1916 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1916 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1916 college football season. In their second season under head coach John Fike, the Pioneers compiled a 4–2–1 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 79.[1]

1916 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–2–1 (3–2 RMC)
Head coach
1916 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado Agricultural $ 6 0 16 0 1
Colorado College 4 1 06 1 0
Denver 3 2 04 2 1
Utah 2 2 03 2 0
Colorado Mines 2 2 13 2 1
Wyoming 1 4 01 4 0
Colorado 1 5 01 5 1
Utah Agricultural 0 4 01 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Denver freshmen*Denver, COT 0–0
October 14at WyomingLaramie, WYW 19–10[2]
October 21at ColoradoW 7–0
October 28Creighton*
W 19–13[3]
November 4Colorado AgriculturalDenver, COL 13–21[4]
November 18at Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, COL 13–35
November 30Colorado MinesDenver, COW 21–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1916 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. "Denver Beats Wyoming in Hard Game at Laramie". Salt Lake Telegram. October 15, 1916. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Denver Whips Creighton by Aid of Fumbles". Omaha Daily Bee. October 29, 1916. pp. Sports 1, 2 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Denver Eliminated in Conference Race". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1916. p. Sports 2 via Newspapers.com.
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