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1928 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–5–1 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6at Minnesota*
L 0–4920,000
October 13Oklahoma A&M
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 37–0
October 20Oklahoma*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–7
October 27at Saint Louis*
L 6–16
November 3at South Dakota State*Brookings, SDL 7–18
November 10Utah*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
T 7–7
November 23at Grinnell
W 20–19[2][3][4]
November 29Drake
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–6[5]
December 8at Marquette*
W 9–65,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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.
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