1947 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1947 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–3 against MVC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 191 to 97.[1]

1947 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 3 0 05 5 0
Wichita 2 1 07 4 0
Saint Louis 1 1 04 6 0
Drake 1 3 01 7 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 2 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Drake was ranked at No. 148 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Texas Mines*L 7–199,000[3]
September 27Colorado A&M*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 19–238,200[4]
October 4at TulsaL 14–288,000[5]
October 11at WichitaL 13–21[6]
October 18at Saint Louis
L 12–4112,312[7]
October 24Oklahoma A&M
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 13–96,000[8]
November 1Iowa State Teachers*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA (rivalry)
T 6–67,500[9]
November 8Iowa State*dagger
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 6–3613,000[10]
November 15at New Mexico*L 7–87,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "1947 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texans Drop Drake". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1947. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Drake's Late Rally Falls Short, 23-19". The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1947. pp. 9, 11 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Hurricane Blows Drake Down, 28-14". The Daily Oklahoman. October 5, 1947. pp. 1B, 2B via Newspapers.com.
  6. George Mills (October 12, 1947). "Wichita Surge Repels Bulldogs, 21-13". The Des Moines Register. p. 10S via Newspapers.com.
  7. "St. Louis U. Runs Over Drake in Homecoming Game, 41 to 12 Before 12,000". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 19, 1947. pp. 1C, 4C via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Drake Shocks Oklahoma Ags, 13-9". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1947. pp. 9–10 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Frank Brody (November 2, 1947). "Gaudy Drake Pass Ties Teachers, 6-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 6S via Newspapers.com.
  10. Leighton Housh (November 9, 1947). "Cyclones Frolic Past Drake, 36-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 8S via Newspapers.com.
  11. Wilbur Bentley (November 16, 1947). "Gatewood's Passing Gives Lobos Narrow Victory Over Drake, 8 to 7". Albuquerque Journal. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
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