1948 Denver Pioneers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1948
| team = Denver Pioneers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Skyline Six Conference
| short_conf = Skyline Six
| record = 4–5–1
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Johnny Baker
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Hilltop Stadium
}}
{{1948 Skyline Six Conference football standings}}
The 1948 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Six Conference during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Johnny Baker, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the Skyline Six, and outscored opponents by a total of 174 to 166.{{cite web|title=1948 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/1948-schedule.html}}
Denver was ranked at No. 92 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.{{cite news|title=Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Wilmington Morning News|date=December 15, 1948|page=32|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| source = y
|September 18||{{cfb link|year=1948|team=Colorado Mines Orediggers|title=Colorado Mines}}
|September 24||Kansas
|October 2|at|Oklahoma A&M
|October 9||Colorado A&M|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|L 10-14|23,000|{{cite news|title=Underdog Aggies Explode in Last Half to Beat DU; Now Lead League|newspaper=Fort Collins Coloradoan|author=Joe Klipple|date=October 10, 1948|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115823322/underdog-aggies-explode/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16||Utah|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|L 0-17|13,572|{{cite news|title=Utes Thump Denver 17-0 in Snow, Mud|newspaper=Deseret News|author=Hack Miller|date=October 17, 1948|pages=C1, C2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115822466/utes-thump-denver-17-0-in-snow-mud/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 23||Saint Mary's
|October 30|at|Georgetown
|November 6||Detroit
|November 13||Utah State|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|W 41-6|13,297|{{cite news|title=Pioneers Lace Utah Aggies By 41-6|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|author=Tom Lawrie|date=November 14, 1948|page=12A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115822663/pioneers-lace-utah-aggies/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 25||Wyoming|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|W 13-0|20,000|{{cite news|title=DU Blanks Pokes, 13-0|newspaper=Fort Collins Coloradoan|agency=Associated Press|date=November 26, 1948|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115823029/du-blanks-pokes-13-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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