1920 Denver Pioneers football team

American college football season

1920 Denver Pioneers football

Conference| Rocky Mountain Conference
Record| 2–4 (2–4 RMC)
Head coach|

* Fred J. Murphy (1st season)

Home stadium| Broadway Park

Seasons

<- 1919

1921 ->

1920 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Colorado Agricultural $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Colorado College | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Colorado | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 2
Utah Agricultural | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1
Denver | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Utah | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1
Wyoming | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Colorado Mines | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0
Montana State | 0  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

The 1920 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 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Fred J. Murphy, the Pioneers compiled a 2–4 record, tied for fifth place in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 82 to 46.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 9| Wyoming| Denver, CO| L 7–10|
October 16| Colorado| Denver, CO| L 0–31|
October 23| Colorado College| Denver, CO| L 0–21|
November 6| at Colorado Mines| Golden, CO| W 16–6|
November 13| at Wyoming| Laramie, WY| W 3–0|
November 25| Colorado Agricultural|

* Broadway Park
* Denver, CO

| L 0–14| [2][3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1920 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
2. ^ "Aggies Defeat Denver University 14 To 0 In Final Period Of Game And Win Conference Championship; Game Ends Successful Season". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. November 26, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved September 15, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Aggies Defeat Denver University 14 To 0 In Final Period Of Game And Win Conference Championship Game Ends Successful Season (continued)". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado. November 26, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved September 15, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .

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Denver Pioneers football

Venues|

* DU Stadium (1926–1960)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1946 Sun Bowl
* 1947 Alamo Bowl

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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