Utah State at Denver
Saturday, December 7, 1946 Share
Utah State beat Denver 28–14. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Denver led the series 13–6–3.
FinalAttendance 20,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, December 8, 1946, page 34
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Utah State TrampIes Denver, Shares Title DENVER, Dec. Utah States llard- charging Farmers won a share of the Big Seven football title today with a wild, fumble-flled 28–14 victory over Denver University, shattering the Pioneers hopes of a second straight undisputed confer ence championship. Coach Dick Romney’s crew, not considered of championship caliber after mediocre beginning, i’m proved with the season and today S victory gave them record identical with Denver-four wins, one loss and one tie. The Farmers well-earned victory gave 10000 fans more thrills than a three-ring circus
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Denver 57% to win. Utah State won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Utah State–Denver gameDenver leads 19–13–3 in 35 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.
| 1960 | Utah State 31, Denver 8 | |
| 1959 | Utah State 21, Denver 14 | |
| 1958 | Denver 20, Utah State 8 | |
| 1957 | Denver 21, Utah State 19 | |
| 1956 | Utah State 18, Denver 13 | |
| 1955 | Denver 39, Utah State 6 |
Around this game
Utah State
- Next gamevs. San José StateJan. 1, 1947
- SeasonUtah State in 1946
- ProgramUtah State history and records
Denver
- Next gamevs. Hardin SimmonsJan. 4, 1947, Alamo Bowl
- SeasonDenver in 1946
- ProgramDenver history and records
