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1940 Denver Pioneers football team

1940 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record6–2–1 (4–1–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Denver 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Colorado 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
BYU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Colorado A&M 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Utah State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Wyoming 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 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 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 6–2–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), tied for second in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 93.[1]

Denver was ranked at No. 77 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Iowa State*
W 14–713,651[3]
October 4Baylor*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–1416,000[4]
October 12Colorado A&Mdagger
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 14–1315,000[5]
October 19Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 41–911,000[6]
October 26at Utah
L 14–25[7]
November 9at BYU
W 9–07,500[8]
November 16Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 34–6[9]
November 21Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 3–3[10]
December 14at Hawaii*
W 19–1622,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1940 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Late Denver Score Spills I.S.C., 14 to 7". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Witt Stars as Baylor Trims Denver U., 14-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Denver Shades Aggie Eleven". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 13, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Pioneers Rout Cowboys, 41-9, In Conference Tilt at Denver". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 20, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Orval Hopkins (October 27, 1940). "Utes Trounce D.U.: Injuns Rout Foes, 25-14". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Denver Spoils B.Y.U. Homecoming; Wins 9-0". The Daily Herald. November 10, 1940. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Loudon Kelly (November 17, 1940). "D.U. Cops 34-6 Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colorado U. and Denver U. Tie with 3 to 3 Score". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 22, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Denver Rallies To Down Rainbows, 19-16". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 15, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.