1940 Creighton Bluejays football team

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1940 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1940 record6–2–2 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 Tulsa
L 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 Drake
W 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.
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