1937 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents, tied for third in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 61.^[1]

1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 17 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
BYU	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Denver	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Utah	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Western State (CO)	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Colorado College	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Utah State	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	4	–	2
Wyoming	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Colorado State–Greeley	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Montana State	0	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Colorado Mines	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Colorado A&M	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Colorado Mines	Golden, CO	W 12–0	12,959	^[2]
October 1	New Mexico*	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 12–0	10,000	^[3]
October 9	Colorado A&M	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 22–0	10,023	^[4]
October 16	Colorado College	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	L 4–7		^[5]
October 23	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 13–7	13,000	^[6]
November 6	Utah State	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 25–0	10,000	^[7]
November 13	Wyoming	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 21–6		^[8]
November 25	No. 16 Colorado	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	L 7–34		^[9]
December 18	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 6–7	16,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

^ "1937 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
^ "Brigham Young, D. U. and Utah Win Openers". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 26, 1937. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Denver University Beats New Mexico Lobos 12-0 in Intersectional Game". Albuquerque Journal. October 2, 1937. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Aggies Suffer 22-0 Rout In Denver Football Game". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 10, 1937. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Colorado College Tips Over Denver Pioneers 7-4". The Daily Sentinel. October 17, 1937. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bob Goodell (October 24, 1937). "Denver Defeats Utah in Thriller, 13 to 7". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Denver Humbles Aggies, 25 to 0". The Sunday Herald. November 7, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Loudon Kelly (November 14, 1937). "Cowboy Back From Douglas Steals Pass and Races 85 Yards to Score on Denver". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "C.U. Wallops D.U. as Whizzer Does His Stuff". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 26, 1937. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "University of Hawaii Upsets Denver, 7 to 6". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 19, 1937. pp. 16, 17, 19 – via Newspapers.com.