1942 Creighton Bluejays football team

The 1942 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Maurice H. Palrang, and its final season of intercollegiate football, Creighton compiled a 5–4 record (1–4 against MVC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 170 to 127.^[1] The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

1942 Creighton Bluejays football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	5–4 (1–4 MVC)
Head coach	Maurice H. Palrang (3rd season)
Home stadium	Creighton Stadium
Seasons ← 1941

1942 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Tulsa $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Washington University	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Saint Louis	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Creighton	1	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Drake	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

In the final game in program history, Creighton was tied with undefeated Tulsa (ranked No. 6 in the AP Poll) at the end of the third quarter, but lost by a 33–19 score as Tulsa rallied for two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.^[2]

A subsequent game scheduled for November 29 against Loyola in Los Angeles was cancelled due to wartime travel restrictions.^[3]

Creighton was ranked at No. 120 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.^[4]

In December 1942, Creighton's athletic director, Rev. David A. Shyne, announced that, at the end of the basketball season, the school would suspend its participation in intercollegiate football and basketball for the duration of the war.^[5] The football program did not return after the war.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		Colorado Springs Air Base*	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	W 20–0		^[6]
October 2	8:15 p.m.	Washington University	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	L 12–13	10,000	^[7]^[8]^[9]
October 11		Fort Riley*	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	W 34–7		^[10]
October 18		at Xavier*	Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 14–13	9,500	^[11]
October 24		at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 33–14		^[12]
October 31		Oklahoma A&M	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	L 6–20	8,000	^[13]
November 8		at Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 19–21	6,204	^[14]
November 14		Texas Tech*	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	W 13–6		^[15]
November 21		No. 6 Tulsa	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	L 19–33	9,000	^[2]
November 29		at Loyola (CA)	Los Angeles, CA	Cancelled		^[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "1942 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
2. "Bluejays Come Close To Surprising Tulsa". The Lincoln Star. November 22, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bluejay-Loyola game cancelled". The Lincoln Star. November 22, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Creighton Stops Sports Program for "Duration"". The Columbus (NE) Daily Telegram. December 4, 1942. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Air Base Easy As Creighton Boys Victory". The Lincoln Star. September 26, 1942. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Wolff, Howard (October 2, 1942). "Gorman Is Back As Bluejay Foe". Evening World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 27. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. Wolff, Howard (October 2, 1942). "Gorman's Bears Test Jay Eleven (continued)". Evening World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 28. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. "Victory For Bears: Tevis Is Hero of Triumph". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 3, 1942. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bluejays Slap Down Ft. Riley Service Team". The Lincoln Star. October 12, 1942. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Dick Forbes (October 19, 1942). "Creighton Edges Xavier Musketeers, 14-13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Jack North (October 25, 1942). "Speedy Jays Drop Drake, 33-14". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 7 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Creighton thrashed". The Beatrice Times. November 1, 1942. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
14. James M. Gould (November 9, 1942). "Billikens' 21 to 0 Lead Cut to 2 Points by Beaten Creighton". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Creighton upsets Texas Tech, 13-7". The Lincoln Star. November 15, 1942. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Bluejay-Loyola game cancelled". The Lincoln Star. November 22, 1942. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.