1934 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–7 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
1934 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University $ 1 –0 –07 –3 –0
Creighton 2 –1 –02 –7 –0
Oklahoma A&M 1 –1 –04 –5 –1
Drake 2 –2 –03 –6 –1
Grinnell 0 –2 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1934 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Eddie Hickey, the team compiled a 2–7 record (2–1 against MVC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 151 to 44.[1] The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29South Dakota State*
L 0–14[2]
October 68:00 p.m.Haskell*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 6–7[3][4][5][6][7][8]
October 12at Saint Louis*
L 0–137,000[9]
October 20Rice*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 13–47
October 26at Oklahoma A&M
W 13–7
November 32:30 p.m.Grinnell
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 12–63,000[10][11][12][13]
November 17Marquette*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–38[14]
November 24at Drake
L 0–6
November 29Idaho*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–135,000[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ "1934 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bluejays Beaten by South Dakota State". The Omaha Bee-News. September 30, 1934. pp. 9B, 10B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Creighton, Haskell to Resume Feud Tonight". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 6, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ↑ "Haskell, Blues To Battle Tonight (continued)". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 6, 1934. p. 22. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ↑ "Jay-Haskell Lineups". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 6, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ↑ "Haskell Edges Out Creighton Eleven by 7-to-6 Score". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 7, 1934. p. 19. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Haskell Team Nips Bluejays By 7-to-6 Score (continued)". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 7, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "Here's Play-by-Play Of Jay-Haskell Game". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 7, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ James M. Gould (October 13, 1934). "Billikens Come To Life and Defeat Creighton, 13-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Wolff, Howard (November 3, 1934). "Rain Should Help Blues Stop Grinnell's Passes". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 9. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ↑ Wolff, Howard (November 3, 1934). "Blues Ready For Grinnell (continued)". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ Wagner, Ralph (November 4, 1934). "Bluejay Rally In 4th Period Beats Grinnell". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 7B. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ↑ Wagner, Ralph (November 4, 1934). "Bluejays Win Over Grinnell In Last Minute (continued)". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 10B. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "Marquette Is Winner Over Bluejays, 38-0: Creighton Gridders No Match For Powerful Invaders; Guepe Brothers Star". The Omaha Sunday Bee-News. November 18, 1934. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Vandals victors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1934. p. 7.
  16. ↑ "Idaho Vandals drub Creighton". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Idaho). November 30, 1934. p. 12.
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