1937 Creighton Bluejays football team

The 1937 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1937 college football season. In its third season under head coach Marchmont Schwartz, the team compiled a 2–7 record (1–3 against MVC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 141 to 45.[1][2] The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

1937 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–7 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
1937 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 3 0 06 2 2
Drake 4 1 08 2 0
Saint Louis 2 1 07 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 2 2 04 6 0
Washington University 2 2 04 6 0
Grinnell 1 3 02 6 1
Creighton 1 3 02 7 0
Washburn 0 3 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25St. Benedict*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 6–0
October 2at Oklahoma A&ML 13–16
October 8Grinnell
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 6–0
October 15Drake
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–9[3]
October 23Kansas State*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 7–15
November 6at Xavier*L 0–19[4]
November 13Saint Louis
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 6–7
November 21Detroit*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 7–486,000[5]
November 25at Texas Tech*L 0–27
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Valley Chase Won By Tulsa With Drake 2D". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. November 29, 1937. p. 10. Retrieved November 27, 2020 via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "1937 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
  3. "Drake Defeats Creighton For Third Victory In Valley Race". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 16, 1937. p. 2B via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Penalties jar Bluejays, 19–0". Omaha World-Herald. November 7, 1937. Retrieved May 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Lewis H. Walter (November 22, 1937). "Titans Swamp Creighton: Farkas Scores Twice to Raise His Total to 97". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 14 via Newspapers.com.
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