The 1917 Denver Ministers football team represented the

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as a member of the

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(RMC) during the 1917 college football season. In their third season under head coach

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, the Ministers compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against conference opponents), shared the RMC championship with Utah Agricultural, and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 45. At the end of the season, both Denver and Utah Agricultural were undefeated against RMC opponents. A game between the two teams was proposed to determine an undisputed conference champion, but Denver's faculty ruled against the game. Denver officials claimed the title and asserted that the Utah Aggies "have a right to claim nothing more than a tie for the honors." The 1917 team compiled the only

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in the program's history.

Schedule

References

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