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1936 Creighton

4–⁠4 (3–⁠0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Marchy Schwartz.

Schedule and results

Creighton in 1936, game by game: won vs. South Dakota 25–0; won vs. Grinnell 12–0; won at Drake 13–6; lost vs. Hardin Simmons 7–13; won at Washburn 32–20; lost vs. No. 4 Marquette 6–7; lost at Saint Louis 7–20; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 0–6+25−13Won 25–0 vs. South Dakota+25South DakotaWon 12–0 vs. Grinnell+12GrinnellWon 13–6 at Drake+7DrakeLost 7–13 vs. Hardin Simmons-6Hardin SimmonsWon 32–20 at Washburn+12WashburnLost 6–7 vs. No. 4 Marquette-1No. 4 MarquetteLost 7–20 at Saint Louis-13Saint LouisLost 0–6 vs. Detroit Mercy-6Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsSouth DakotaW 25–⁠087%
Oct 10vsGrinnellW 12–⁠072%
Oct 16atDrakeW 13–⁠634%
Oct 24vsHardin SimmonsL 7–⁠1383%
Oct 30atWashburnW 32–⁠2059%
Nov 7vs4MarquetteL 6–⁠725%
Nov 13atSaint LouisL 7–⁠2055%
Nov 26vsDetroit MercyL 0–⁠631%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Detroit Mercy 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠0 shared first in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
102–⁠72
Coach
Marchy Schwartz
Elo
1371 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.8 No. 69 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1936 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa3–⁠05–⁠2–⁠2
Creighton3–⁠04–⁠4
Drake3–⁠26–⁠4
Washington St. Louis1–⁠13–⁠7
Oklahoma State1–⁠21–⁠9
Washburn1–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1
Grinnell0–⁠32–⁠7

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