1937 Denver Pioneers football team

1937 Denver Pioneers football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	6–3 (5–2 RMC)
Head coach	Bill Saunders (2nd season)
Home stadium	Denver University Stadium

1937 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Colorado $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
BYU	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denver	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Utah	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Western State (CO)	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Colorado College	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Utah State	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
Wyoming	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Colorado State–Greeley	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Montana State	0	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Colorado Mines	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Colorado A&M	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 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 1937 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents, tied for third in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 61.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Colorado Mines	Golden, CO	W 12–0	12,959	[2]
October 1	New Mexico*	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 12–0	10,000	[3]
October 9	Colorado A&M	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 22–0	10,023	[4]
October 16	Colorado College	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	L 4–7		[5]
October 23	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 13–7	13,000	[6]
November 6	Utah State	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 25–0	10,000	[7]
November 13	Wyoming	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 21–6		[8]
November 25	No. 16 Colorado	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	L 7–34		[9]
December 18	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 6–7	16,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1937 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
2. "Brigham Young, D. U. and Utah Win Openers". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 26, 1937. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Denver University Beats New Mexico Lobos 12-0 in Intersectional Game". Albuquerque Journal. October 2, 1937. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Aggies Suffer 22-0 Rout In Denver Football Game". Fort Collins Coloradoan. October 10, 1937. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colorado College Tips Over Denver Pioneers 7-4". The Daily Sentinel. October 17, 1937. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Bob Goodell (October 24, 1937). "Denver Defeats Utah in Thriller, 13 to 7". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Denver Humbles Aggies, 25 to 0". The Sunday Herald. November 7, 1937. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Loudon Kelly (November 14, 1937). "Cowboy Back From Douglas Steals Pass and Races 85 Yards to Score on Denver". Casper Star-Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "C.U. Wallops D.U. as Whizzer Does His Stuff". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 26, 1937. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "University of Hawaii Upsets Denver, 7 to 6". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 19, 1937. pp. 16, 17, 19 – via Newspapers.com.