1927 Creighton Bluejays football team

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1927 Creighton Bluejays football
NCC co-champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–1–1 (2–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota + 5 0 0 7 2 0
Creighton + 2 0 0 6 1 1
South Dakota State 2 2 0 5 3 0
North Dakota 2 2 0 4 4 0
Morningside 1 3 0 3 5 0
North Dakota Agricultural 1 3 0 3 5 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 0 3 0 0 8 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1927 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1927 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team compiled a 6–1–1 record (2–0 against NCC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 103 to 46.[1] The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Wyoming*W 13–0
October 8at North DakotaW 7–0[2]
October 15at Oklahoma*T 13–13
October 22Marquettedagger*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 14–010,000[3][4]
October 29at Oklahoma A&M*L 6–18
November 5at Utah*W 16–7
November 12South Dakota State
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 14–05,000[5]
November 19Saint Louis*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 20–8
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1927 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Creighton Busts Up North Dakota Homecoming, 7-0". The Minneapolis Journal. October 9, 1927. p. Sports 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Howard Wolff (October 23, 1927). "Bluejays Crush Gold Avalanche: Homecomers See Mighty Offense Score 14 Points". Sunday World-Herald. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Victory of Blue Eleven Play by Play". Sunday World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. October 23, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bluejays Down Rabbits 14 to 0". The Daily Argus Leader. November 14, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.