1936 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 7–1–1 record (6–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 88.[1]

1936 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record7–1–1 (6–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State $601701
Denver611711
Utah520630
Colorado420430
Colorado State–Greeley430540
BYU440450
Colorado A&M341441
Colorado College340341
Wyoming241251
Montana State140350
Western State (CO)150160
Colorado Mines060260
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Colorado MinesW 20–8[2]
October 2Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–2[3]
October 10Colorado A&M
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 14–714,000[4]
October 17Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–31> 15,000[5]
October 24Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 25–14[6]
October 31Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–0[7]
November 7at Drake*W 27–134,000[8]
November 14BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 35–76,070[9]
November 26Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 7–627,770[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References