1941 Creighton Bluejays football team explained

Year:1941
Team:Creighton Bluejays
Sport:football
Conference:Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:MVC
Record:5–5
Conf Record:3–1
Head Coach:Maurice H. Palrang
Hc Year:2nd
Stadium:Creighton Stadium

The 1941 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Maurice H. Palrang, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–1 against MVC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 160 to 115.[1]

Four Creighton players were selected by the conference coaches as second-team players on the 1941 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team: halfback Tony Porto; end Joe Boyle; center Fred Dondelinger; and tackle John Powers.[2]

Creighton was ranked at No. 140 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[3]

The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1941 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. May 25, 2019.
  2. News: Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven. Miami Daily News-Record. L.E. Skelley. December 5, 1941. 5. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published. The Courier-Journal. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 26, 1941. Sports 4. Newspapers.com.