1959 Denver Pioneers football team

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1959 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
1959 record2–8 (2–5 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Skyline Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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.[1]

Schedule[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ "1959 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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