Template:1955 MSC football standings
The 1955 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver in the Skyline Conference during the 1955 college football season . In their first season under head coach John Roning , the Pioneers compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against Skyline opponents), tied for third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 310 to 89.[1]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 at Iowa State * W 19–7
September 23 Drake * W 33–7
October 1 at Colorado A&M * L 19–20> 10,000 [2]
October 8 at Montana Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT W 61–1310,000 [3]
October 14 Utah Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO L 7–2722,000 [4]
October 21 BYU Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO W 33–08,000 [5]
October 29 at New Mexico W 33–610,200 [6]
November 5 Colorado College * Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO W 60–0
November 12 Utah State Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO W 39–69,000 [7]
November 24 Wyoming Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO W 6–325,000 [8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References [ ]
↑ "1955 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/denver/1955-schedule.html . Retrieved October 14, 2018 .
↑ "Colorado Aggies Rally To Upset Denver, 20-19" . Des Moines Register : p. 28. October 2, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27451986/colorado_aggies_rally_to_upset_denver/ .
↑ "Grizzlies Lose, 61-13, To Denver Pioneers" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner : p. 12A. October 9, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27450949/grizzlies_lose_6113_to_denver/ .
↑ "Utah Indians Upset Pioneers, 27 to 7" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner : p. 6. October 15, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27451125/utah_indians_upset_pioneers_27_to_7/ .
↑ "Denver Trounces BYU Eleven, 33-0" . The Ogden Standard-Examiner : p. 7. October 22, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27451239/denver_trounces_byu_eleven_330/ .
↑ J.D. Kailer (October 30, 1955). "Denver Wrecks New Mexico Homecoming, 33-6" . Albuquerque Journal : p. 27. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27451428/denver_wrecks_new_mexico_homecoming/ .
↑ "Skinny Backfield Ace Leads Denver To 39-6 Win Over Utah State" . Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah) : p. 7. November 13, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27451862/skinny_backfield_ace_leads_denver_to/ .
↑ "Pokes Stumble, Fumble and Fall" . Casper Morning Star : p. 31. November 25, 1955. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27451648/pokes_stumble_fumble_and_fall/ .