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1939 Creighton Bluejays football team

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Iowa State Teachers*W 26–0
October 7Tulsa
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 14–21
October 14Drake
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 7–0
October 20at Washington UniversityL 12–42
October 28Loyola (CA)*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 21–13
November 4Saint Louis
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 14–21
November 18Washburn
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 47–0
November 25at Oklahoma A&ML 9–20
December 3vs. San Francisco*
L 14–269,900[2]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1939 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dons Finish Season With 26-14 Win Over Creighton". Oakland Tribune. December 4, 1939. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.