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1938 Denver Pioneers football team

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1938 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
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 was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1938 college football season. In its third season under head coach Bill Saunders, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2–1 against RMC opponents), tied for second place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 86 to 65.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Iowa State*L 7–14
September 30BYU
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–20
October 8Colorado A&M
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–0
October 15Utah State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–0
October 22at WyomingW 6–0
October 29at UtahL 0–21[2]
November 5at New Mexico*Albuquerque, NML 6–7
November 12Hawaii*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 20–12
November 24Colorado
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1938 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Utah, Denver Game Tops Slate". The Salt Lake Telegram. October 24, 1938. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.