1947 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 138.[1]

1947 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver Stadium
1947 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $ 6 –0 –08 –1 –1
Denver 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Utah State 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Colorado 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Colorado A&M 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Wyoming 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
BYU 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Denver was ranked at No. 95 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

The team played its home games at Denver Stadium in Denver.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Kansas*
L 0–928,000[3]
October 4Oklahoma A&M*
  • Denver Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 26–14[4]
October 11Colorado A&M
  • Denver Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 13–1311,200[5]
October 18at Utah
L 7–1321,248[6]
October 25Texas Tech*
  • Denver Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–3617,947[7]
November 1BYU
  • Denver Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 20–6[8]
November 8Wyoming
  • Denver Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 27–7[9]
November 15at Utah State
L 0–20[10]
November 27Colorado
  • DU Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 26–2028,000[11]
December 13at Hawaii*
W 27–0> 5,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1947 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "One Scoring Punch: Kansas Dumps Denver, 9-0, on Second-Period Splurge". The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Denver Trips Oklags, 26-14". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 5, 1947. p. B9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Denver, Rams, Battle to Tie On Wet Field". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 12, 1947. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "'U' Defeats Pioneers, 13-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 19, 1947. pp. B4, B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Joe Kelly (October 26, 1947). "Raiders Surge From Behind To Overpower Denver, 36-7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Denver Blasts BYU By 20-6 Score: Pioneer Line Throttles BYU Passing Attack As Denver Hits Victory Trail Again". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah). November 2, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Ben Funk (November 9, 1947). "Pioneers Puncture Cowboys' Defenses for 27-7 Victory". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Utah State Blanks Denver, Scoring Three Touchdowns In First Half to Tally 20-0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 16, 1947. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Denver Wins Last Go With Colorado". The Montana Standard. November 28, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Andrew Mitsukado (December 14, 1947). "Denver Trounces Rainbows, 27-0". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. II-14 – via Newspapers.com.
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