1947 Denver Pioneers football team

Denver Pioneers football
	1947 Denver Pioneers football
Conference	Mountain States Conference
1947 record	5–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach	Cac Hubbard (7th season)
Home stadium	Denver Stadium
	Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

Template:1947 MSC football standings The 1947 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1947 college football season. In its seventh and final season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against MSC opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 138.^[1] The team played its home games at Denver Stadium in Denver.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Kansas*	Denver Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–9	28,000	^[2]
October 4	Oklahoma A&M*	Denver Stadium Denver, CO	W 26–14		^[3]
October 11	Colorado A&M	Denver Stadium Denver, CO	T 13–13	11,200	^[4]
October 18	at Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	L 7–13	21,248	^[5]
October 25	Texas Tech*	Denver Stadium Denver, CO	L 7–36	17,947	^[6]
November 1	BYU	Denver Stadium Denver, CO	W 20–6		^[7]
November 8	Wyoming	Denver Stadium Denver, CO	W 27–7		^[8]
November 15	at Utah State	Logan, UT	L 0–20		^[9]
November 27	Colorado	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 26–20	28,000	^[10]
December 13	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 27–0	> 5,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game

References[]

↑ "1947 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/denver/1947-schedule.html. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
↑ "One Scoring Punch: Kansas Dumps Denver, 9-0, on Second-Period Splurge". The Des Moines Register: p. 11. September 27, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28159609/one_scoring_punch_kansas_dumps_denver/.
↑ "Denver Trips Oklags, 26-14". The Salt Lake Tribune: p. B9. October 5, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365505/denver_trips_oklags_2614/.
↑ "Denver, Rams, Battle to Tie On Wet Field". The Ogden Standard-Examiner: p. 3B. October 12, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365597/denver_rams_battle_to_tie_on_wet_field/.
↑ "'U' Defeats Pioneers, 13-7". The Salt Lake Tribune: pp. B4, B7. October 19, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365676/utes_triumph_u_defeats_pioneers_137/.
↑ Joe Kelly (October 26, 1947). "Raiders Surge From Behind To Overpower Denver, 36-7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: p. 10. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28153700/raiders_surge_from_behind_to_overpower/.
↑ "Denver Blasts BYU By 20-6 Score: Pioneer Line Throttles BYU Passing Attack As Denver Hits Victory Trail Again". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah): p. 10. November 2, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28331286/denver_blasts_byu_by_206_score/.
↑ Ben Funk (November 9, 1947). "Pioneers Puncture Cowboys' Defenses for 27-7 Victory". The Casper Tribune-Herald: p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365774/pioneers_puncture_cowboys_defenses_for/.
↑ "Utah State Blanks Denver, Scoring Three Touchdowns In First Half to Tally 20-0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner: p. 16. November 16, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365874/utah_state_blanks_denver_scoring_three/.
↑ "Denver Wins Last Go With Colorado". The Montana Standard: p. 8. November 28, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28358590/denver_wins_last_go_with_colorado/.
↑ Andrew Mitsukado (December 14, 1947). "Denver Trounces Rainbows, 27-0". The Honolulu Advertiser: p. II-14. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28163853/denver_trounces_rainbows_270/.

[SR-1] "1947 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/denver/1947-schedule.html. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

[2] "One Scoring Punch: Kansas Dumps Denver, 9-0, on Second-Period Splurge". The Des Moines Register: p. 11. September 27, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28159609/one_scoring_punch_kansas_dumps_denver/.

[3] "Denver Trips Oklags, 26-14". The Salt Lake Tribune: p. B9. October 5, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365505/denver_trips_oklags_2614/.

[4] "Denver, Rams, Battle to Tie On Wet Field". The Ogden Standard-Examiner: p. 3B. October 12, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365597/denver_rams_battle_to_tie_on_wet_field/.

[5] "'U' Defeats Pioneers, 13-7". The Salt Lake Tribune: pp. B4, B7. October 19, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365676/utes_triumph_u_defeats_pioneers_137/.

[6] Joe Kelly (October 26, 1947). "Raiders Surge From Behind To Overpower Denver, 36-7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: p. 10. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28153700/raiders_surge_from_behind_to_overpower/.

[7] "Denver Blasts BYU By 20-6 Score: Pioneer Line Throttles BYU Passing Attack As Denver Hits Victory Trail Again". The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah): p. 10. November 2, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28331286/denver_blasts_byu_by_206_score/.

[8] Ben Funk (November 9, 1947). "Pioneers Puncture Cowboys' Defenses for 27-7 Victory". The Casper Tribune-Herald: p. 8. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365774/pioneers_puncture_cowboys_defenses_for/.

[9] "Utah State Blanks Denver, Scoring Three Touchdowns In First Half to Tally 20-0". The Ogden Standard-Examiner: p. 16. November 16, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365874/utah_state_blanks_denver_scoring_three/.

[10] "Denver Wins Last Go With Colorado". The Montana Standard: p. 8. November 28, 1947. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28358590/denver_wins_last_go_with_colorado/.

[11] Andrew Mitsukado (December 14, 1947). "Denver Trounces Rainbows, 27-0". The Honolulu Advertiser: p. II-14. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28163853/denver_trounces_rainbows_270/.

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