1930 Denver Pioneers football team

1930 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–4 (4–3 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
1930 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Colorado 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
BYU 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 4
Denver 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Colorado Agricultural 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Montana State 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Colorado Teachers 2 – 2 – 3 2 – 2 – 3
Utah State 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Colorado College 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 4 – 2
Wyoming 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Colorado Mines 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Western State (CO) 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 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 1930 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 5–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 148 to 140.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Regis*
W 40–016,500[2]
October 4Colorado Mines
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 16–0[3]
October 11Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–15[4]
October 18Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 6–0[5]
October 25at Utah
L 0–597,000[6]
November 1at USC*
L 13–3318,000[7]
November 8Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 32–7[8]
November 15Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–7[9]
November 27Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–2725,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1930 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "16,500 See Denver U. Wallop Regis 40 to 0 in First Night Game". The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. September 21, 1930. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "D.U. scores 16 to 0 win over Mines". The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado Farmers upset Denver University by 15 to 7 margin". Salt Lake Telegram. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Denver U. shakes off jinx and beats Colorado College". Casper Star-Tribune. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utes Bury Denver U By Score of 59 to 0: Utah Scores Nine Tallies On Pioneers". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1930. pp. A1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Trojans have easy time in slow contest with Denver". The Fresno Morning Republican. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah Aggies fall before Denver University". The Ogden Standard. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Denver University romps over Wyoming Cowboys by 19–7 count on home field". The Billings Gazette. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pioneers whipped, Crowd of 25,000 sees Colorado U. defeat Denver University to place second in loop". Arizona Daily Star. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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