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1929 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–6 (0–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Drake $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Grinnell 1 – 0 – 2 5 – 1 – 2
Oklahoma A&M 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 2
Washington University 0 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Creighton 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1929 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the Bluejays compiled a 2–6 record (0–3 against MVC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 183 to 68.[1] The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5St. Mary's (KS)*
W 18–0[2]
October 12at Oklahoma*
L 0–26[3]
October 19at Oklahoma A&M
L 13–32[4]
October 26Haskelldagger*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 12–19[5]
November 2at DrakeDes Moines, IAL 12–34[6]
November 8at Marquette*
W 13–616,000[7]
November 16North Dakota*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–548,000[8]
November 28Grinnell
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–12< 4,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1929 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Howard Wolff (October 6, 1929). "Creighton Beats St. Mary's, 18 to 0 in Night Game: 10,000 See First Night Game Ever Played in Omaha". Omaha World-Herald. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Howard Wolff (October 13, 1929). "Powerful Oklahomans Overwhelm Creighton By 26 To 0: Bluejays Badley Outplayed; Make First Down Once". Omaha World-Herald. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies Defeat Blue Jays In Last Conference: Oklahoma Team Overcomes Early Lead to Crush Invaders". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 19, 1929. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Howard Wolff (October 27, 1929). "Indians Beat Blues: 14,000 Watch Haskell Take 19-13 Verdict; Captain Weller, Halfback, Runs Opening Kickoff Back 105 Yards for Touchdown -- Jays in Great Fight". Omaha World-Herald. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bert McGrane (November 3, 1929). "Drake Drubs Creighton, 34-12". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1, 5 (sports) – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Howard Wolff (November 9, 1929). "Creighton "Iron Men" Play Great Game in Beating Gold". Omaha World-Herald. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Howard Wolff (November 17, 1929). "Bluejays Crushed: North Dakota Stages Rout and Wins, 54-0; Creighton Eleven Takes Most Severe Beating in History; Eight Thousand See Game Start but Leave Early". Omaha World-Herald. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Howard Wolff (November 29, 1929). "Grinnell Downs Creighton, 12 to 0: Bluejays Beaten in Closing Game on Snowy Ground; Fewer Than Four Thousand See Thanksgiving Day Game -- Hilltoppers End a Most Disastrous Season". Omaha World-Heral. pp. 31, 32 – via Newspapers.com.
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