1953 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1953 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Pioneers compiled a 3–5–2 record (1–5–1 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 195 to 159.

1953 Denver Pioneers football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	3–5–2 (1–5–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (1st season)
Home stadium	DU Stadium

1953 Skyline Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Utah State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
New Mexico	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Colorado A&M	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Denver	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
BYU	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Colorado College*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 19–13
September 26	Drake*	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 33–14	7,055
October 3	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 6–21	8,500
October 10	Montana	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 13–22	7,675
October 17	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–40	9,162
October 23	BYU	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 27–19
October 31	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 18–20	12,500
November 7	at Wichita*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	T 12–12	6,775
November 14	Utah State	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 12–21
November 26	Wyoming	DU Stadium Denver, CO	T 13–13
*Non-conference game