1928 Creighton Bluejays football team

The 1928 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1928 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record (2–1 against MVC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 128 to 86.^[1] The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

1928 Creighton Bluejays football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach	Chet A. Wynne (6th season)
Home stadium	Creighton Stadium
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Drake $	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Creighton	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Grinnell	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Washington University	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	at Minnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 0–49	20,000
October 13	Oklahoma A&M	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	W 37–0
October 20	Oklahoma*	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	L 0–7
October 27	at Saint Louis*	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, MO	L 6–16
November 3	at South Dakota State*	Brookings, SD	L 7–18
November 10	Utah*	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	T 7–7
November 23	at Grinnell	Ward Field Grinnell, IA	W 20–19		^[2]^[3]^[4]
November 29	Drake	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	L 0–6		^[5]
December 8	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 9–6	5,000	^[6]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1928 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
2. Monroe, Jack (November 24, 1928). "Creighton Nips Grinnell in Scoring Tilt, 20-19". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 7. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. Monroe, Jack (November 24, 1928). "65-Yard Pass Top Pioneers' Pigskin Play (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 8. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. Monroe, Jack (November 24, 1928). "65-Yard Pass Top Pioneers' Pigskin Play (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Drake Defeats Creighton to Win Valley Title: Nesbitt Scores Touchdown in Final Period". Des Moines Tribune-Capital. November 30, 1928. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Creighton Blue Jays Vanquish Marquette Eleven, Score, 9 to 6". The Capital Times. December 9, 1928. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.