1947 Denver Pioneers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Denver Pioneers
| sport = football
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| conference = Mountain States Conference
| short_conf = MSC
| record = 5–4–1
| conf_record = 3–2–1
| head_coach = Cac Hubbard
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Denver Stadium
}}
{{1947 Mountain States Conference football standings}}
The 1947 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1947 college football season. In their seventh and final season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 138.{{cite web|title=1947 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 24, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/denver/1947-schedule.html}}
Denver was ranked at No. 95 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Denver Stadium in Denver.
Schedule
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|September 26||Kansas
|October 4||Oklahoma A&M
|October 11||Colorado A&M|Denver Stadium|Denver, CO|T 13-13|11,200|{{cite news|title=Denver, Rams, Battle to Tie On Wet Field|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=October 12, 1947|page=3B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365597/denver_rams_battle_to_tie_on_wet_field/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT|L 7-13|21,248|{{cite news|title='U' Defeats Pioneers, 13-7|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=October 19, 1947|pages=B4, B7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365676/utes_triumph_u_defeats_pioneers_137/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25||Texas Tech
|November 1||BYU|Denver Stadium|Denver, CO|W 20-6||{{cite news|title=Denver Blasts BYU By 20-6 Score: Pioneer Line Throttles BYU Passing Attack As Denver Hits Victory Trail Again|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=November 2, 1947|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28331286/denver_blasts_byu_by_206_score/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8||Wyoming|Denver Stadium|Denver, CO|W 27-7||{{cite news|title=Pioneers Puncture Cowboys' Defenses for 27-7 Victory|newspaper=The Casper Tribune-Herald|author=Ben Funk|date=November 9, 1947|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365774/pioneers_puncture_cowboys_defenses_for/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15|at|Utah State|Aggie Stadium|Logan, UT|L 0-20||{{cite news|title=Utah State Blanks Denver, Scoring Three Touchdowns In First Half to Tally 20-0|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|date=November 16, 1947|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28365874/utah_state_blanks_denver_scoring_three/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 27||Colorado|DU Stadium|Denver, CO|W 26-20|28,000|{{cite news|title=Denver Wins Last Go With Colorado|newspaper=The Montana Standard|date=November 28, 1947|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28358590/denver_wins_last_go_with_colorado/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 13|at|Hawaii
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