1923 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1923 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1923 college football season. In its first season under head coach Elmer McDevitt, the team compiled a 6–3 record (4–3 against RMC opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 99.[1]

1923 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
1923 record6–3 (4–3 RMC)
Head coachElmer McDevitt (1st season)
1923 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Colorado $ 7 0 0  9 0 0
Colorado College 6 1 1  6 1 1
Colorado Agricultural 5 1 1  5 2 1
Utah Agricultural 4 2 0  5 2 0
Denver 4 3 0  6 3 0
Utah 2 3 0  4 3 0
Montana State 1 2 0  5 4 0
Colorado Mines 1 5 0  2 5 0
BYU 1 5 0  2 5 0
Colorado Teachers 0 2 0  2 3 1
Wyoming 0 7 0  0 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29Regis*Denver, COW 13–0
October 6New Mexico*
  • Varsity field
  • Albuquerque, NM
W 10–7[2]
October 13at Utah Agricultural
  • Adams Field
  • Logan, UT
W 14–7
October 20at Montana StateBozeman, MTW 7–6
October 27ColoradoDenver, COL 7–21[3]
November 3WyomingDenver, COW 45–0
November 10at Colorado Agricultural
L 0–25
November 17at Colorado College
L 0–20
November 24Colorado MinesDenver, COW 21–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1923 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
  2. "Denver Varsity Defeats Lobos; Score Is 10-7". Albuquerque Journal. October 7, 1923. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Denver Is Trimmed By U. of Colorado". The Billings Gazette. October 28, 1923. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
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