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 | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–4 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Creighton Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | Iowa State Teachers* | W 26–0 | [3] | ||||
| October 7 | Tulsa |
| L 14–21 | 12,000 | [4] | ||
| October 14 | Drake |
| W 7–0 | 12,000 | [5] | ||
| October 20 | at Washington University | L 12–42 | 7,000 | [6] | |||
| October 28 | Loyola (LA)* |
| W 21–13 | [7] | |||
| November 4 | Saint Louis |
| L 14–21 | [8] | |||
| November 18 | Washburn |
| W 47–0 | [9] | |||
| November 25 | at Oklahoma A&M | L 9–20 | [10] | ||||
| December 3 | vs. San Francisco* |
| L 14–26 | 9,900 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1939 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Howard Wolff (October 1, 1939). "Creighton Spanks Iowa Teachers, 26-0". Sunday World-Herald. pp. 1B, 2B.
- ^ Howard Wolff (October 8, 1939). "Tulsa Smashes Creighton, 21 to 14". Sunday World-Herald. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bluejays Blast Stubborn Drake". Sunday World-Herald. October 15, 1939. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Creighton rallies to defeat Loyola". The Lincoln Star. October 29, 1939. p. E2. Retrieved January 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Wolff (November 5, 1939). "Jays' Early Lead Is Blasted, 21-14". Sunday World-Herald. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Howard Wolff (November 19, 1939). "Creighton Routs Washburn, 47 to 0". Sunday World-Herald. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Joe Mayfield (November 26, 1939). "Cowboys Run Past Creighton 20 To 9". The Daily O'Collegian. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dons Finish Season With 26-14 Win Over Creighton". Oakland Tribune. December 4, 1939. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
