1940_Denver_Pioneers_football_team

1940 Denver Pioneers football team

1940 Denver Pioneers football team

American college football season

The 1940 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 6–2–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), tied for second in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 93.[1]

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Denver was ranked at No. 77 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    "1940 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2019.
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    Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Late Denver Score Spills I.S.C., 14 to 7". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1940. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Witt Stars as Baylor Trims Denver U., 14-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 6, 1940. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Denver Shades Aggie Eleven". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 13, 1940. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Pioneers Rout Cowboys, 41-9, In Conference Tilt at Denver". The Casper Tribune-Herald. October 20, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Orval Hopkins (October 27, 1940). "Utes Trounce D.U.: Injuns Rout Foes, 25-14". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Denver Spoils B.Y.U. Homecoming; Wins 9-0". The Daily Herald. November 10, 1940. pp. 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Loudon Kelly (November 17, 1940). "D.U. Cops 34-6 Tilt". The Salt Lake Tribune. pp. 1C, 3C – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Colorado U. and Denver U. Tie with 3 to 3 Score". The Greeley Daily Tribune. November 22, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Denver Rallies To Down Rainbows, 19-16". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 15, 1942. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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