1947 Drake Bulldogs football team

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1947 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1947 record1–7–1 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wichita 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Drake 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Texas Mines*
L 7–199,000[2]
September 27Colorado A&M*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 19–238,200[3]
October 4at Tulsa
L 14–288,000[4]
October 11at Wichita
L 13–21[5]
October 18at Saint Louis
L 12–4112,312[6]
October 24Oklahoma A&M
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 13–96,000[7]
November 1Iowa State Teachers*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
T 6–67,500[8]
November 8Iowa State*dagger
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 6–3613,000[9]
November 15at New Mexico*
L 7–87,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "1947 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Texans Drop Drake". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Drake's Late Rally Falls Short, 23-19". The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1947. pp. 9, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hurricane Blows Drake Down, 28-14". The Daily Oklahoman. October 5, 1947. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ George Mills (October 12, 1947). "Wichita Surge Repels Bulldogs, 21-13". The Des Moines Register. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Drake Shocks Oklahoma Ags, 13-9". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1947. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Frank Brody (November 2, 1947). "Gaudy Drake Pass Ties Teachers, 6-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Leighton Housh (November 9, 1947). "Cyclones Frolic Past Drake, 36-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 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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