1959 Denver Pioneers football team

1959 Denver Pioneers football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	2–8 (2–5 Skyline)
Head coach	John Roning (5th season)
Home stadium	DU 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 in the Skyline Conference during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In its fifth season under head coach John Roning, the team compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 against Skyline opponents), tied for fifth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 230 to 104.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	San Jose State*	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 13–14
September 25	Iowa State*	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 12–28
October 3	at Colorado State	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 0–15
October 10	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 27–12
October 16	Utah	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 12–26
October 24	at BYU	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	W 14–7
October 31	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 0–42
November 7	at Oklahoma State*	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 12–20
November 14	Utah State	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 14–21
November 21	Wyoming	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–45
*Non-conference game