1959 Denver Pioneers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Denver Pioneers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Skyline Conference
| short_conf = Skyline
| record = 2–8
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = John Roning
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = DU Stadium
}}
{{1959 Skyline Conference football standings}}
The 1959 Denver Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Denver as a member of the Skyline Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Roning, the Pioneers compiled a 2–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents), tied for fifth place in the Skyline, and were outscored by a total of 230 to 104.{{cite web|title=1959 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/1959-schedule.html}}
Schedule
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|{{dow tooltip|September 18, 1959}}||San Jose State
|{{dow tooltip|September 25, 1959}}||Iowa State
|October 3|at|Colorado State|Colorado Field|Fort Collins, CO|L 0–15|9,101|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-collins-coloradoan-rams-blank-denve/171302999/|newspaper=Fort Collins Coloradoan|title=Rams blank Denver in Skyline test, 15–0|date=October 4, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10|at|Montana|Dornblaser Field|Missoula, MT|W 27–12||{{cite news|title=Denver Pioneers Snatch MSU Grizzly Pelt|newspaper=The Daily Missoulian|date=October 11, 1959|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113581184/denver-pioneers-snatch-msu-grizzly-pelt/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|{{dow tooltip|October 16, 1959}}||Utah|DU Stadium|Denver, CO|L 12–26||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oregonian-utah-redskins-trounce-denv/171306810/|newspaper=The Oregonian|title=Utah Redskins trounce Denver Pioneers, 26–12|date=October 17, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24|at|BYU|Cougar Stadium|Provo, UT|W 14–7||{{cite news|title=DU Tips Cats|newspaper=The Sunday Herald|date=October 25, 1959|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113581305/du-tips-cas/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31|at|New Mexico|Zimmerman Field|Albuquerque, NM|L 0–42||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ogden-standard-examiner-lobos-crush/171304776/|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|title=Lobos crush Denver by 42–0 score|date=November 1, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 7|at|Oklahoma State
|November 14||Utah State|DU Stadium|Denver, CO|L 14–21|7,265|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-idaho-statesman-utah-aggies-stop-den/171307874/|newspaper=The Idaho Statesman|title=Utah Aggies stop Denver for 21–14 win|date=November 15, 1959|accessdate=April 28, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|{{dow tooltip|November 26, 1959}}||Wyoming|DU Stadium|Denver, CO|L 0–45|10,295|{{cite news|title=Cowboys Humiliate Pioneers, 45–0|newspaper=Casper Tribune-Herald & Star|date=November 27, 1959|page=41|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24492582/cowboys_humiliate_pioneers_450/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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