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1928 Creighton

3–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Chet Wynne.

Schedule and results

Creighton in 1928, game by game: lost at Minnesota 0–49; won vs. Oklahoma State 37–0; lost vs. Oklahoma 0–7; lost at Saint Louis 6–16; lost at South Dakota State 7–18; tied vs. Utah 7–7; won at Marquette 9–6; won at Grinnell 20–19; lost vs. Drake 0–6+37−49Lost 0–49 at Minnesota-49MinnesotaWon 37–0 vs. Oklahoma State+37Oklahoma StateLost 0–7 vs. Oklahoma-7OklahomaLost 6–16 at Saint Louis-10Saint LouisLost 7–18 at South Dakota State-11South Dakota St…Tied 7–7 vs. Utah0UtahWon 9–6 at Marquette+3MarquetteWon 20–19 at Grinnell+1GrinnellLost 0–6 vs. Drake-6Drake
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6atMinnesotaL 0–⁠4920%
Oct 13vsOklahoma StateW 37–⁠050%
Oct 20vsOklahomaL 0–⁠750%
Oct 27atSaint LouisL 6–⁠1676%
Nov 3atSouth Dakota StateL 7–⁠1879%
Nov 10vsUtahT 7–⁠722%
Nov 17atMarquetteW 9–⁠628%
Nov 24atGrinnellW 20–⁠1938%
Nov 29vsDrakeL 0–⁠633%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Drake 6–⁠0; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
86–⁠128
Coach
Chet Wynne
Elo
1353 −59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.4 No. 64 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake3–⁠07–⁠1
Creighton2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Grinnell1–⁠24–⁠3–⁠1
Washington St. Louis0–⁠22–⁠5–⁠1
Oklahoma State0–⁠11–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.