1933 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1933 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1933 college football season. In their second season under head coach Percy Locey, the Pioneers compiled a 5–3–1 record (5–1–1 against conference opponents), shared the RMC title with Colorado Agricultural and Utah, and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 46.[1]

1933 Denver Pioneers football
RMC co-champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–3–1 (5–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah + 5 1 0 5 3 0
Colorado Agricultural + 5 1 1 5 1 1
Denver + 5 1 1 5 3 1
Colorado 5 2 0 7 2 0
BYU 5 3 0 5 4 0
Utah State 4 3 0 4 4 0
Colorado Teachers 3 3 0 4 3 0
Colorado College 2 4 1 2 5 1
Montana State 1 3 0 2 5 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 0 1 5 0
Wyoming 1 6 1 2 6 1
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 0 5 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Iowa State*L 13–185,000
October 7at Colorado MinesGolden, COW 19–712,900[2]
October 14Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–0
October 21Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 12–0
October 28Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 31–0
November 4BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 6–0
November 11Hawaii*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–7[3]
November 18Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–017,000[4][5]
November 30Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–1420,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1933 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Aggies And D.U. Scoreless". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 8, 1933. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Hawaii Grid Team Winner Over Denver". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 12, 1933. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Denver's Passes Defeat Five-Time Champions, 13-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 19, 1933. p. B4. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Pioneers End Ute Dynasty (continued)". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. November 19, 1933. p. B5. Retrieved September 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Utes, Pioneers, And Aggies Finish Season In First Triple Deadlock In Rocky Mountain Grid History". The Daily Sentinel. December 1, 1933. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.