1927 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1927 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 1927 college football season. In their third season under head coach Fred Dawson, the Pioneers compiled a 5–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 120 to 51.[1]

1927 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–2 (5–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Colorado Agricultural $710710
Denver510520
Montana State310440
Utah311331
Colorado College520620
Colorado440450
Utah Agricultural331341
BYU240241
Colorado Mines250250
Wyoming140450
Colorado Teachers160270
Western State (CO)150160
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Colorado CollegeL 7–36[2]
October 8Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–0[3]
October 15Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 6–0[4]
October 22Colorado Mines
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 39–0[5]
October 29at Iowa*L 0–15[6]
November 11Utah Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 13–010,000[7]
November 24Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 48–017,000[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References