American college football season
The 1952 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1952 college football season . In their fifth and final season under head coach Johnny Baker , the Pioneers compiled a 3–7 record (0–7 against conference opponents), finished last out of eight teams in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 190 to 143.[ 1]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Colorado College * W 34–12[ 2]
September 27 Lowry Field * Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO W 29–08,734 [ 3]
October 4 Colorado A&M Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO L 6–28[ 4]
October 11 Montana Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO L 7–17[ 5]
October 18 Utah Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO L 0–356,574 [ 6]
October 25 at BYU Provo, UT L 13–149,431 [ 7]
November 1 12:30 p.m. at Drake * W 27–196,000 [ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
November 8 New Mexico Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO L 0–154,000 [ 11]
November 22 at Utah State L 13–29[ 12]
November 27 Wyoming Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO L 14–21[ 13]
^ "1952 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
^ "DU Powers Past Tigers" . Fort Collins Coloradoan . September 21, 1952. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Denver 29, Lowry Field 0" . Fort Collins Coloradoan . September 28, 1952. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colorado A&M Aerial Attack Clips Denver, 28-6, in Conference Game" . The Billings Gazette . October 5, 1952. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Frank Pitman (October 12, 1952). "Fighting Grizzlies Defeat Denver 17 to 7" . The Daily Missoulian . p. 10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Jack Schroeder (October 19, 1952). "Ute Whitewash Mars D.U. Hommecoming Festivities" . The Salt Lake Tribune . p. 12B – via Newspapers.com .
^ Jack Schroeder (October 26, 1952). "Cats Clip Denver, 14-13" . The Salt Lake Tribune . p. B11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ North, Jack (November 1, 1952). "Drake, Denver 'Even" . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa . p. 9. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ North, Jack (November 1, 1952). "Drake--- (continued)" . The Des Moines Register . Des Moines, Iowa . p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Jack North (November 2, 1952). "Denver's Running Whips Drake, 27-19" . The Des Moines Register . p. 10S – via Newspapers.com .
^ J. D. Kailer (November 9, 1952). "New Mexico Trounces Denver Pioneers, 15-0" . Albuquerque Journal . p. 19 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Ray Nelson (November 23, 1952). "Utags Climb Over 500-Mark With 29 To 13 Denver Triumph" . The Herald-Journal . p. 7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cowboys Fight Off Inspired DU, 21-14" . The Casper Tribune-Herald . November 28, 1952. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com .
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