1939 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5 (2–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

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 University
L 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&M
L 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 icon
  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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