1959 Denver Pioneers football team
Appearance
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Conference | Skyline Conference |
Record | 2–8 (2–5 Skyline) |
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Home stadium | DU Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Wyoming $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Roning, the Pioneers compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 230 to 104.[1]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 18 | San Jose State* | L 13–14 | 16,000 | [2] | |||
September 25 | Iowa State* |
| L 12–28 | 8,903 | |||
October 3 | at Colorado State | L 0–15 | |||||
October 10 | at Montana | W 27–12 | [3] | ||||
October 16 | Utah |
| L 12–26 | ||||
October 24 | at BYU | W 14–7 | [4] | ||||
October 31 | at New Mexico | L 0–42 | |||||
November 7 | at Oklahoma State* | L 12–20 | |||||
November 14 | Utah State |
| L 14–21 | 7,265 | |||
November 26 | Wyoming |
| L 0–45 | 10,295 | [5] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1959 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Denver Beaten: Spartans' Passes Lead To 14-13 Win in Opener". San Mateo Times. September 19, 1959. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denver Pioneers Snatch MSU Grizzly Pelt". The Daily Missoulian. October 11, 1959. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "DU Tips Cats". The Sunday Herald. October 25, 1959. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Humiliate Pioneers, 45-0". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. November 27, 1959. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.