1948 Denver Pioneers football team

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1948 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
1948 record4–5–1 (2–2 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Skyline Six Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Colorado A&M 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Denver 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Utah State 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
BYU 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1948 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Johnny Baker, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–2 against MSC opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 174 to 166.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18Colorado Mines*
W 33–0
September 24Kansas*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–40
October 2at Oklahoma A&M*
  • Lewis Field
  • Stillwater, OK
L 7–27
October 9Colorado A&M
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 10–14
October 16Utah
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–17
October 23Saint Mary's*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 22–33
October 30at Georgetown*Washington, D.C.T 10–10
November 6Detroit*
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 30–27
November 13Utah State
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 41–6
November 27Wyoming
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–0
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1948 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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