1946 Denver Pioneers football team
| 1946 Denver Pioneers football | |
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MSC co-champion | |
Alamo Bowl, L 0–20 vs. Hardin–Simmons | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| 1946 record | 5–5–1 (4–1–1 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | DU Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1946 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–1–1 against MSC opponents), won the conference championship, lost to Hardin–Simmons in the 1947 Alamo Bowl, and was outscored by a total of 182 to 179.[1]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 21 | at Oklahoma A&M* |
| L 7–40 | |
| September 27 | Kansas* | L 13–21 | ||
| October 4 | BYU |
| W 26–13 | |
| October 12 | Colorado A&M |
| W 33–0 | |
| October 19 | Utah |
| W 20–14 | |
| October 26 | at Texas Tech* |
| L 6–21 | 11,000 |
| November 9 | at Wyoming |
| W 19–6 | |
| November 16 | at Colorado | T 13–13 | 21,000 | |
| November 28 | Colorado College* |
| W 28-6 | |
| December 7 | Utah State |
| L 14–28 | |
| January 1, 1947 | vs. Hardin–Simmons* | L 0–20 | 3,730 | |
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After the season[]
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Pioneers were selected.[2]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 10 | 77 | Bob Hazelhurst | Halfback | Boston Yanks |
| 32 | 296 | Johnny Karamigios | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
References[]
- ^ "1946 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
Categories:
- 1946 Mountain States Conference football season
- Denver Pioneers football seasons
- Mountain States Conference football champion seasons
- 1946 in sports in Colorado