1931 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
  • Arthur R. Stark (1st season)
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
1931 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Drake $ 3 0 05 6 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 0 08 2 1
Creighton 2 2 04 5 0
Grinnell 1 2 05 3 0
Washington University 0 3 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1931 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1931 college football season. In its second season under head coach Arthur R. Stark, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–2 against MVC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 107 to 83.[1] The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Baker*W 26–79,000[2]
October 3Wyoming*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 3–0[3]
October 9at DrakeL 6–1912,000[4]
October 17Washington University
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 40–08,000[5]
October 24at Tulsa*L 0–289,000[6]
October 30Haskell*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–268,000[7]
November 7at Oklahoma A&ML 0–206,000[8]
November 14Grinnell
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 8–0[9]
November 21at Marquette*L 0–77,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1931 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  2. "Jays flash powerful offense in downing Baker, 26–7". The Omaha Bee-News. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Creighton wins from Wyoming by 3-point margin with placekick". Scottsbluff Daily Star-Herald. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Drake subdues Creighton in Valley opener, 19–6". The Des Moines Register. October 10, 1931. Retrieved June 29, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Creighton swamps Washington 'U', 40–0". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bluejays easy for Tulsa UNI". The Lincoln Star. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Rabbit Weller leads Haskell to 26–0 win". Lincoln State Journal. October 31, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Oklahoma Aggies stop Creighton". The Nebraska State Journal. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Creighton win over Grinnell first in year". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Bluejays lose to Marquette". The Omaha Bee-News. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.