Creighton Bluejays football
| Creighton Bluejays | |
|---|---|
 | |
| First season | 1900 |
| Head coach |
Maurice H. "Skip" Palrang 3rd year, 16–11–2 (.586) |
| Stadium | Creighton Stadium |
| Location | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Past conferences | Independent (1895-1921), North Central Conference (1922-1927) |
| All-time record | 187–143–28 (.561) |
| Bowl record | 0–0–0 (–) |
| Conference titles | 3 |
| Colors |
Blue and White[1] |
| Fight song | The White and the Blue |
| Website | gocreighton.com |
The first year of Creighton Bluejays football was in 1900. They fielded a football team every year from 1900 to 1942.
Nickname
Creighton adopted a Bluejay as its mascot in 1924, when the University’s athletic board selected the name from submissions for a contest run by the Omaha Bee newspaper.[2]
Conference championships
Creighton won three conference titles. The Bluejays won two North Central Conference championships and one Missouri Valley Conference championship.
| Conference | Years |
|---|---|
| North Central Conference | 1925, 1927 |
| Missouri Valley Conference | 1936 |
| Total | 3 Conference Championships |
Record versus Missouri Valley Conference
| Rival | Record (W-L-T) | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Drake | 8-8-2 | |
| Oklahoma A&M | 6-11-1 | |
| St. Louis | 6-9-0 | |
| Tulsa | 0-5-0 | |
| Washburn | 2-1-0 | |
| Washington U. | 4-4-0 |
End of the Football Team
In 1942, every football player was drafted to fight in World War II and the school suspended the football program for what transpired as an permanent event. To this day, the Creighton bookstore sells T-shirts that read, "Creighton Football: Still Undefeated," referencing the fact that the team has not lost any games in that time period.
References
- ↑ Creighton University Athletics Bluejay Logo Usage Guidelines (PDF). 2013-09-16. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
- ↑ "20 Interesting Historical Facts About Creighton University (Nos. 16-20)". www.creighton.edu. Retrieved 4 January 2013.