Teamname: | Creighton Bluejays football |
Stadium: | Creighton Stadium |
Location: | Omaha, Nebraska |
Pastaffiliations: | Independent (1895–1921) North Central Conference (1922–1927) Missouri Valley Conference (1928–1942) |
Firstyear: | 1900 |
Lastyear: | 1942 |
Atwins: | 187 |
Atlosses: | 143 |
Atties: | 28 |
Conftitles: | 3 |
Fightsong: | The White and the Blue |
The first year of Creighton Bluejays football was in 1900. They fielded a football team every year from 1900 to 1942. The first team photo is from 1893,[1] but first played in 1900.
See also: List of Creighton Bluejays football seasons.
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]
Creighton won three conference titles. The Bluejays won two North Central Conference championships and one Missouri Valley Conference championship.
Conference | Years | |
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North Central Conference | 1925, 1927 | |
Missouri Valley Conference | 1936 | |
Total | 3 conference championships |
Rival | Record (W-L-T) | Name | |
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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 |