The 1941 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 4–3–2 record (3–1–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 46.[1]
| 1941 Denver Pioneers football | |
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 4–3–2 (3–1–2 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Denver University Stadium |
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| Utah $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denver was ranked at No. 86 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | Iowa State* | L 6–7 | 14,137 | [3] | |||
| October 4 | Baylor* |
| L 0–14 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | BYU |
| L 7–13 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | at Wyoming | W 40–0 | [6] | ||||
| October 25 | Utah |
| T 0–0 | 14,000 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | Colorado A&M |
| T 6–6 | 11,000 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | at Utah State |
| W 14–6 | 2,500 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | Colorado Mines* |
| W 41–0 | 9,000 | [10] | ||
| November 20 | Colorado |
| W 27–0 | [11] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1941 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa State 7, Denver 6 -- Lohry Hurt, May Miss Husker Fray; Extra Point By Darling". The Des Moines Tribune. September 27, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jack Wilson 14, Denver U. 0". The Paris News. October 5, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BYU Given Chance to Beat Utes After Whipping Denver". Provo Sunday Herald. October 12, 1941. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denver Drubs Wyoming, 40-0". The Billings Gazette. October 19, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jimmy Hodgson (October 26, 1941). "Utes and Pioneers in Stalemate, 0-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coloags Tie With Denver". Provo Sunday Herald. November 2, 1941. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies Lose: Ags Lose Duncan; Riddell Riddles Utag Line To Lead D.U." The Salt Lake Tribune. November 9, 1941. pp. B9, B10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denver wallops Colorado Mines by 41-0 count". Lincoln Sunday Journal. November 16, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa State 7, Denver 6 -- Lohry Hurt, May Miss Husker Fray; Extra Point By Darling". The Des Moines Tribune. September 27, 1941. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.