1938 Creighton

6–⁠1–⁠1 (1–⁠0–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Marchy Schwartz.

Schedule and results

Creighton in 1938, game by game: won vs. South Dakota 26–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 16–7; tied at Drake 7–7; lost vs. West Virginia 13–20; won at Wichita State 6–0; won vs. St. Benedict 39–6; won at Loyola (LA) 34–0; won vs. North Dakota State 38–0+38−7Won 26–0 vs. South Dakota+26South DakotaWon 16–7 vs. Oklahoma State+9Oklahoma StateTied 7–7 at Drake0DrakeLost 13–20 vs. West Virginia-7West VirginiaWon 6–0 at Wichita State+6Wichita StateWon 39–6 vs. St. Benedict+33St. BenedictWon 34–0 at Loyola (LA)+34Loyola (LA)Won 38–0 vs. North Dakota State+38North Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Dakota State 38–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1938.

Record
6–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠0–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
179–⁠40
Coach
Marchy Schwartz
Elo
1446 +74 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.2 No. 107 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1938 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washburn1–⁠06–⁠3
Tulsa3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Creighton1–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Drake1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Saint Louis0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Oklahoma State0–⁠42–⁠8

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