1946 Denver Pioneers football team
The 1946 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1946 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–1–1 against MSC opponents) and won the conference championship. They were outscored 182 to 179, and shut out by Hardin–Simmons in the delayed Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.[1]
| 1946 Denver Pioneers football | |
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MSC co-champion | |
Alamo Bowl, L 0–20 vs. Hardin–Simmons | |
| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| 1946 record | 5–5–1 (4–1–1 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | DU Stadium (Capacity: 30,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Oklahoma A&M* | L 7–40 | |||
| September 27 | Kansas* | L 13–21 | |||
| October 4 | BYU |
| W 26–13 | ||
| October 12 | Colorado A&M |
| W 33–0 | ||
| October 19 | Utah |
| W 20–14 | ||
| October 26 | at Texas Tech* | L 6–21 | 11,000 | ||
| November 9 | at Wyoming | W 19–6 | |||
| November 16 | at Colorado | T 13–13 | 21,000 | ||
| November 28 | Colorado College* |
| W 28-6 | ||
| December 7 | Utah State |
| L 14–28 | ||
| January 4, 1947 | vs. Hardin–Simmons* | L 0–20 | 3,730 | [2][3][4] | |
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After the season
The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Pioneers were selected.[5]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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| 10 | 77 | Bob Hazelhurst | Halfback | Boston Yanks |
| 32 | 296 | Johnny Karamigios | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
References
- "1946 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- "Cowboys blank Denver, 20-0". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 5, 1947. p. 23.
- "Hardin-Simmons wins delayed bowl fracas". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 5, 1947. p. 5.
- Hal Sayles (January 5, 1947). "Mobley Dashes Over Goal-Line Twice as Cowboys Down Denver: Small Crowd Watches HSU Triumph, 20 to 0". Abilene Reporter-News. p. 12. Retrieved April 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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