1944 Denver Pioneers football team
The 1944 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1944 college football season. Led by head coaches Adam Esslinger and Cac Hubbard, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 193 to 120.[1]
| 1944 Denver Pioneers football | |
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 4–3–2 (2–1–1 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | DU Stadium |
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| Colorado $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Kansas* | T 14–14 | [2] | ||||
| October 6 | Utah |
| W 28–12 | 12,000 | [3] | ||
| October 13 | at Colorado College* | L 12–20 | 14,453 | [4] | |||
| October 21 | Oklahoma A&M* |
| L 21–33 | [5] | |||
| October 28 | Utah State |
| W 36–6 | 6,000 | [6] | ||
| November 4 | at Utah | T 0–0 | 7,000 | [7] | |||
| November 11 | at New Mexico* | Albuquerque, NM | W 41–6 | [8] | |||
| November 23 | Colorado |
| L 14–16 | [9] | |||
| December 2 | Colorado College* |
| W 27–13 | 20,000 | [10] | ||
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References
- "1944 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- "Jayhawers in Tie at Denver". The Parsons Sun. September 30, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Chet Nelson (October 7, 1944). "Denver Topples Utes, 28-12, In First Conference Game". Salt Lake Tribune. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tigers Beat D. U. 20-12". The Greeley Daily Tribune. October 14, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies Down Denver 33-21". Stillwater News-Press. October 22, 1944. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- Chet Nelson (October 29, 1944). "Denver Blasts Aggies". Salt Lake Tribune. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Utah Redskins Battle Denver to Scoreless Tie". Salt Lake Tribune. November 5, 1964. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Denver University Smothers Lobos, 41 to 6". Albuquerque Journal. November 12, 1944. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Colorado 16, Denver U. 14". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 24, 1944. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "20,000 See Pioneers of DU Win Revenge Over CC, 27-13". Fort Collins Express-Courier. December 3, 1944. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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