1940 Creighton Bluejays football team
American college football season
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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]
- Maurice H. Palrang (1st season)
| 1940 Creighton Bluejays football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 6–2–2 (2–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Creighton Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | Iowa State Teachers* | W 20–0 | [4] | ||||
| October 5 | Colorado Mines* |
| W 43–0 | [5] | |||
| October 12 | at Tulsa | L 0–32 | 6,600 | [6] | |||
| October 19 | Marquette* |
| T 27–27 | [7] | |||
| October 27 | at San Francisco* | T 0–0 | 10,000 | [8] | |||
| November 2 | Oklahoma A&M |
| L 14–20 | [9] | |||
| November 8 | at Saint Louis |
| W 14–0 | 7,373 | [10] | ||
| November 16 | South Dakota* |
| W 39–0 | [11] | |||
| November 23 | at Drake | W 14–0 | 6,000 | [12] | |||
| November 28 | at Wichita* | Wichita, KS | W 7–0 | [13] | |||
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