1929 Denver Pioneers football team

American college football season

1929 Denver Pioneers football

Conference| Rocky Mountain Conference
Record| 5–1–1 (4–1–1 RMC)
Head coach|

* Jeff Cravath (1st season)

Home stadium| Denver University Stadium

Seasons

<- 1928

1930 ->

1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Utah $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0
Colorado | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Denver | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1
Montana State | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
BYU | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Colorado Teachers | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Colorado College | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Colorado Agricultural | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Utah State | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
Colorado Mines | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Western State (CO) | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0
Wyoming | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1929 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 1929 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 5–1–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), tied for second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 33.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 5| Colorado Mines|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 7–0| |
October 12| Wyoming|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 19–6| | [2]
October 19| Colorado College|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| L 2–3| |
November 2| at Colorado|

* Colorado Stadium
* Boulder, CO

| T 0–0| |
November 16| Utah State|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 13–0| | [3]
November 28| Colorado Agricultural|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 19–6| 20,000| [4]
December 7| Regis*|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 32–18| | [5]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1929 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
2. ^ "Denver University Tramples Cowboy Grid Eleven, 19 to 6". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 13, 1929. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Denver U Outsmarts Utah Ags To Win Annual Battle, 13 to 0". The Salt Lake Telegram. November 17, 1929. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Denver U. and Utah Triumph in Last Games". The Tribune-Republican (Greeley, CO). November 29, 1929. p. 12 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Frank H. Frawley (December 8, 1929). "Denver University Defeats Regis College by 32 to 18: Irish Score More Points Against Pioneers Than All Other Opponents". The Casper Tribune-Herald. p. 12 - 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

Seasons|

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*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
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*[T]: Ties