1955 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1955 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Warren Gaer, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 4–4.

1955 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1955 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ferris Institute   –  6 –1 –0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –  8 –2 –0
Xavier   –  7 –2 –0
Carthage   –  6 –2 –0
Wabash   –  5 –3 –1
Michigan Tech   –  4 –3 –0
Washington University   –  5 –4 –0
Drake   –  4 –4 –0
Youngstown   –  4 –5 –0
Dayton   –  3 –6 –0
Marquette   –  2 –6 –1
Baldwin–Wallace   –  2 –6 –0
Cincinnati   –  1 –6 –2
Rose Poly   –  1 –6 –1
Northern Michigan   –  0 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 16North Dakota State
W 28–6[1]
September 23at Denver
L 7–3321,500[2]
September 30Iowa State Teachers
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 14–214,000[3][4]
October 82:00 p.m.at Washington University
KSD-TVW 39–19[5][6][7]
October 157:30 p.m.at Boston University
L 2–323,000[8][9][10]
October 222:00 p.m.at BradleyPeoria, ILW 40–75,000[11][12]
October 29Iowa Statedagger
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 27–218,500[13][14]
November 12at Wichita
L 6–5913,971[15]

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References
  1. "Drake passes whip N.D. State, 28–6". The Des Moines Register. September 17, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Denver Pioneers Romp Past Green Drave, 33-7". Casper Morning Star. Sioux City, Iowa. United Press. September 24, 1955. p. 28. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Housh, Leighton (October 1, 1955). "Teachers Whip Drake Line, 21-14". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Housh, Leighton (October 1, 1955). "Drake Passes Move Ball 175 (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 10. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Gould, Charles (October 8, 1955). "Bears, Drake Resume Old Rivalry Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 9. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Rice, Jack (October 9, 1955). "Bears Are Draped By Drake, 39-19". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. Rice, Jack (October 9, 1955). "Washington Takes It On Chin From Drake (continued)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3E. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Holbrook, Bob (October 15, 1955). "B. C., B. U. Play Tonight; Harvard Yale Favored". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 4. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Fitzgerald, Tom (October 16, 1955). "Terriers Belt Drake, 32 to 2; Sullivan Stars". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 9. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. Fitzgerald, Tom (October 16, 1955). "Boston Univ. (continued)". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 46. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. Wilson, Brad (October 22, 1955). "Drake Depends on Passes To Defeat Bradley Today". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "Drake Bulldogs Smash Bradley by 40 to 7 Count". Sioux City Journal. Sioux City, Iowa. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. 45. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. Wilson, Brad (October 30, 1955). "Drake Jolts Iowa State, 27-21". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. Wilson, Brad (October 30, 1955). "Drake (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 7S. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "59-6 Spree By Wichita Stuns Drake". The Des Moines Register. November 13, 1955. pp. 1S, 7S – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "1955 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2022.


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