1947 Denver Pioneers football team

1947 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Mountain States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 0 0 8 1 1
Denver 3 2 1 5 4 1
Utah State 3 3 0 6 5 0
Colorado 3 3 0 4 5 0
Colorado A&M 2 3 1 5 4 1
Wyoming 2 4 0 4 5 0
BYU 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 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 1947 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 138.[1]

Denver was ranked at No. 95 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

The team played its home games at Denver Stadium in Denver.

  1. ^ "1947 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.