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1941 Creighton

5–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Creighton in 1941, game by game: won vs. St. Benedict 13–7; won vs. Centenary (LA) 32–20; won vs. Saint Louis 18–8; lost at Tulsa 7–19; won at Washington St. Louis 14–13; won vs. Drake 12–7; lost at Oklahoma State 6–13; lost at Texas Tech 6–13; lost at Loyola Marymount 7–32; lost vs. Detroit Mercy 0–28+12−28Won 13–7 vs. St. Benedict+6St. BenedictWon 32–20 vs. Centenary (LA)+12Centenary (LA)Won 18–8 vs. Saint Louis+10Saint LouisLost 7–19 at Tulsa-12TulsaWon 14–13 at Washington St. Louis+1Washington St. …Won 12–7 vs. Drake+5DrakeLost 6–13 at Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateLost 6–13 at Texas Tech-7Texas TechLost 7–32 at Loyola Marymount-25Loyola MarymountLost 0–28 vs. Detroit Mercy-28Detroit Mercy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsSt. BenedictW 13–⁠789%
Sep 26vsCentenary (LA)W 32–⁠2078%
Oct 3vsSaint LouisW 18–⁠867%
Oct 11atTulsaL 7–⁠1944%
Oct 18atWashington St. LouisW 14–⁠1359%
Oct 25vsDrakeW 12–⁠772%
Nov 1atOklahoma StateL 6–⁠1351%
Nov 8atTexas TechL 6–⁠1331%
Nov 16atLoyola MarymountL 7–⁠3262%
Nov 23vsDetroit MercyL 0–⁠2837%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Detroit Mercy 28–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
115–⁠160
Coach
—
Elo
1412 −78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.9 No. 95 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1941 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠08–⁠2
Oklahoma State3–⁠15–⁠4
Creighton3–⁠25–⁠5
Saint Louis1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Washington St. Louis1–⁠34–⁠5
Drake0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

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