1929 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1929 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 1929 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 5–1–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), tied for second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 33.[1]

1929 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–1–1 (4–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $ 6 0 07 0 0
Colorado 4 1 15 1 1
Denver 4 1 15 1 1
Montana State 2 1 06 2 0
BYU 4 2 05 3 0
Colorado Teachers 3 2 04 3 0
Colorado College 4 3 04 3 0
Colorado Agricultural 4 4 05 4 0
Utah State 3 4 03 4 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 02 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 5 02 5 0
Wyoming 0 7 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Colorado MinesW 7–0
October 12Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–6[2]
October 19Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 2–3
November 2at ColoradoT 0–0
November 16Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–0[3]
November 28Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–620,000[4]
December 7Regis*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 32–18[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1929 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. "Denver University Tramples Cowboy Grid Eleven, 19 to 6". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 13, 1929. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Denver U Outsmarts Utah Ags To Win Annual Battle, 13 to 0". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 17, 1929. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Denver U. and Utah Triumph in Last Games". The Tribune-Republican (Greeley, CO). November 29, 1929. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Frank H. Frawley (December 8, 1929). "Denver University Defeats Regis College by 32 to 18: Irish Score More Points Against Pioneers Than All Other Opponents". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
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