Creighton Bluejays
Creighton has played football since at least 1902 and is 73–90–10 in the 173 games on record. Marchy Schwartz (1935–1939) won more games here than any other coach: 19. This season, they’re 5–4.
On this date in 1940Creighton tied Marquette 27–27 at home.
Résumé
- Record on file
- 73–90–10 .451; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1456
- Seasons
- 34 since 1902, 173 games
1942 season 5–4
RosterFull 1942 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | atColorado Springs Field | W 20–0 | 74% |
| Oct 2 | vsWashington St. Louis | L 12–13 | 67% |
| Oct 11 | vsFort Riley | W 34–7 | 81% |
| Oct 18 | atXavier | W 14–13 | 72% |
| Oct 24 | at Drake | W 33–14 | 54% |
| Oct 31 | vs Oklahoma State | L 6–20 | 53% |
| Nov 8 | atSaint Louis | L 19–21 | 54% |
| Nov 14 | vs Texas Tech | W 13–6 | 43% |
| Nov 21 | vs 6Tulsa | L 19–33 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Program strength since 1902
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
 Marchy Schwartz | 1935–1939 | 19–22–2 |
 Chet Wynne | 1927–1929 | 11–12–2 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Drake
8–8–2 in 18
- 1933 L 0–6
- 1934 L 0–6
- 1935 T 6–6
- 1936 W 13–6
- 1937 L 0–9
- 1938 T 7–7
- 1939 W 7–0
- 1940 W 14–0
- 1941 W 12–7
- 1942 W 33–14
Won the last four.
- Oklahoma State
6–11–1 in 18
- 1932 L 7–18
- 1933 L 13–33
- 1934 W 13–7
- 1935 W 16–0
- 1937 L 13–16
- 1938 W 16–7
- 1939 L 9–20
- 1940 L 14–20
- 1941 L 6–13
- 1942 L 6–20
Lost the last four.
- Saint Louis
4–8 in 12
- 1927 W 20–8
- 1928 L 6–16
- 1934 L 0–13
- 1935 W 13–0
- 1936 L 7–20
- 1937 L 6–7
- 1939 L 14–21
- 1940 W 14–0
- 1941 W 18–8
- 1942 L 19–21
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | Creighton record |
|---|---|---|
| Drake | 18 | 8–8–2 |
| Oklahoma State | 18 | 6–11–1 |
| Saint Louis | 12 | 4–8 |
| Grinnell | 12 | 10–2 |
| Haskell | 12 | 2–8–2 |
| Marquette | 11 | 3–6–2 |
| Washington St. Louis | 8 | 4–4 |
| Kansas State | 5 | 1–4 |
Every opponent (44)
Every program Creighton has played, A to Z, with Creighton’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Baker 1–0
- Centenary (LA) 1–0
- Colorado 0–1
- Colorado College 1–0
- Colorado School of Mines 2–0
- Colorado Springs Field 1–0
- Denver 0–2
- Detroit Mercy 0–3
- Drake 8–8–2
- Fort Riley 1–0
- Grinnell 10–2
- Hardin Simmons 0–1
- Haskell 2–8–2
- Idaho 1–2
- Iowa State 0–1
- Kansas 0–3
- Kansas State 1–4
- Loyola (LA) 2–0
- Loyola Marymount 0–1
- Marquette 3–6–2
- Minnesota 0–1
- Nebraska 0–3
- North Dakota 1–1
- North Dakota State 1–0
- Northern Iowa 2–0
- Notre Dame 0–1
- Oklahoma 0–2–1
- Oklahoma State 6–11–1
- Rice 1–3
- Saint Louis 4–8
- San Francisco 0–1–1
- South Dakota 3–1
- South Dakota State 1–2
- St. Benedict 3–0
- St. Mary’s (Kansas) 2–0
- Texas Tech 1–2
- Tulsa 0–5
- Utah 1–0–1
- Washburn 2–1
- Washington St. Louis 4–4
- West Virginia 0–1
- Wichita State 2–0
- Wyoming 4–0
- Xavier 1–1
Led the nation 1
| 1940 | Johnny Knolla total offense (1,420 yds) |
The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 1 since 1941
- First-round picks
- 0
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | 5–4 | 1–4 | 1456 | ||||
| 1941 | 5–5 | 3–2 | 1412 | ||||
| 1940 | 6–2–2 | 2–2 | 1484 | ||||
| 1939 | 4–5 | 2–4 | Marchy Schwartz | 1394 | |||
| 1938 | 6–1–1 | 1–0–1 | Marchy Schwartz | 1446 | |||
| 1937 | 2–7 | 0–3 | Marchy Schwartz | 1309 | |||
| 1936 | 4–4 | 3–0 | Marchy Schwartz | 1371 | |||
| 1935 | 3–5–1 | 2–2–1 | Marchy Schwartz | 1323 | |||
| 1934 | 2–7 | 2–1 | 1306 | ||||
| 1933 | 3–4–1 | 2–2 | 1413 | ||||
| 1932 | 5–2–1 | 3–1 | 1451 | ||||
| 1931 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 1305 | ||||
| 1930 | 1–7 | 0–4 | 1229 | ||||
| 1929 | 2–6 | 0–3 | Chet Wynne | 1257 | |||
| 1928 | 3–5–1 | 2–1 | Chet Wynne | 1353 | |||
| 1927 | 6–1–1 | Chet Wynne | 1368 | ||||
| 1926 | 0–2 | 1253 | |||||
| 1925 | 1–1 | 1312 | |||||
| 1924 | 1–0–1 | 1321 | |||||
| 1923 | 2–2 | 1334 | |||||
| 1921 | 2–0 | 1306 | |||||
| 1920 | 0–3 | 1263 | |||||
| 1919few games on file | 2–0 | 1357 | |||||
| 1917few games on file | 2–0 | 1271 | |||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1 | 1172 |
Every season back to 1902 (9 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1915few games on file | 0–2 | 1164 | |||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–1 | 1169 | |||||
| 1908few games on file | 0–2–1 | 1200 | |||||
| 1907few games on file | 2–1 | 1218 | |||||
| 1906few games on file | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1905few games on file | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1904few games on file | 0–1 | 1181 | |||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–1 | 1179 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–1 | 1182 |
No season on file for 1909–13, 1918, 1922: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
All 34 seasons on file are complete, game by game: every win and loss in the record has its game here.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.