The 1947 Denver Pioneers football team was an

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team that represented the

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as member of the

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(MSC) during the

1947 college football season The 1947 college football season finished with Notre Dame, Michigan, and Penn State all unbeaten and untied, but the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were the first place choice for 107 of the 142 voters in the final AP Poll in early December, and re ...

. In their seventh and final season under head coach

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, the Pioneers compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the MSC, and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 138. Denver was ranked at No. 95 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final

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for 1947. The team played its home games at Denver Stadium in

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Denver Pioneers football The Denver Pioneers football team formerly represented the University of Denver in college football. History Football was once the most popular sport at the university; the first DU football game was played in 1885 against Colorado College, which ...