1942 Creighton

5–⁠4 (1–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Creighton in 1942, game by game: won at Colorado Springs Field 20–0; lost vs. Washington St. Louis 12–13; won vs. Fort Riley 34–7; won at Xavier 14–13; won at Drake 33–14; lost vs. Oklahoma State 6–20; lost at Saint Louis 19–21; won vs. Texas Tech 13–6; lost vs. No. 6 Tulsa 19–33+27−14Won 20–0 at Colorado Springs Field+20Colorado Spring…Lost 12–13 vs. Washington St. Louis-1Washington St. …Won 34–7 vs. Fort Riley+27Fort RileyWon 14–13 at Xavier+1XavierWon 33–14 at Drake+19DrakeLost 6–20 vs. Oklahoma State-14Oklahoma StateLost 19–21 at Saint Louis-2Saint LouisWon 13–6 vs. Texas Tech+7Texas TechLost 19–33 vs. No. 6 Tulsa-14No. 6 Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 33–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠4 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
170–⁠127
Coach
—
Elo
1456 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.3 No. 87 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1942 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa5–⁠010–⁠14
Oklahoma State4–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠35–⁠5
Saint Louis2–⁠34–⁠5
Creighton1–⁠45–⁠4
Drake1–⁠43–⁠7

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