Creighton Bluejays football

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,^[2] but first played in 1900.^[3]

Creighton Bluejays football
First season	1900; 125 years ago (1900)
Last season	1942; 83 years ago
Stadium	Creighton Stadium
Location	Omaha, Nebraska
Past conferences	Independent (1895–1921) North Central Conference (1922–1927) Missouri Valley Conference (1928–1942)
All-time record	187–143–28 (.561)
Conference titles	3
Colors	Blue, white, and navy blue[1]
Fight song	The White and the Blue

History

See also: List of Creighton Bluejays football seasons

Nickname

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.^[4]

Conference championships

Creighton won three conference titles. The Bluejays won two North Central Conference championships and one Missouri Valley Conference championship.

Conference	Years
North Central Conference	1925, 1927
Missouri Valley Conference	1936
Total	3 conference championships

Record versus Missouri Valley Conference

Rival	Record (W-L-T)	Name
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

See also

• List of Creighton Bluejays football seasons