The Big Game A Historic DU Film

1955 Brigham Young University (BYU) vs. University of Denver homecoming football game, including some very good from-the-sidelines footage. Football was once the most popular sport at Denver. The first DU football game was played in 1885 against Colorado College, which is believed to be the first intercollegiate football game played west of the Mississippi River. DU's Football highlights include appearances in the 1946 Sun Bowl, the 1947 Alamo Bowl and the 1951 Pineapple Bowl. The football team played in a 30,000 seat stadium that stood on campus from 1926 to 1971. However, the program was discontinued in 1961 for financial reasons. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_Pioneers