1940 Creighton Bluejays football team
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.
| 1940 Creighton Bluejays football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1940 record | 6–2–2 (2–2 MVC) |
| Head coach | Maurice H. Palrang (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Creighton Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | Iowa State Teachers* | W 20–0 | |||||
| October 5 | Colorado Mines* |
| W 43–0 | ||||
| October 12 | at Tulsa |
| L 0–32 | ||||
| October 19 | Marquette* |
| T 27–27 | ||||
| October 27 | at San Francisco* | T 0–0 | 10,000 | [2] | |||
| November 2 | Oklahoma A&M |
| L 14–20 | ||||
| November 8 | at Saint Louis |
| W 14–0 | ||||
| November 11 | South Dakota* |
| W 39–0 | ||||
| November 23 | at Drake | W 14–0 | |||||
| November 28 | at Wichita* | Wichita, KS | W 7–0 | ||||
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References
- "1940 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- "Dons 'Snap' Losing Streak in Creighton 0-0 Battle". Oakland Tribune. October 28, 1940. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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