1940 Creighton Bluejays football team

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1940 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–2–2 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 0 0 7 3 0
Oklahoma A&M 4 1 0 6 3 1
Creighton 2 2 0 6 2 2
Drake 2 2 0 4 5 0
Washington University 1 3 0 3 6 0
Saint Louis 1 3 0 3 6 0
Washburn 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Maurice H. Palrang, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record (2–2 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 79.[1] The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Iowa State Teachers*W 20–0
October 5Colorado Mines*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 43–0
October 12at TulsaL 0–327,500
October 19Marquette*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
T 27–27
October 27at San Francisco*T 0–010,000[2]
November 2Oklahoma A&M
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 14–20
November 8at Saint Louis
W 14–0
November 11South Dakota*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 39–0
November 23at DrakeW 14–0
November 28at Wichita*Wichita, KSW 7–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1940 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dons 'Snap' Losing Streak in Creighton 0-0 Battle". Oakland Tribune. October 28, 1940. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.