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1925 Creighton Bluejays football team

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1925 Creighton Bluejays football
NCC co-champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–0–1 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nebraska Wesleyan + 3 0 1 6 0 2
Creighton + 3 0 1 6 3 1
North Dakota Agricultural + 4 0 2 5 0 2
North Dakota 2 2 0 4 4 0
South Dakota State 1 1 2 2 3 2
Morningside 2 4 0 3 5 0
South Dakota 1 4 0 3 5 0
Des Moines 0 4 0 0 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1925 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the North Central Conference during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 103 to 46.[1] The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Three Creighton players were selected as first-team players on the 1925 All-North Central Conference football team: Hickey at quarterback; Keane at halfback; and Lang at end.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Midland*Fremont, NEW 33–6[3]
October 3North Dakota AgriculturalOmaha, NET 0–03,000[4]
October 7Colorado*L 6–14[5]
October 17at Morningside
W 20–6[6]
October 24at South Dakota StateBrookings, SDW 19–0[7]
October 31at Marquette*L 0–28[8]
November 7at John Carroll*Cleveland, OHW 30–6[9]
November 14North Dakota
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 20–77,000[10]
November 21Haskell*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 7–16[11]
November 26Idaho*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 34–19[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Creighton (NE) Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mythical Honors To Coyote Stars". Sunday State Journal. December 13, 1925. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Midland Gridsters Overwhelmed By Creighton". Fremont Evening Tribune. September 28, 1925. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Creighton Battles to Scoreless Tie". Sunday State Journal. October 4, 1925. p. Sport 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "University of Colorado Team Victor over Creighton Before Big Legion Crowd". The Sioux City Journal. October 8, 1925. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maroons Lose In Last Period". The Sioux City Journal. October 18, 1925. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Bert Popowski (October 25, 1925). "Bluejays Beat Rabbits, 19-0". The Sioux City Sunday Journal – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Marquette Has Hard Time with North Dakota". The Eau Claire Leader. November 22, 1925. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Creighton Wins Over Carroll By Air Route". The Lincoln Sunday Star. November 8, 1925. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Dakota Mistakes Give Creighton Win". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. November 15, 1925. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bluejays Fall Before Indians". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. November 22, 1925. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Creighton Victor Over Idaho, 34-19". The Billings Gazette. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.