1939 Denver Pioneers football team

The 1939 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 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 75.^[1]

1939 Denver Pioneers football
Conference	Mountain States Conference
Record	5–3–1 (3–2–1 MSC)
Head coach	Cac Hubbard (1st season)
Home stadium	Denver University Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Mountain States Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Colorado $	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Utah	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	2
Denver	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
BYU	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	2	–	2
Utah State	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Colorado A&M	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Wyoming	0	–	5	–	1			0	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Denver was ranked at No. 112 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Iowa State*	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 6–0	18,000	[3]
October 6	New Mexico*	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	L 6–7	13,000	[4]
October 13	Wyoming	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 32–7	8,000	[5]
October 21	at Utah State	Aggie Stadium Logan, UT	W 7–0		[6]
October 28	Utah	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	T 7–7		[7]
November 4	BYU	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	L 18–21		[8]
November 11	Colorado A&M	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 13–6	12,500	[9]
November 23	Idaho*	Denver University Stadium Denver, CO	W 23–0	14,000	[10]
November 30	at Colorado	Colorado Stadium Boulder, CO	L 17–27	18,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming