1939 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado $ 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Utah 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Denver 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
BYU 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Utah State 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Colorado A&M 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 75.[1]

Denver was ranked at No. 112 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Iowa State*
W 6–018,000[3]
October 6New Mexico*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–713,000[4]
October 13Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 32–78,000[5]
October 21at Utah State
W 7–0[6]
October 28Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 7–7[7]
November 4BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 18–21[8]
November 11Colorado A&Mdagger
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–612,500[9]
November 23Idaho*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 23–014,000[10]
November 30at Colorado
L 17–2718,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1939 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "18,000 Watch Rugged Denver Team Down Iowa State, 6-0: Pioneer Line Too Powerful for Cyclones". The Des Moines Register. September 30, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cherry and Silver Upsets Denver Pioneers 7-6 in Late Rally". Albuquerque Journal. October 7, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Denver Wins From Cowboys". The Greeley Daily Tribune. October 14, 1939. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bob Holden (October 22, 1939). "Utah Aggies Bow to Heavy Denver Team". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ute Team Shows 'Letdown' In Battle With Denver". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 29, 1939. pp. 1C, 3C.
  8. ^ Loudon Kelly (November 5, 1939). "Brigham Young Humbles Touted Denver". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Denver Takes Aggies 13 to 6". Fort Collins Express-Courier. November 12, 1939. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Vandals slowed by rarified air". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 24, 1939. p. 8.
  11. ^ "Colorado U. Wallops Denver U. by 27 to 17 Score". The Greeley Daily Tribune. December 1, 1939. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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