1931 Denver Pioneers football team

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1931 Denver Pioneers football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record4–6 (3–5 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDenver University Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Utah State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Colorado Agricultural 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Colorado 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wyoming 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Colorado College 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
BYU 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Denver 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Colorado Teachers 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Colorado Mines 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Western State (CO) 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Montana State 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 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 1931 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 4–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished eighth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 143 to 104.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Colorado Mines
W 26–0> 17,000[2]
October 3Colorado Teachers
W 14–012,000[3]
October 10University of Mexico*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
W 25–6[4]
October 17at Utah State
L 6–12[5]
October 24Utah
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–46[6]
October 31at Western State (CO)Gunnison, COW 25–7[7]
November 7at Colorado
L 6–2510,000[8]
November 14Colorado College
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 2–9[9]
November 21Temple*
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–18< 1,500[10]
November 26Colorado Agricultural
  • Denver University Stadium
  • Denver, CO
L 0–2015,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1931 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Denver U. downs Mines". Fort Collins Coloradoan. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pioneers blank Teacher squad". Casper Star-Tribune. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Denver beats Mexico". The Spokesman-Review. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "A.C. eleven scores win over Denver". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Utah crushes Denver under 46 to 0 score". The Billings Gazette. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Denver U wears out Western State; Wins". Albuquerque Journal. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colorado University upsets Denver, 25–6". The Billings Gazette. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colorado College whips Denver U." The Missoulian. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Temple turns back Denver". Allentown Morning Call. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies defeat Pioneers by 20–0 score". Greeley Daily Tribune. November 27, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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