The 1923 Creighton Blue and White football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1923 college football season. In its first season under head coach Chet A. Wynne, the team compiled a 5–5 record (1–2 against conference opponents).[1] The team played its home games in Omaha, Nebraska.
| 1923 Creighton Blue and White football | |
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| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (1–2 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Creighton Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Des Moines | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota Agricultural | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan * | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | at Midland* | Fremont, NE | W 13–0 | [2] | ||||
| October 6 | at Kansas* | L 0–6 | ||||||
| October 13 | at Kansas State* | L 0–6 | ||||||
| October 20 | at South Dakota State | Brookings, SD | L 20–27 | |||||
| October 27 | 2:30 p.m. | Des Moines | Omaha, NE | L 6–7 | 4,500 | [3][4] | ||
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Haskell* |
| L 0–26 | 8,000 | [5][6] | ||
| November 10 | at Michigan Agricultural* | East Lansing, MI | W 27–6 | |||||
| November 17 | 2:30 p.m. | South Dakota | Omaha, NE | W 34–0 | 4,000 | [7][8] | ||
| November 24 | at Oklahoma A&M* | W 13–2 | ||||||
| December 1 | at Grinnell* | Grinnell, IA | W 14–0 | |||||
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References
edit- ^ "Creighton (NE) Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 24, 2019. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- ^ Davis, Ralph (October 1, 1923). "Blue Gridsters Beat Midland College On Slippery Field, 13 To 0". The Omaha Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 5. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Creighton Plays First Home Game". The Omaha Daily News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 26, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Des Moines University Wins From Creighton Team by 7-6 Score". The Omaha Sunday News. Omaha, Nebraska. October 28, 1923. p. 15. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Saturday---Homecoming Day". The Evening Bee. Omaha, Nebraska. November 2, 1923. p. 5. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Haskell Trims Creighton". The Indian Leader. November 9, 1923. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Creighton Eleven Tackles South Dakota Coyotes". The Omaha Daily News. Omaha, Nebraska. November 17, 1923. p. 6. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "South Dakota Coyotes Can't Stop Creighton Attack and Lose 34-0". The Omaha Sunday News. Omaha, Nebraska. November 18, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
