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1927 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–2 (5–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Agricultural $ 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Denver 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Montana State 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Utah 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Colorado College 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Colorado 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Utah Agricultural 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
BYU 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
Colorado Mines 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Colorado Teachers 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Western State (CO) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1927 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 1927 college football season. In their third season under head coach Fred Dawson, the Pioneers compiled a 5–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 120 to 51.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Colorado College
L 7–36[2]
October 8Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–0[3]
October 15Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 6–0[4]
October 22Colorado Mines
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 39–0[5]
October 29at Iowa*
L 0–15[6]
November 11Utah Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–010,000[7]
November 24Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 48–017,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1927 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "C. C. Tigers Rout Denver by 36 to 7". Fort Collins Express-Courier. October 2, 1927. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pioneers Score in First Three Minutes To Down Hard-Fighting Cowboys, 7 to 0". Casper Tribune-Herald. October 9, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Denver University Defeats Colorado Aggies by 6 to 0 by Taking Breaks of Game". The Fort Collins Express-Courier. October 16, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Denver U. Beats Mines by 39 to 0". Fort Collins Express-Courier. October 23, 1927. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Iowa Defeats Denver, 15-0". Sioux City Journal. October 30, 1927. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Denver Defeats Utah Aggies, 13 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 12, 1927. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Denver Gives C.U. Fearful Drubbing In Final Game". Fort Collins Express=Courier. November 25, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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