1931 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1931 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 1931 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 4–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished eighth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 143 to 104.[1]

1931 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–6 (3–5 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
1931 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $ 6 –0 –07 –2 –0
Utah State 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Colorado Agricultural 5 –2 –05 –4 –0
Colorado 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Wyoming 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Colorado College 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
BYU 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Denver 3 –5 –04 –6 –0
Colorado Teachers 2 –4 –12 –4 –1
Colorado Mines 0 –4 –11 –5 –1
Western State (CO) 1 –5 –01 –6 –0
Montana State 0 –2 –01 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Colorado Mines
W 26–0> 17,000[2]
October 3Colorado Teachers
W 14–012,000[3]
October 10University of Mexico*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 25–6[4]
October 17at Utah State
L 6–12[5]
October 24Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–46[6]
October 31at Western State (CO)Gunnison, COW 25–7[7]
November 7at Colorado
L 6–2510,000[8]
November 14Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 2–9[9]
November 21Temple*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–18< 1,500[10]
November 26Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–2015,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1931 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. "Denver U. downs Mines". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Pioneers blank Teacher squad". Casper Star-Tribune. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Denver beats Mexico". The Spokesman-Review. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "A.C. eleven scores win over Denver". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Utah crushes Denver under 46 to 0 score". The Billings Gazette. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Denver U wears out Western State; Wins". Albuquerque Journal. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Colorado University upsets Denver, 25–6". The Billings Gazette. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Colorado College whips Denver U." The Missoulian. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Temple turns back Denver". Allentown Morning Call. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Aggies defeat Pioneers by 20–0 score". Greeley Daily Tribune. November 27, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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