1942 Creighton Bluejays football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1942 Creighton Bluejays football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 5–4 1–4 Maurice H. Palrang 3rd Creighton Stadium none 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 127.1942 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football May 25, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/creighton/1942-schedule.html The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. 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. A subsequent game scheduled for November 29 against Loyola in Los Angeles was cancelled due to wartime travel restrictions.Bluejay-Loyola game cancelled The Lincoln Star November 22, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31955628/bluejayloyola_game_cancelled/ Newspapers.com 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.Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2 Twin City Sentinel Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 16, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123106326/litkenhous-rates-georgia-no-1-ohio/ Newspapers.com 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.Creighton Stops Sports Program for "Duration" The Columbus (NE) Daily Telegram December 4, 1942 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31947913/creighton_drops_sports_program_for/ Newspapers.com The football program did not return after the war, as it would become a trend among Catholic universities during the war and immediate post-war years to terminate their football programs. This trend also involved Gonzaga (1941); Providence (1941); Manhattan (1942); Saint Louis (1949); Portland (1949); Saint Mary's (1950);Saint Mary's did make a comeback to football at "College Division" (ancestor of NCAA Division II and III) level between 1959 and 1992, and would play as an independent in NCAA division I-AA (ancestor of today's Football Championship Subdivision) between 1993 and 2003, before dropping football again after 2003. Mount St. Mary's (1950);Mt. St. Mary's Gives Up Football The Washington Daily News Washington, D.C. December 14, 1950 82 Niagara (1950);Eagles To Quit Grid, Bona To Continue Buffalo Courier-Express Associated Press March 7, 1951 20 Loyola (1951); San Francisco (1951);San Francisco did make a comeback to football at "College Division" level between 1959 and 1982, but has not fielded a varsity football team since 1983. St. Bonaventure (1951)St. Bonaventure Drops Football The Ithaca Journal February 8, 1952 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53314737/st-bonaventure-drops-football/ Newspapers.com and Santa Clara (1952).Santa Clara did make a comeback to football at "College Division" level between 1959 and 1992, but has not fielded a varsity football team since 1993. Schedule 1942 AP Central y y y September 25 Colorado Springs Air Base<ncg> Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE W 20-0 Air Base Easy As Creighton Boys Victory The Lincoln Star September 26, 1942 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31954719/air_base_easy_as_creighton_victory/ Newspapers.com October 2 8:15 p.m. Washington University Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE L 12-13 10,000 Wolff Howard Gorman Is Back As Bluejay Foe https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-world-herald/127737077/ Evening World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska October 2, 1942 27 July 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Wolff Howard Gorman's Bears Test Jay Eleven (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-world-herald/127737053/ Evening World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska October 2, 1942 28 July 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Victory For Bears: Tevis Is Hero of Triumph St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 3, 1942 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31961518/victory_for_bears_tevis_is_hero_of/ Newspapers.com October 11 Fort Riley<ncg> Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE W 34-7 Bluejays Slap Down Ft. Riley Service Team The Lincoln Star October 12, 1942 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31961390/bluejays_slap_down_ft_riley_service/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Xavier<ncg> Xavier Stadium Cincinnati, OH W 14-13 9,500 Creighton Edges Xavier Musketeers, 14-13 The Cincinnati Enquirer Dick Forbes October 19, 1942 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31955440/creighton_edges_xavier_musketeers_1413/ Newspapers.com October 24 at 1942 Drake Bulldogs Drake Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 33-14 Speedy Jays Drop Drake, 33-14 The Des Moines Register Jack North October 25, 1942 Sports 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31955304/speedy_jays_drop_drake_3314/ Newspapers.com October 31 Oklahoma A&M<hc> Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE L 6-20 8,000 Creighton thrashed The Beatrice Times November 1, 1942 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31961286/creighton_thrashed/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Saint Louis Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO L 19-21 6,204 Billikens' 21 to 0 Lead Cut to 2 Points by Beaten Creighton St. Louis Post-Dispatch James M. Gould November 9, 1942 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31954971/billikens_21_to_0_lead_cut_to_2_points/ Newspapers.com November 14 Texas Tech<ncg> Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE W 13-6 Creighton upsets Texas Tech, 13-7 The Lincoln Star November 15, 1942 3B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31961166/creighton_upsets_texas_tech_137/ Newspapers.com November 21 No. 6 Tulsa Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE L 19-33 9,000 Bluejays Come Close To Surprising Tulsa The Lincoln Star November 22, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31955787/bluejays_come_close_to_surprising_tulsa/ Newspapers.com November 29 at Loyola (CA) Los Angeles, CA Cancelled Bluejay-Loyola game cancelled The Lincoln Star November 22, 1942 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31955628/bluejayloyola_game_cancelled/ Newspapers.com Notes References Creighton Category:Creighton Bluejays football seasons Creighton Bluejays football