2017 Drake Bulldogs football team

2017 Drake Bulldogs football
Conference Pioneer Football League
2017 record 7–4 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach Rick Fox (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Todd Stepsis (4th season)
Home stadium Drake Stadium
(Capacity: 14,557)
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 23 San Diego $^  8 –0     10 –3  
Drake  6 –2     7 –4  
Jacksonville  5 –3     7 –4  
Campbell  5 –3     6 –5  
Valparaiso  5 –3     6 –5  
Butler  4 –4     6 –5  
Dayton  4 –4     5 –6  
Marist  3 –5     4 –7  
Morehead State  3 –5     4 –7  
Stetson  1 –7     2 –9  
Davidson  0 –8     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Fox and played their home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 7–4, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in second place.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016 season 7–4, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in third place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 p.m. South Dakota* Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA BV L 7–77   3,332
September 9 6:00 p.m. Southwestern (KS)* Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA BV W 55–14   864
September 16 6:00 p.m. at No. 4 South Dakota State* Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD ESPN3 L 10–51   15,806
September 23 1:00 p.m. Valparaisodagger Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA BV W 38–13   2,956
September 30 12:00 p.m. at Butler Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN Facebook Live W 27–16   2,387
October 7 1:00 p.m. Dayton Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA BV L 10–20   1,734
October 21 12:00 p.m. at Marist Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY W 19–14   1,318
October 28 1:00 p.m. Davidson Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA BV W 17–12   1,406
November 4 4:00 p.m. at San Diego Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA TheW.tv via STADIUM L 15–45   1,582
November 11 12:00 p.m. at Campbell Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC BSN W 45–10   4,261
November 18 1:00 p.m. Jacksonville Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA BV W 52–7   1,487
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

South Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 28 28 7 14 77
Bulldogs 0 7 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–7 2015 SODK, 52–0

Southwestern (KS)

1 2 3 4 Total
Moundbuilders 0 14 0 0 14
Bulldogs 7 21 10 17 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at South Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 7 0 10
No. 4 Jackrabbits 12 29 7 3 51
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–3 2016 SDSU, 56–28

Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 6 7 0 0 13
Bulldogs 14 3 14 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–3 2016 DRAKE, 35–21

at Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
DU Bulldogs 7 14 3 3 27
BU Bulldogs 6 7 3 0 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–8–1 2016 DRAKE, 28–14

Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0 3 14 3 20
Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–25 2016 DAY, 35–10

at Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 6 3 3 19
Red Foxes 0 7 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2014 DRAKE, 21–6

Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 3 6 12
Bulldogs 7 7 0 3 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–1 2014 DRAKE, 51–14

at San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 8 15
Toreros 7 10 7 21 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–13 2016 USD, 38–7

at Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 21 10 45
Fighting Camels 0 3 7 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–1 2016 DRAKE, 32–21

Jacksonville

1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 7 0 0 7
Bulldogs 14 21 10 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–3 2016 DRAKE, 31–27

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