1951 Denver Pioneers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1951
| team = Denver Pioneers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Skyline Conference
| short_conf = Skyline
| record = 6–4
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Johnny Baker
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Hilltop Stadium
}}
{{1951 Skyline Conference football standings}}
The 1951 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Johnny Baker, the Pioneers compiled a 6–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 283 to 133.{{cite web|title=1951 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/1951-schedule.html}} The team was ranked at No. 77 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.{{cite news|title=Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Nashville Banner|date=December 14, 1951|page=49|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-vols-top-final-1951-lit/124782001/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 15||{{cfb link|year=1951|team=Colorado College Tigers|title=Colorado College}}
|September 22||Drake
|September 29|at|Wyoming|War Memorial Stadium|Laramie, WY|L 14-20|14,020|{{cite news|title=Cowboys Win 20-14 Thriller in Closing Seconds|newspaper=Casper Star-Tribune|author=Larry Press|date=September 30, 1951|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115793757/cowboys-win-20-14-thriller-in-closing/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 6||Montana|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|W 55-0||{{cite news|title=Denver University Eleven Drubs Montana Grizzlies by 55-0 Count|newspaper=The Billings Gazette|date=October 7, 1951|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27607682/denver_university_eleven_drubs_montana/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13||New Mexico|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|W 33-17||{{cite news|title=Denver Aerial Attack Beats New Mexico, 33-17|newspaper=Albuquerque Journal|date=October 14, 1951|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115794037/denver-aerial-attack-beats-new-mexico/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|at|Utah|Ute Stadium|Salt Lake City, UT|L 14-17|12,277|{{cite news|title=Kalani's Field Goal Gives Utah 17 to 14 Triumph|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|author=John Mooney|date=October 21, 1951|page=8B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115794445/kalanis-field-goal-gives-utah-17-to-14/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27||BYU|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|W 56-6|12,359|{{cite news|title=Punchless Cougars Mauled by Denver Pioneers, 56-6|newspaper=The Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=October 28, 1951|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26616250/punchless_cougars_mauled_by_denver/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10|at|No. 19 Pacific (CA)
|November 17||Utah State|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|L 7-14||{{cite news|title=Utags Upset Pioneers|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=November 18, 1951|page=B9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115794938/utags-upset-pioneers/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 22||Colorado A&M|Hilltop Stadium|Denver, CO|W 21-6||{{cite news|title=DU Drops Aggies, 21-6|newspaper=Fort Collins Coloradoan|date=November 23, 1951|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115795332/du-drops-aggies-21-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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