1954 Denver Pioneers football team

American college football season

1954 Denver Pioneers football

Skyline champion

Conference| Skyline Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 18
Record| 9–1 (6–1 Skyline)
Head coach|

* Bob Blackman (2nd season)

Home stadium| Hilltop Stadium

Seasons

<- 1953

1955 ->

1954 Skyline Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Denver $  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Wyoming | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Utah State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
New Mexico | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Utah | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Colorado A&M | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Montana | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
BYU | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

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The 1954 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Pioneers compiled a 9–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the Skyline championship, were ranked No. 18 in the final Coaches Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 298 to 96.[1]

The 1954 team was inducted as a group into the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. At the time, the group was "widely considered the greatest in DU history".[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| | at Colorado College*|

* Hilltop Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 72–0| 19,000| [3][4]
September 24| 8:00 p.m.| at Drake*|

* Drake Stadium
* Des Moines, IA

| W 33–13| 3,500| [5][6][7]
October 2| | at Wyoming|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Laramie, WY

| L 21–23| 10,500| [8]
October 8| | Montana|

* Hilltop Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 19–13| 12,426| [9]
October 16| | at Utah|

* Ute Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| W 28–20| 18,179| [10]
October 22| | Wichita|

* Hilltop Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 27–14| 15,076| [11]
October 29| | New Mexico|

* Hilltop Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 19–6| 10,968| [12]
November 6| | at BYU| Provo, UT| W 20–0| 12,903| [13]
November 13| | at Utah State|

* Romney Stadium
* Logan, UT

| W 25–7| 3,500| [14]
November 25| | Colorado A&M|

* Hilltop Stadium
* Denver, CO

| W 34–0| 23,902| [15]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Mountain time

## References

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1. ^ "1954 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
2. ^ "DU to Induct 11th Hall of Fame Class Oct. 25". University of Denver Athletic Department. October 16, 2007. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
3. ^ "DU Humiliates Tigers 72 to 0". Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). September 19, 1954. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Denver Stomps Colo. College". Casper Tribune-Herald & Star. September 19, 1954. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Housh, Leighton (September 24, 1954). "Drake's Young Team In Home Debut Tonight". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 17. Retrieved May 24, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
6. ^ Housh, Leighton (September 24, 1954). "Drake
 (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 18. Retrieved May 24, 2023 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Denver Rocks Drake 33-13". The Inter Lake. September 26, 1954. p. 5 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Phil Wagner (October 3, 1954). "'Pokes Win On Goal on Last Play". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Denver's Second-Hallf Rally Beats Montana". The Missoulian. October 9, 1954. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ John Mooney (October 17, 1954). "Pigeon's Home to Roost! Denver 28, Utah 20". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B7 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Pete Lightner (October 23, 1954). "Shocks Fall; Denver Drops Munies 27-14". The Wichita Eagle. p. 2B - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Lobo Offense Bogs Down; Monana Here Next Week". The Albuquerque Tribune. October 30, 1954. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Denver Trips Stubborn BYU". The Daily Herald. November 7, 1954. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Pioneer Halfbacks Run Aggies Breathless, 25 To 7". The Herald-Journal. November 14, 1954. p. 4 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Title-Hungry Pioneers Blank Colorado Aggies". The Daily Missoulian. November 26, 1954. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.

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Denver Pioneers football

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* DU Stadium (1926–1960)

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* 1946 Sun Bowl
* 1947 Alamo Bowl

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Skyline Conference (1938–1962) football champions

* Utah (1938)
* Colorado (1939)
* Utah (1940)
* Utah (1941)
* Utah & Colorado (1942)
* Colorado (1943)
* Colorado (1944)
* Denver (1945)
* Denver & Utah State (1946)
* Utah (1947)
* Utah (1948)
* Wyoming (1949)
* Wyoming (1950)
* Utah (1951)
* Utah (1952)
* Utah (1953)
* Denver (1954)
* Colorado A&M (1955)
* Wyoming (1956)
* Utah (1957)
* Wyoming (1958)
* Wyoming (1959)
* Utah State & Wyoming (1960)
* Utah State & Wyoming (1961)

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