1933 Denver Pioneers football team

American college football season

1933 Denver Pioneers football

RMC co-champion

Conference| Rocky Mountain Conference
Record| 5–3–1 (5–1–1 RMC)
Head coach|

* Percy Locey (2nd season)

Home stadium| Denver University Stadium

Seasons

<- 1932

1934 ->

1933 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

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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

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]

## Schedule

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September 29| Iowa State*|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| L 13–18| 5,000|
October 7| at Colorado Mines| Golden, CO| W 19–7| 12,900| [2]
October 14| Colorado Agricultural|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| T 0–0| |
October 21| Utah State|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 12–0| |
October 28| Colorado College|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 31–0| |
November 4| BYU|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 6–0| |
November 11| Hawaii*|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| L 6–7| | [3]
November 18| Utah|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 13–0| 17,000| [4][5]
November 30| Colorado|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| L 7–14| 20,000| [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.

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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|

* 1884
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Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference football champions

Pre-divisional era|

* Colorado (1909)
* Colorado College & Colorado (1910)
* Colorado (1911)
* Colorado Mines (1912)
* Colorado (1913)
* Colorado Mines (1914)
* Colorado Agricultural (1915)
* Colorado Agricultural (1916)
* Denver (1917)
* Colorado Mines (1918)
* Colorado College & Utah (1919)
* Colorado Agricultural (1920)
* Colorado (1921) & Utah Agricultural
* Utah (1922)
* Colorado (1923)
* Colorado (1924)
* Colorado Agricultural (1925)
* Utah (1926)
* Colorado Agricultural (1927)
* Utah (1928)
* Utah (1929)
* Utah (1930)
* Utah (1931)
* Utah (1932)
* Colorado A&M, Denver, & Utah (1933)
* Colorado, Colorado Agricultural, & Colorado Teachers (1934)
* Colorado & Utah State
* Utah State (1936)
* Colorado (1937)
* Montana State (1938)
* Colorado Mines (1939)
* Colorado College (1940)
* Colorado College (1941)
* Colorado Mines (1942)
* No league play due to World War II (1943–1944)
* Colorado College (1945)
* Montana State (1946)
* Montana State (1947)
* Colorado State–Greeley (1948)
* Colorado College (1949)
* Colorado College (1950)
* Colorado Mines (1951)
* Idaho State (1952)
* Idaho State (1953)
* Montana State (1954)
* Idaho State (1955)

NAIA Division I|

* Montana State (1956)
* Idaho State (1957)
* Colorado College & Colorado Mines (1958)
* Idaho State (1959)
* Adams State (1960)
* Adams State (1961)
* Adams State (1962)
* Western State (1963)
* Western State (1964)
* Western State (1965)
* Western State (1966)
* Adams State (1967)
* Adams State (1968)
* Colorado State–Greeley (1969)
* Pittsburg State (1970)
* Northern Colorado (1971)
* Adams State (1972)

NCAA Division II|

* Western State (1973)
* Western State (1974)
* Western State (1975)
* Western State (1976)
* Western State (1977)
* Western State (1978)
* Western State (1979)
* Adams State & Southern Colorado (1980)
* N.M. Highlands (1981)
* Mesa State (1982)
* Mesa State (1983)
* Fort Lewis (1984)
* Mesa State (1985)
* Mesa State (1986)
* Mesa State (1987)
* Mesa State (1988)
* Adams State (1989)
* Mesa State (1990)
* Western State (1991)
* Western State (1992)
* Fort Hays State (1993)
* Western State (1994)
* Fort Hays State & Western State (1995)
* Chadron State (1996)
* Western State (1997)
* Chadron State & Western State (1998)
* Chadron State & N.M. Highlands (1999)
* Mesa State (2000)
* Chadron State (2001)
* Chadron State & Nebraska–Kearney (2002)
* Mesa State (2003)
* Colorado Mines (2004)
* Nebraska–Kearney (2005)
* Chadron State (2006)
* Chadron State (2007)
* Chadron State (2008)
* Nebraska–Kearney (2009)
* Colorado Mines & Nebraska–Kearney (2010)
* CSU Pueblo (2011)
* CSU Pueblo (2012)
* CSU Pueblo (2013)
* CSU Pueblo & Colorado Mines (2014)
* Mesa State (2015)
* Mesa State, Colorado Mines & CSU Pueblo (2016)
* CSU Pueblo & Mesa State (2017)
* CSU Pueblo & Colorado Mines (2018)
* Colorado Mines (2019)
* No season (2020)
* Colorado Mines & Western Colorado (2021)
* Colorado Mines (2022)
* Colorado Mines (2023)

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