1950 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1950 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its third season under head coach Johnny Baker, the team compiled a 3–8–1 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, lost to Hawaii in the Pineapple Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 265 to 260.^[1]

1950 Denver Pioneers football
Pineapple Bowl, L 27–28 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	3–8–1 (2–2–1 Skyline)
Head coach	Johnny Baker (3rd season)
Home stadium	Hilltop Stadium
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Wyoming $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Colorado A&M	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Denver	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	8	–	1
Utah	1	–	2	–	2			3	–	4	–	3
BYU	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Utah State	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 0–7	8,000	^[2]
September 23	Colorado A&M	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 14–30	27,000	^[3]
September 29	Kansas*	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 6–46	14,218	^[4]
October 6	Pacific (CA)*	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 6–41	12,000	^[5]
October 13	Utah	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	T 14–14	11,754	^[6]
October 21	BYU	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 42–3	11,000	^[7]
October 28	at Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 14–19	18,000	^[8]
November 4	at San Francisco*	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 6–24	9,738	^[9]
November 11	Utah State	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 48–0	7,960	^[10]
November 23	No. 12 Wyoming	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	L 12–42	28,700	^[11]
December 25	at Leilehua All-Stars*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii	W 76–6	3,500	^[12]
January 1, 1951	at Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii (Pineapple Bowl)	L 27–28	11,000	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1950 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
2. Maury White (September 16, 1950). "Drake Whips Tough Denver, 7-0, on Bright's 32-Yard Dash". The Des Moines Register. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Joe Klipple (September 24, 1950). "Jack Christiansen Races to Two Touchdowns As Aggies Wallop Denver Pioneers 30 to 14". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "K.U. Runs Up 46-6 Margin". The Wichita Eagle. September 30, 1950. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pacific's line too good for Denver". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). United Press. October 7, 1950. p. 6.
6. John Mooney (October 14, 1950). "Pioneer, Redskin Crews Battle to 14-All Deadlock". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "DU Crushes 'Y' 42-3". The Sunday Herald. October 22, 1950. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Abe Chanin (October 29, 1950). "U.A. Wildcats Defeat Denver". Arizona Daily Star. pp. 1A, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
9. Bill Mulligan (November 5, 1950). "Matson, Barni Lead Dons To 24-6 Win Over Denver". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Jack Schroeder (November 12, 1950). "Chilled Fans Watch Pioneer Line Crush Lifeless Aggies, 48-0". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B11 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Ben Funk (November 24, 1950). "Unbeaten 'Pokes Ready for Bowl After Defeat of DU". Fort Collins Coloradoan. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Monte Ito (December 26, 1950). "Denver Routs Leilehua Eleven 76-7". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Andrew Mitsukado (January 2, 1951). "Hawaii Turns Back Denver, 28-27". The Honolulu Advertiser Advertiser. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.