Denver Pioneers football, 1930–1939

The Denver Ministers football program, 1930–1939 represented the University of Denver in college football during the 1930s as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference. The program was led by four head coaches during the decade: Jeff Cravath (1929–1931), Percy Locey (1932–1935), Bill Saunders (1936–1938), and Cac Hubbard (1939–1941).

Highlights of the decade included:

• The 1933 team compiled a 5–3–1 record (5–1–1 against conference opponents), shared the RMC title with Colorado Agricultural and Utah, and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 46.
• The 1935 team compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 101.
• The 1936 team compiled a 7–1–1 record (6–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 88.
• The 1937 compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for third in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 61.

1930

The 1930 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1930 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 5–4 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 148 to 140.

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1931

The 1931 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1931 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Pioneers compiled a 4–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished eighth in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 143 to 104.

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1932

The 1932 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1932 college football season. In their first season under head coach Percy Locey, the Pioneers compiled a 4–3–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the RMC, and were outscored by a total of 74 to 60.

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1933

The 1933 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1933 college football season. In their second season under head coach Percy Locey, the Pioneers compiled a 5–3–1 record (5–1–1 against conference opponents), shared the RMC title with Colorado Agricultural and Utah, and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 46.

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1934

The 1934 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1934 college football season. In their third season under head coach Percy Locey, the Pioneers compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–4 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 91.

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1935

The 1935 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1935 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Percy Locey, the Pioneers compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 109 to 101.

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1936

The 1936 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 7–1–1 record (6–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 88.

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1937

The 1937 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1937 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 6–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents, tied for third in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 122 to 61.

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1938

The 1938 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Saunders, the Pioneers compiled a 4–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 86 to 65.

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1939

The 1939 Denver Pioneers football team represented the University of Denver as a member of the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1939 college football season. In their first season under head coach Cac Hubbard, the Pioneers compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 129 to 75.

Denver was ranked at No. 112 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.

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