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1945 Denver Pioneers football
1945 Denver Pioneers football
MSC champion
Sun Bowl, L 24–34 vs. New Mexico
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	4–5–1 (4–1 MSC)
Head coach	Cac Hubbard (5th season);
Home stadium	Hilltop Stadium
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Mountain States Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Denver $	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Colorado	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Utah	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Utah State	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Colorado A&M	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion

The 1945 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 1945 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (4–1 against MSC opponents), won the MSC championship, lost to New Mexico in the Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 201 to 182.^[1]

Three Denver players were selected as first-team players on the All-Rocky Mountain football teams selected by the Associated Press (AP) or International News Service (INS): halfback Johnny Karamigios (AP-1; INS-1); guard Chet Latcham (AP-1; INS-1); and fullback John Adams (AP-1; INS-1). Other Denver player receiving mention included quarterback Bob Hazelhurst, end Wayne Flanigan, tackle George Miller, guard Leo Ford, and center Wes Webber.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Colorado College*	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 0–12	20,000	^[4]
September 28	Kansas*	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 19–20	12,000	^[5]^[6]
October 6	Oklahoma A&M*	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 7–31	20,000 (17,311 paid)	^[7]
October 12	Utah	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 21–7	13,602	^[8]
October 19	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	T 19–19	6,700	^[9]
October 27	Utah State	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 41–6	11,020	^[10]
November 3	at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 21–33	11,126	^[11]
November 10	Colorado A&M	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 35–12	6,000	^[12]
November 22	Colorado	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 14–8	> 25,000	^[13]
January 1, 1946	vs. New Mexico*	Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 24–34	15,000	^[14]^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming