Creighton Stadium

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Creighton Stadium
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Creighton Stadium in 1925
Creighton Stadium
AddressN. 27th & Burt Streets
Location Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Coordinates 41°15′59″N95°57′02″W / 41.2664°N 95.9506°W / 41.2664; -95.9506
OwnerCreighton University
OperatorCreighton University
Capacity 22,500 [1]
SurfaceNatural grass
Construction
Broke ground1924
Opened1925;99 years ago (1925) [1] [2]
Closed1963
Demolished1966
Construction cost $335,000 [2]
Tenants
Creighton Bluejays (NCAA) (1925–1942)

Creighton Stadium was an outdoor American football stadium in the midwestern United States, located on the campus of Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. At the southeast corner of North 27th and Burt streets, it was the home field of the Creighton Bluejays of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Constructed in 1924, [3] and opened 99 years ago in 1925, [2] it was a concrete stadium in the shape of an oval, [1] but lacked enclosed end zones. [4] Asymmetric, the larger grandstand on the south sideline was single level and included the press box, while the north grandstand had a second deck, bounded by Burt Street. After several seasons, lights were added, between the field and the running track. [5]

Pilgrims sitting on the grass in outside the stadium endzones during the Sixth National Eucharistic Congress Eucharistic Congress at Creighton Stadium with spectators on grass.jpg
Pilgrims sitting on the grass in outside the stadium endzones during the Sixth National Eucharistic Congress

The football field had an unconventional east-west alignment at an elevation of approximately 1,050 feet (320 m) above sea level. Located at the northwest corner of campus, the present-day North Freeway (U.S. Route 75) is immediately west of the site.

Like many colleges during World War II, Creighton put its football program on hiatus after the 1942 season; [6] the final varsity game was at home against Tulsa on November 21. [7] Bluejay football was not resumed after the war, [6] but the stadium was used for track competitions and ROTC drilling for the next two decades. It was demolished in the 1960s and the site where it stood is now occupied by the Criss research buildings of the Creighton University School of Medicine. [2]

In addition to college athletics, the stadium hosted religious and community affairs, [2] as well as rodeos. [8] The Sixth National Eucharistic Congress was hosted in part at the stadium in 1930. [9]

The stands of the stadium in 1925 Creighton Stadium Stands.jpg
The stands of the stadium in 1925

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The 1930 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1930 college football season. In its first season under head coach Arthur R. Stark, the team compiled a 1–7 record and was outscored by a total of 147 to 40. The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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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 and was outscored by a total of 151 to 44. The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

The 1936 Creighton Bluejays football team was an American football team that represented Creighton University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1936 college football season. In its second season under head coach Marchmont Schwartz, the team compiled a 4–4 record, tied for the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 102 to 72. The team played its home games at Creighton Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Missouri Valley Conference Handbook. Missouri Valley Conference News Bureau. 1937. pp. 56 (on page 3).
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Boro, Carolyn; Mead, Beverly T. (1991). A Century of teaching and healing 1892-1992 : the first one hundred years of the Creighton University School of Medicine (PDF). Creighton University. p. 160.
  3. ↑ "1924 Creighton Stadium construction". Creighton University Archives. (photo). 1924. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ "1929 stadium without light poles". Creighton University Archives. (photo). 1929. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "1930 Creighton campus, aerial view". Creighton University Archives. (photo). 1930. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "History". Creighton University. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Tulsa wins title". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. November 22, 1942. p. 1, sports.
  8. ↑ "1944 rodeo in stadium". Gonzaga University Archives. (photo). 1944. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Facts About Great Eucharistic Meet". The Nebraska Register. Sep 28, 1930. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
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