1954 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1954 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach Bob Blackman, the Pioneers compiled a 9–1 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the Skyline championship, were ranked No. 18 in the final Coaches Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 298 to 96.^[1]

The 1954 team was inducted as a group into the University of Denver Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007. At the time, the group was "widely considered the greatest in DU history".^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18		at Colorado College*	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 72–0	19,000	[3][4]
September 24	8:00 p.m.	at Drake*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 33–13	3,500	[5][6][7]
October 2		at Wyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 21–23	10,500	[8]
October 8		Montana	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 19–13	12,426	[9]
October 16		at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 28–20	18,179	[10]
October 22		Wichita	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 27–14	15,076	[11]
October 29		New Mexico	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 19–6	10,968	[12]
November 6		at BYU	Provo, UT	W 20–0	12,903	[13]
November 13		at Utah State	Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 25–7	3,500	[14]
November 25		Colorado A&M	Hilltop Stadium Denver, CO	W 34–0	23,902	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Mountain time

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