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1944 Denver Pioneers football team

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1944 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record4–3–2 (2–1–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 2 0 0 6 2 0
Denver 2 1 1 4 3 2
Utah 1 2 1 5 2 1
Utah State 0 2 0 3 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coaches Adam Esslinger and Cac Hubbard, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 120.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Kansas*T 14–14[2]
October 6Utah
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 28–1212,000[3]
October 13at Colorado College*L 12–2014,453[4]
October 21Oklahoma A&M*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 21–33[5]
October 28Utah State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 36–66,000[6]
November 4at UtahT 0–07,000[7]
November 11at New Mexico*Albuquerque, NMW 41–6[8]
November 23Colorado
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 14–16[9]
December 2Colorado College*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 27–1320,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1944 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jayhawers in Tie at Denver". The Parsons Sun. September 30, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Chet Nelson (October 7, 1944). "Denver Topples Utes, 28-12, In First Conference Game". Salt Lake Tribune. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers Beat D. U. 20-12". The Greeley Daily Tribune. October 14, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Aggies Down Denver 33-21". Stillwater News-Press. October 22, 1944. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Chet Nelson (October 29, 1944). "Denver Blasts Aggies". Salt Lake Tribune. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Utah Redskins Battle Denver to Scoreless Tie". Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1964. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Denver University Smothers Lobos, 41 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. November 12, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colorado 16, Denver U. 14". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 24, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "20,000 See Pioneers of DU Win Revenge Over CC, 27-13". Fort Collins Express-Courier. December 3, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.