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1929 Creighton

2–⁠6 (0–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Chet Wynne.

Schedule and results

Creighton in 1929, game by game: won at St. Mary’s (Kansas) 18–0; lost at Oklahoma 0–26; lost at Oklahoma State 13–32; lost vs. Haskell 12–19; lost at Drake 12–34; won vs. Marquette 13–6; lost vs. North Dakota 0–54; lost vs. Grinnell 0–12+18−54Won 18–0 at St. Mary’s (Kansas)+18St. Mary’s (Kan…Lost 0–26 at Oklahoma-26OklahomaLost 13–32 at Oklahoma State-19Oklahoma StateLost 12–19 vs. Haskell-7HaskellLost 12–34 at Drake-22DrakeWon 13–6 vs. Marquette+7MarquetteLost 0–54 vs. North Dakota-54North DakotaLost 0–12 vs. Grinnell-12Grinnell
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 5atSt. Mary’s (Kansas)W 18–⁠071%
Oct 12atOklahomaL 0–⁠2627%
Oct 19atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠3247%
Oct 26vsHaskellL 12–⁠1977%
Nov 1atDrakeL 12–⁠3418%
Nov 9vsMarquetteW 13–⁠639%
Nov 16vsNorth DakotaL 0–⁠5487%
Nov 23vsGrinnellL 0–⁠1234%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Grinnell 12–⁠0; 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠3 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
68–⁠183
Coach
Chet Wynne
Elo
1257 −146 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.8 No. 84 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake3–⁠0–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Grinnell1–⁠0–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Oklahoma State1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Washington St. Louis0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Creighton0–⁠32–⁠6

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