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American college football season
1955 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Colorado A&M $
6
–
1
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Utah
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Denver
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Wyoming
5
–
2
–
0
8
–
3
–
0
Utah State
3
–
4
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Montana
2
–
4
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
New Mexico
1
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
BYU
0
–
7
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
The 1955 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver in the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season . In their first season under head coach John Roning , the Pioneers compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), tied for third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 310 to 89.[1]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 at Iowa State * W 19–7
September 23 Drake * W 33–721,500 [2]
October 1 at Colorado A&M * L 19–20> 10,000 [3]
October 8 at Montana W 61–1310,000 [4]
October 14 Utah Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO L 7–2722,000 [5]
October 21 BYU Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO W 33–08,000 [6]
October 29 at New Mexico W 33–610,200 [7]
November 5 Colorado College * Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO W 60–0
November 12 Utah State Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO W 39–69,000 [8]
November 24 Wyoming Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO W 6–325,000 [9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References [ ]
^ "1955 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2018 .
^ "Denver Pioneers Romp Past Green Drave, 33-7" . Casper Morning Star . Sioux City, Iowa . United Press . September 24, 1955. p. 28. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colorado Aggies Rally To Upset Denver, 20-19" . Des Moines Register . October 2, 1955. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grizzlies Lose, 61-13, To Denver Pioneers" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner . October 9, 1955. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Utah Indians Upset Pioneers, 27 to 7" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner . October 15, 1955. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Denver Trounces BYU Eleven, 33-0" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner . October 22, 1955. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ J.D. Kailer (October 30, 1955). "Denver Wrecks New Mexico Homecoming, 33-6" . Albuquerque Journal . p. 27 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Skinny Backfield Ace Leads Denver To 39-6 Win Over Utah State" . Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah) . November 13, 1955. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pokes Stumble, Fumble and Fall" . Casper Morning Star . November 25, 1955. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com .
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