1960 Denver Pioneers football team

1960 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record3–7 (1–6 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumDU Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State + 6 1 0 9 2 0
Wyoming + 6 1 0 8 2 0
Utah 5 1 0 7 3 0
New Mexico 4 2 0 5 5 0
Montana 2 5 0 5 5 0
BYU 2 5 0 3 8 0
Denver 1 6 0 3 7 0
Colorado State 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1960 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver in the Skyline Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach John Roning, the Pioneers compiled a 3–7 record (1–6 against Skyline opponents), tied for last place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 300 to 133.[1]

In January 1961, the University of Denver announced the cancellation of its football program. The program was operating at a net loss of $100,000 per year, and home attendance had dropped significantly.[2]

  1. ^ "1960 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "U. of Denver Drops Football". The Daily Home News (New Brunswick, NJ). January 10, 1961. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.