1927 Creighton Bluejays football
NCC co-champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record6–1–1 (2–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
1927 North Central Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
South Dakota + 5 0 07 2 0
Creighton + 2 0 06 1 1
South Dakota State 2 2 05 3 0
North Dakota 2 2 04 4 0
Morningside 1 3 03 5 0
North Dakota Agricultural 1 3 03 5 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 0 3 00 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

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

  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.
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