[87]
November 10BYU
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 58–3410,000–10,069[88]
November 22Colorado A&M
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 39–1313,128[89]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[90]

1957

1957 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1957 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
BYU 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Denver 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 3
New Mexico 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Montana 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Utah State 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1957 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1957 college football season. In their third season under head coach John Roning, the Pioneers compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 155 to 150.[91]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Iowa State*
L 0–1012,385[92]
September 27San Jose State*
L 20–2713,287[93]
October 5at Colorado State
L 6–276,434[94]
October 121:30 p.m.at Montana
W 26–138,000[95][96]
October 19Utah
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 12–77,000–7,062[97]
October 26at BYU
L 6–2511,017[98]
November 2at New Mexico
W 19–014,000[99]
November 9Air Force*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 26–1413,560[100]
November 16Utah State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 21–193,680–4,400[101]
November 28Wyoming
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 14–1316,000–16,084[102]

[103]

1958

1958 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1958 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wyoming $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
BYU 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Utah 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Utah State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Denver 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Montana 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1958 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach John Roning, the Pioneers compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for sixth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 163 to 135.[104]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Oklahoma State*
L 14–3114,007–15,000[105]
September 26at Utah State
W 20–86,209–7,100[106][107]
October 4at Wyoming
L 12–1515,680[108]
October 10Montana
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 29–07,944[109]
October 18at Utah
L 16–20[110]
October 25at San Jose State*
L 7–2713,000[111]
October 31New Mexico
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 15–21[112]
November 8 No. 10 Air Force*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–1018,047[113]
November 15BYU
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–228,073[114]
November 27Colorado State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 8–94,130[115]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[116]

1959

1959 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1959 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Wyoming $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Colorado State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
New Mexico 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Utah 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Utah State 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
BYU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Denver 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Montana 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Roning, the Pioneers compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 230 to 104.[117]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18San Jose State*
L 13–1415,995–16,000[118]
September 25Iowa State*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–288,903–10,602[119]
October 3at Colorado State
L 0–159,100–9,101[120]
October 10at Montana
W 27–124,916–4,926[121][122]
October 16Utah
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–266,184[123]
October 24at BYU
W 14–79,305[124]
October 31at New Mexico
L 0–42[125]
November 7at Oklahoma State*
L 12–2015,000[126]
November 14Utah State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 14–217,265[127]
November 26Wyoming
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–4510,295[128]
  • *Non-conference game

[129]

1960

1960 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record3–7 (1–6 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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

The 1960 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver in the Skyline Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach John Roning, the Pioneers compiled a 3–7 record (1–6 against Skyline opponents), tied for last place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 300 to 133.[130]

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.[131]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Wichita*
W 28–1911,114[132]
September 23Washington State*
W 28–2619,504[133][134][135]
October 1at Utah State
L 8–318,300–8,663[136]
October 8at Wyoming
L 2–4112,030–12,039[137]
October 15Montana
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–267,223[138]
October 22at Utah
L 16–49[139]
October 28New Mexico
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–414,237[140]
November 5vs. Air Force*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–3610,094[141][142]
November 12BYU
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–193,775[143]
November 24Colorado State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 21–126,729–6,927[144][145]
  • *Non-conference game

[146]

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