1934 Creighton Bluejays football team

The 1934 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1934 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Eddie Hickey, the team compiled a 2–7 record (2–1 against MVC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 151 to 44.[1] The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

1934 Creighton Bluejays football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–7 (2–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCreighton Stadium
1934 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University $ 1 –0 –07 –3 –0
Creighton 2 –1 –02 –7 –0
Oklahoma A&M 1 –1 –04 –5 –1
Drake 2 –2 –03 –6 –1
Grinnell 0 –2 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29South Dakota State*
L 0–14[2]
October 68:00 p.m.Haskell*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 6–7[3][4][5][6][7][8]
October 12at Saint Louis*
L 0–137,000[9]
October 20Rice*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 13–47
October 26at Oklahoma A&M
W 13–7
November 32:30 p.m.Grinnell
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
W 12–63,000[10][11][12][13]
November 17Marquette*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–38[14]
November 24at Drake
L 0–6
November 29Idaho*
  • Creighton Stadium
  • Omaha, NE
L 0–135,000[15][16]

References
  1. "1934 Creighton Bluejays Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. "Bluejays Beaten by South Dakota State". The Omaha Bee-News. September 30, 1934. pp. 9B, 10B – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Creighton, Haskell to Resume Feud Tonight". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 6, 1934. p. 21. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Haskell, Blues To Battle Tonight (continued)". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 6, 1934. p. 22. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Jay-Haskell Lineups". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 6, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Haskell Edges Out Creighton Eleven by 7-to-6 Score". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 7, 1934. p. 19. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Haskell Team Nips Bluejays By 7-to-6 Score (continued)". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 7, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Here's Play-by-Play Of Jay-Haskell Game". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 7, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. James M. Gould (October 13, 1934). "Billikens Come To Life and Defeat Creighton, 13-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Wolff, Howard (November 3, 1934). "Rain Should Help Blues Stop Grinnell's Passes". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 9. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. Wolff, Howard (November 3, 1934). "Blues Ready For Grinnell (continued)". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. Wagner, Ralph (November 4, 1934). "Bluejay Rally In 4th Period Beats Grinnell". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 7B. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. Wagner, Ralph (November 4, 1934). "Bluejays Win Over Grinnell In Last Minute (continued)". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 10B. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Marquette Is Winner Over Bluejays, 38-0: Creighton Gridders No Match For Powerful Invaders; Guepe Brothers Star". The Omaha Sunday Bee-News. November 18, 1934. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Vandals victors". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1934. p. 7.
  16. "Idaho Vandals drub Creighton". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Idaho). November 30, 1934. p. 12.
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