1939 Creighton Bluejays football team

The 1939 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1939 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Marchmont Schwartz, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–4 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 164 to 43.[1]

1939 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
1939 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University $ 4 1 06 3 1
Oklahoma A&M 3 1 05 4 1
Tulsa 2 1 14 5 1
Drake 2 3 05 5 0
Saint Louis 1 2 15 3 2
Creighton 2 4 04 5 0
Washburn 1 3 06 4 0
  • $ Conference champion

Creighton was ranked at No. 102 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[2]

The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Iowa State Teachers*W 26–0[3]
October 7Tulsa
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 14–2112,000[4]
October 14Drake
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 7–012,000[5]
October 20at Washington UniversityL 12–427,000[6]
October 28Loyola (LA)*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 21–13[7]
November 4Saint Louis
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 14–21[8]
November 18Washburn
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 47–0[9]
November 25at Oklahoma A&ML 9–20[10]
December 3vs. San Francisco*
L 14–269,900[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1939 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Howard Wolff (October 1, 1939). "Creighton Spanks Iowa Teachers, 26-0". Sunday World-Herald. pp. 1B, 2B.
  4. Howard Wolff (October 8, 1939). "Tulsa Smashes Creighton, 21 to 14". Sunday World-Herald. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bluejays Blast Stubborn Drake". Sunday World-Herald. October 15, 1939. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  6. Robert L. Burnes (October 21, 1939). "Bears Surprise By Routing Creighton In 42 to 12 Upset". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 3B via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Creighton rallies to defeat Loyola". The Lincoln Star. October 29, 1939. p. E2. Retrieved January 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com. open access
  8. Howard Wolff (November 5, 1939). "Jays' Early Lead Is Blasted, 21-14". Sunday World-Herald. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
  9. Howard Wolff (November 19, 1939). "Creighton Routs Washburn, 47 to 0". Sunday World-Herald. pp. 1B, 4B via Newspapers.com.
  10. Joe Mayfield (November 26, 1939). "Cowboys Run Past Creighton 20 To 9". The Daily O'Collegian. p. 3 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Dons Finish Season With 26-14 Win Over Creighton". Oakland Tribune. December 4, 1939. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
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