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1909 Denver Ministers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Park Field
Seasons
←  1908
1910 →
1909 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington     7 0 0
St. Vincent's     6 0 0
Montana     6 0 1
Utah     4 1 0
Washington State     4 1 0
Denver     7 2 0
Arizona     3 1 0
New Mexico     4 2 0
USC     3 1 2
Oregon Agricultural     4 2 1
Oregon     3 2 0
Hawaii     2 2 0
Utah Agricultural     2 2 1
Idaho     3 4 0
Wyoming     3 5 0
New Mexico A&M     1 3 1

The 1909 Denver Ministers football team represented the University of Denver as an independent during the 1909 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach John P. Koehler, the Ministers compiled a 7–2 record, allowed an average of 3.4 points per game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 177 to 31. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Longmont High School Denver, COW 6–0
October 9 WyomingDenver, COW 56–0
October 16 WashburnDenver, COW 30–5
October 23 South DakotaDenver, COW 10–0
November 6at Colorado Mines Golden, COW 25–0
November 13 HaskellDenver, COL 5–8
November 20 NebraskaDenver, COL 5–6 [2]
November 25 Colorado College
  • University Park Field
  • Denver, CO
W 29–64,000 [3]
December 4at Washington State
W 11–62,000 [4] [5]

References

  1. ^ "1909 Denver Pioneers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cornhuskers Beat Denver Ministers". The Billings Gazette. November 21, 1909. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Old Butte Players Give Denver Game". The Butte Inter Mountain. November 29, 1909. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Football In The Snow? Certainly". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 4, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Denver Wins Beautiful Game of Football on Snow-Covered Field from W. S. C." The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. December 5, 1909. p. B1. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.