1934 Denver Pioneers football team

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1934 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
1934 record5–5–1 (4–4 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1934 college football season. In its third season under head coach Percy Locey, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–4 against RMC opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 91.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Utah State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–26[2]
October 5George Washington*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–0[3]
October 13Colorado Agricultural
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–2
October 20Utah
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–7[4]
October 27Wyoming
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 9–0
November 3Colorado College
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 26–0
November 10Drake*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 8–7
November 17BYU
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 24–6
November 24Colorado Mines
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 34–0
November 29Colorado
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–7[5][6]
December 15at Hawaii*
L 14–3618,000–20,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1934 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Aggies Outclass Denver To Triumph 26-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1934. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Denver Hard Pressed, But Achieves Tie". The Tribune-Republican (Greeley, Colorado). October 6, 1934. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Kelly, Loudon (October 21, 1934). "Redskins Beat Back Fighting Pioneers, 7-0". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. Associated Press. p. 8. Retrieved October 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ Kelly, Loudon (November 30, 1934). "Last Quarter Rally Enables Bisons to Defeat Denver, 7-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. p. 16. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ Kelly, Loudon (November 30, 1934). "Bisons Overcome Denver 'U' With Slashing Attack (continued)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. Associated Press. p. 18. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ "Rainbows Annihilate Denver Pioneers: Colorado Visitors Fall Easy Victims; Score Is 36 to 14". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 16, 1934. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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