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1930 Denver Pioneers football team

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1930 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–4 (4–3 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 7 0 0 8 0 0
Colorado 5 1 1 6 1 1
BYU 4 1 1 5 2 4
Denver 4 3 0 5 4 0
Colorado Agricultural 3 3 1 3 5 1
Montana State 1 1 0 6 3 0
Colorado Teachers 2 2 3 2 2 3
Utah State 3 4 1 3 5 1
Colorado College 2 4 2 2 4 2
Wyoming 1 5 1 2 5 1
Colorado Mines 1 4 0 1 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 5 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 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 1930 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 5–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 148 to 140.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Regis*W 40–016,500[2]
October 4Colorado Mines
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 16–0[3]
October 11Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–15[4]
October 18Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 6–0[5]
October 25at UtahL 0–597,000[6]
November 1at USC*L 13–3318,000[7]
November 8Utah State
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 32–7[8]
November 15Wyoming
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 19–7[9]
November 27Colorado
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 7–2725,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1930 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "16,500 See Denver U. Wallop Regis 40 to 0 in First Night Game". The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. September 21, 1930. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "D.U. scores 16 to 0 win over Mines". The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colorado Farmers upset Denver University by 15 to 7 margin". Salt Lake Telegram. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Denver U. shakes off jinx and beats Colorado College". Casper Star-Tribune. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utes Bury Denver U By Score of 59 to 0: Utah Scores Nine Tallies On Pioneers". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1930. pp. A1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Trojans have easy time in slow contest with Denver". The Fresno Morning Republican. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utah Aggies fall before Denver University". The Ogden Standard. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Denver University romps over Wyoming Cowboys by 19–7 count on home field". The Billings Gazette. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Pioneers whipped, Crowd of 25,000 sees Colorado U. defeat Denver University to place second in loop". Arizona Daily Star. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.