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1940 Creighton Bluejays football team

The 1940 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Maurice H. Palrang, the team compiled a 6–2–2 record (2–2 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 178 to 79.[1]

1940 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record6–2–2 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Creighton 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Drake 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington University 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washburn 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Creighton back Johnny Knolla led all college football players in 1940 with 1,420 yards of total offense in 10 games. His tally was higher than that of 1940 Heisman Trophy winner Tom Harmon.[2]

Creighton was ranked at No. 91 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Iowa State Teachers*
W 20–0[4]
October 5Colorado Mines*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 43–0[5]
October 12at Tulsa
L 0–326,600[6]
October 19Marquette*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
T 27–27[7]
October 27at San Francisco*
T 0–010,000[8]
November 2Oklahoma A&M
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 14–20[9]
November 8at Saint Louis
W 14–07,373[10]
November 16South Dakota*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 39–0[11]
November 23at Drake
W 14–06,000[12]
November 28at Wichita*Wichita, KSW 7–0[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "1940 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Knolla Top U.S. Back With 1,420 Yards". Evening World-Herald. December 5, 1940. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Howard Wolff (September 29, 1940). "Creighton Hustles for 20-to-0 Victory; Bradford Makes Iowa Tutors Tough". Sunday World-Herald. pp. 1B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blues Bury Miners Under 43 to 0 Score". Sunday World-Herald. October 6, 1940. pp. 1B, 7B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Jack Charvat (October 13, 1940). "Tulsa Clips Jays' Wings to Win 32-0: Morgan Runs 85 Yards For One T. U. Counter". The Tulsa Tribune. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bluejays Wing Back from 20-7 Deficit to Tie Marquette, 27 to 27". Sunday World-Herald. October 20, 1940. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dons 'Snap' Losing Streak in Creighton 0-0 Battle". Oakland Tribune. October 28, 1940. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Howard Wolff (November 3, 1940). "Jays Can't Catch Jim Reynolds". Sunday World-Herald. pp. 1B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ James Toomey (November 9, 1940). "Billikens' Pass Defense Fails and Creighton Wins". St. Louis Star-Times. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Howard Wolff (November 17, 1940). "Mud-Spattered Jays Dunk Sodaks in Second Half, 39-0". Sunday World-Herald. pp. Sports 1, 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Sec Taylor (November 24, 1940). "Jays' Early Rush Trips Drake, 14-0: Creighton Checks Late Bulldog Rally". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Creighton Player Beats Harmon Mark: Knolla Scores To Lead Nation For Yardage Totals". The Wichita Eagle. November 29, 1940. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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