1952 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1952 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Johnny Baker, the Pioneers compiled a 3–7 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished last out of eight teams in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 190 to 143.[1]

1952 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceSkyline Conference
Record3–7 (0–7 Skyline)
Head coach
Home stadiumHilltop Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Skyline Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah $500631
New Mexico510720
Colorado A&M520640
Wyoming430540
BYU340460
Utah State340371
Montana150271
Denver070370
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Colorado College*W 34–12[2]
September 27Lowry Field*
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 29–08,734[3]
October 4Colorado A&M
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 6–28[4]
October 11Montana
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–17[5]
October 18Utah
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–356,574[6]
October 25at BYUProvo, UTL 13–149,431[7]
November 112:30 p.m.at Drake*W 27–196,000[8][9][10]
November 8New Mexico
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–154,000[11]
November 22at Utah StateL 13–29[12]
November 27Wyoming
  • Hilltop Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 14–21[13]

References