1930 Denver Pioneers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1930
| team = Denver Pioneers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Rocky Mountain Conference
| short_conf = RMC
| record = 5–4
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Jeff Cravath
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Denver University Stadium
}}
{{1930 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings}}
The 1930 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1930 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 5–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 148 to 140.{{cite web|title=1930 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 21, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/denver/1930-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 20||Regis
|October 4||Colorado Mines|Denver University Stadium|Denver, CO|W 16-0||{{cite news|title=D.U. scores 16 to 0 win over Mines|newspaper=The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel|date=October 5, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102325392/du-scores-16-to-0-win-over-mines/|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 11||Colorado Agricultural|Denver University Stadium|Denver, CO|L 7-15||{{cite news|title=Colorado Farmers upset Denver University by 15 to 7 margin|newspaper=Salt Lake Telegram|date=October 12, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102325475/colorado-farmers-upset-denver-university/|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18||Colorado College|Denver University Stadium|Denver, CO|W 6-0||{{cite news|title=Denver U. shakes off jinx and beats Colorado College|newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune|date=October 19, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102325542/denver-u-shakes-off-jinx-and-beats-colo/|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT|L 0-59|7,000|{{cite news|title=Utes Bury Denver U By Score of 59 to 0: Utah Scores Nine Tallies On Pioneers|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=October 26, 1930|pages=A1, C6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39008072/utes_bury_denver_u_by_score_of_59_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1|at|USC
|November 8||Utah State|Denver University Stadium|Denver, CO|W 32-7||{{cite news|title=Utah Aggies fall before Denver University|newspaper=The Ogden Standard|date=November 9, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102325633/utah-aggies-fall-before-denver-universit/|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15||Wyoming|Denver University Stadium|Denver, CO|W 19-7||{{cite news|title=Denver University romps over Wyoming Cowboys by 19–7 count on home field|newspaper=The Billings Gazette|date=November 16, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102325719/denver-university-romps-over-wyoming-cow/|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 27||Colorado|Denver University Stadium|Denver, CO|L 7-27|25,000|{{cite news|title=Pioneers whipped, Crowd of 25,000 sees Colorado U. defeat Denver University to place second in loop|newspaper=Arizona Daily Star|date=November 28, 1930|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102325185/pioneers-whipped-crowd-of-25000-sees-c/|accessdate=May 22, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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