1938 Denver Pioneers football team

American college football season

1938 Denver Pioneers football

Conference| Mountain States Conference
Record| 4–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach|

* Bill Saunders (3rd season)

Home stadium| Denver University Stadium

Seasons

<- 1937

1939 ->

1938 Mountain States Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Utah $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 2 |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 2
BYU | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Denver | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Colorado | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Utah State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wyoming | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Colorado A&M | 0  | - | 4  | - | 2 |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2

* $ - Conference champion

The 1938 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 86 to 65.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| Iowa State*|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| L 7–14| 14,786| [2]
September 30| BYU|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| L 0–20| 14,000| [3]
October 7| Colorado A&M|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| T 0–0| | [4]
October 15| Utah State|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 7–0| 8,000| [5]
October 22| at Wyoming|

* Corbett Field
* Laramie, WY

| W 6–0| 5,500| [6]
October 29| at Utah|

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| L 0–21| | [7]
November 5| at New Mexico*|

* University Stadium
* Albuquerque, NM

| L 6–7| > 6,000| [8]
November 12| Hawaii*|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 20–12| 7,619| [9]
November 24| Colorado|

* Denver University Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 19–12| 25,000| [10]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "1938 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
2. ^ "Kischer Leads Iowa State to 14-7 Triumph". The Des Moines Register. September 24, 1938. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Loudon Kelly (October 1, 1938). "Cougars Unleash Gridiron Might to Blast Denver, 20 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 32, 34 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Marvin Russell (October 9, 1938). "Aggies Tie Pioneers, 0-0: Aggies Battle Scoreless Tie". Fort Collins Express-Courier. p. 43 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Loudon Kelly (October 16, 1938). "D.U. Trips Aggies: Pioneers Win, 7-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 4C - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Cowboys Drop Game to Denver Pioneers by Lone Touchdown". Casper Star-Tribune. October 23, 1938. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Utah, Denver Game Tops Slate". The Salt Lake Telegram. October 24, 1938. p. 16 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Paul Weeks (November 6, 1938). "Fighting Hilltoppers Bowll Over Heavy Denver Crew, 7-6". Albuquerque Journal. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Robert Wear (November 13, 1938). "Denver Smashes To 20-12 Victory". The Honolulu Advertiser. pp. 12, 14 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Denver University Defeats C. U. 19 to 12 Before 25,000". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 25, 1938. 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

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