1941 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1941 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 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 4–3–2 record (3–1–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 46.[1]

1941 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceMountain States Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–1–2 MSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Mountain States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $402602
BYU312432
Denver312432
Colorado A&M321421
Colorado321341
Wyoming150271
Utah State060080
  • $ – Conference champion

Denver was ranked at No. 86 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Iowa State*L 6–714,137[3]
October 4Baylor*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–14[4]
October 10BYU
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–13[5]
October 18at WyomingW 40–0[6]
October 25Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 0–014,000[7]
November 1Colorado A&M
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
T 6–611,000[8]
November 8at Utah State
W 14–62,500[9]
November 15Colorado Mines*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 41–09,000[10]
November 20Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 27–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References