1943 Denver Pioneers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1943

| team = Denver Pioneers

| sport = football

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| conference = Mountain States Conference

| short_conf = MSC

| record = 2–5

| conf_record = 0–0

| head_coach = Mark Duncan

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Hilltop Stadium

}}

The 1943 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as member of the Mountain States Conference during the 1943 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Mark Duncan, the Pioneers compiled a 2–5 record and were outscored by a total of 186 to 70.{{cite web|title=1943 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 23, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/denver/1943-schedule.html}}

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Denver ranked 129th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 58.0.{{cite news |last=Litkenhous |first=E. E. |authorlink=Edward E. Litkenhous |title=Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ |newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |date=December 17, 1943 |page=18 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

Schedule

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|September 25||{{cfb link|year=1943|team=Colorado Mines Orediggers|title=Colorado Mines}}|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|W 26-7||{{cite news|title=Denver Team Defeats Mines|newspaper=The Daily Sentinel|date=September 25, 1943|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115840391/denver-team-defeats-mines/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1||Kansas|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|W 19-6| |{{cite news|title=K. U. Is Stopped at Denver in 19 to 6 Game|newspaper=The Wichita Eagle|date=October 2, 1943|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115366620/k-u-is-stopped-cold-at-denver/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 8|at|Colorado College|Washburn Field|Colorado Springs, CO|L 0-41||{{cite news|title=Colorado College Whips DU 41 to 0|newspaper=The Daily Sentinel|date=October 9, 1943|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115840199/colorado-college-whips-du/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 16||Fort Riley|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|L 0-47|5,000|{{cite news|title=Ft. Riley Swamps Denver U. 47 to 0|newspaper=Arizona Daily Star|date=October 18, 1943|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17873724/ft_riley_swamps_denver_u_47_to_0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 30||Marquette|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|L 6-45||{{cite news|title=Denver Loses To Marquette Avalanche|newspaper=The Daily Sentinel|date=October 31, 1943|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115840004/denver-loses-to-marquette/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 13||New Mexico|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|L 13-33||{{cite news|title=New Mexico Lobos Powerhouse Way To 33 To 13 Victory Over Denver U.|newspaper=Carlsbad Current-Argus|date=November 14, 1943|page=2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115839732/new-mexico-lobos-powerhouse-way/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 25||Oklahoma A&M|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|L 6-7||{{cite news|title=Ags Take Denver, 7-6, in Snowstorm; Barlow Game Star|newspaper=Tulsa Daily World|date=November 26, 1943|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115839580/ags-take-denver/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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