1923 Creighton Blue and White football team

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1923 Creighton Blue and White football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1923 record5–5 (1–2 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 North Central Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Morningside $ 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
North Dakota 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Des Moines 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
South Dakota State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Creighton 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
South Dakota 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Nebraska Wesleyan * 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – ineligible for conference title; too few games played

The 1923 Creighton Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1923 college football season. In its first season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team compiled a 5–5 record (1–2 against conference opponents).[1] The team played its home games in Omaha, Nebraska.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Midland*Fremont, NEW 13–0[2]
October 6at Kansas*
L 0–6
October 13at Kansas State*
L 0–6
October 20at South Dakota StateBrookings, SDL 20–27
October 272:30 p.m.Des MoinesOmaha, NEL 6–74,500[3][4]
November 32:30 p.m.Haskell*dagger
  • Creighton Field
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–268,000[5][6]
November 10at Michigan Agricultural*East Lansing, MIW 27–6
November 172:30 p.m.South DakotaOmaha, NEW 34–04,000[7][8]
November 24at Oklahoma A&M*
W 13–2
December 1at Grinnell*Grinnell, IAW 14–0

References[]

  1. ^ "Creighton (NE) Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  2. ^ Davis, Ralph (October 1, 1923). "Blue Gridsters Beat Midland College On Slippery Field, 13 To 0". The Omaha Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 5. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ "Creighton Plays First Home Game". The Omaha Daily News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 26, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Des Moines University Wins From Creighton Team by 7-6 Score". The Omaha Sunday News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 28, 1923. p. 15. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Saturday---Homecoming Day". The Evening Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. November 2, 1923. p. 5. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Haskell Trims Creighton". The Indian Leader. November 9, 1923. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Creighton Eleven Tackles South Dakota Coyotes". The Omaha Daily News. Omaha, Nebraska. November 17, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. ^ "South Dakota Coyotes Can't Stop Creighton Attack and Lose 34-0". The Omaha Sunday News. Omaha, Nebraska. November 18, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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