1953 Denver Pioneers football team

1953 Denver Pioneers football
1953 Denver Pioneers football
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	3–5–2 (1–5–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Bob Blackman (1st season);
Home stadium	DU Stadium
	Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Pioneers compiled a 3–5–2 record (1–5–1 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 195 to 159.^[1]

1953 Skyline Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Utah $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Utah State	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Wyoming	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
New Mexico	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Colorado A&M	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Montana	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Denver	1	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
BYU	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	at Colorado College*	Washburn Field Colorado Springs, CO	W 19–13
September 26	Drake*	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 33–14	7,055	^[2]
October 3	at Colorado A&M	Colorado Field Fort Collins, CO	L 6–21	8,500	^[3]
October 10	Montana	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 13–22	7,675	^[4]
October 17	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 6–40	9,162	^[5]
October 23	BYU	DU Stadium Denver, CO	W 27–19		^[6]
October 31	at New Mexico	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 18–20	12,500	^[7]
November 7	at Wichita*	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	T 12–12	6,775	^[8]
November 14	Utah State	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 12–21		^[9]
November 26	Wyoming	DU Stadium Denver, CO	T 13–13		^[10]
*Non-conference game

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