1972 Drake Bulldogs football team

1972 Drake Bulldogs football
Missouri Valley Conference Co-Champion
Pioneer Bowl, Runner-Up
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
1972 record 75 (71 MVC)
Head coach Jack Wallace
Home stadium Drake Stadium
1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#18 Louisville + 4 1 0     9 1 0
Drake + 4 1 0     7 5 0
West Texas State 3 1 0     5 5 0
Tulsa 3 1 0     4 7 0
Memphis State 3 2 0     5 5 1
Wichita State 2 4 0     6 5 0
New Mexico State 1 3 0     2 9 0
North Texas State 0 7 0     1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University during the 1972 college football season. It was the seventy-ninth year for the football program. The season ended with a 75 record, capturing the Missouri Valley Conference championship. The Bulldogs participated in the 1972 Pioneer Bowl.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
September 16 1:00 p.m. West Texas State Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA W 4212    
September 23 1:00 p.m. Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN W 237    
September 30 1:00 p.m. North Texasdagger Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 548    
October 7 1:00 p.m. South Dakota* DakotaDomeVermillion, SD L 2328    
October 14 1:00 p.m. Northern Iowadagger Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 2114    
October 21 12:00 p.m. Tampa* Tampa StadiumTampa L 724    
October 28 1:00 p.m. New Mexico State Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 2810    
November 4 3:30 p.m. Southern Illinois Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 919    
November 11 1:00 p.m. Northeast Louisiana* Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 3517    
November 18 1:00 p.m. Idaho State* Holt ArenaPocatello, ID L 2124    
November 21 1:00 p.m. Louisville Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY L 027    
December 9 1:00 p.m. Tennessee State* Memorial StadiumWichita Falls, TX (Pioneer Bowl) L 2129    
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

References

  1. "Drake Bulldogs Football". www.drakebulldogs.org. 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
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