1928 Denver Pioneers football team

1928 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–4–1 (3–4–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
1928 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 0 – 2
Colorado 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Colorado Agricultural 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Utah Agricultural 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Colorado College 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Montana State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Denver 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Colorado Teachers 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Colorado Mines 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
BYU 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Western State (CO) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 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 1928 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Fred Dawson, the Pioneers compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–4–1 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 96.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Western State (CO)
W 37–6
October 6Colorado Mines
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 12–13
October 13Utah Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 7–7
October 20Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 13–18
November 3Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 26–7
November 10at Colorado TeachersGreeley, COW 20–11
November 17Colorado Agriculturaldagger
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–15[2]
November 29Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–7[3]
December 15at Hawaii*Honolulu, HIW 13–12[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1928 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Forrest Bassford (November 18, 1928). "Aggies Beat Denver U. by Score of 15 to 0". The Fort Collins Express-Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Frank H. Frawley (November 30, 1928). "Colorado University Wins Close One From Pioneers: Boulder Eleven Blocks Kick, Bringing It Victory". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ez Crane (December 16, 1928). "Denver Lads Squeeze Win From Deans". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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