1927 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1927 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1927 college football season. In their third season under head coach Fred Dawson, the Pioneers compiled a 5–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 120 to 51.[1]

1927 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–2 (5–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1927 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado Agricultural $ 7 –1 –07 –1 –0
Denver 5 –1 –05 –2 –0
Montana State 3 –1 –04 –4 –0
Utah 3 –1 –13 –3 –1
Colorado College 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Colorado 4 –4 –04 –5 –0
Utah Agricultural 3 –3 –13 –4 –1
BYU 2 –4 –02 –4 –1
Colorado Mines 2 –5 –02 –5 –0
Wyoming 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Colorado Teachers 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Western State (CO) 1 –5 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Colorado College
L 7–36[2]
October 8Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–0[3]
October 15Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 6–0[4]
October 22Colorado Mines
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 39–0[5]
October 29at Iowa*
L 0–15[6]
November 11Utah Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–010,000[7]
November 24Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 48–017,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1927 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. "C. C. Tigers Rout Denver by 36 to 7". Fort Collins Express-Courier. October 2, 1927. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pioneers Score in First Three Minutes To Down Hard-Fighting Cowboys, 7 to 0". Casper Tribune-Herald. October 9, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Denver University Defeats Colorado Aggies by 6 to 0 by Taking Breaks of Game". The Fort Collins Express-Courier. October 16, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Denver U. Beats Mines by 39 to 0". Fort Collins Express-Courier. October 23, 1927. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Iowa Defeats Denver, 15-0". Sioux City Journal. October 30, 1927. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Denver Defeats Utah Aggies, 13 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 12, 1927. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Denver Gives C.U. Fearful Drubbing In Final Game". Fort Collins Express=Courier. November 25, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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