1981 Drake Bulldogs football team

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1981 Drake Bulldogs football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1981 record10–1 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Hancock
Defensive coordinatorMaury Waugh
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Drake + 5 1 0 10 1 0
Tulsa + 5 1 0 6 5 0
Southern Illinois 5 2 0 7 4 0
West Texas State 3 3 0 7 4 0
Wichita State 3 3 1 4 6 1
Indiana State 2 4 1 5 5 1
New Mexico State 1 5 0 3 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Drake finished the season with 10 wins and a single loss (59–6) to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Since both teams had 5–1 conference records, they were co-champions for 1981.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 51:30 p.m.[1]Northern IowaW 39–30
September 121:30 p.m.Indiana State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
W 17–14
September 191:30 p.m.Western Illinois
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
W 21–610,185[2]
September 261:30 p.m.at Kansas State*W 18–17
October 31:30 p.m.Long Beach State*dagger
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
W 18–7
October 101:30 p.m.at Wichita StateW 24–23[3]
October 241:30 p.m.West Texas State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
W 21–13[4]
October 317:30 p.m.at TulsaL 6–59
November 71:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisW 22–17
November 141:30 p.m.at Illinois StateW 13–10
November 211:00 p.m.Nebraska-Omaha*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
W 53–0

References[]

  1. ^ Missouri Valley Conference 75 1981 Football/Anniversary Issue. Missouri Valley Conference. p. Page 7.
  2. ^ Grett, Wayne (September 20, 1981). "Unbeaten Drake pins Leathernecks, 21-6". Des Moines Register. p. 1D. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Another big finish lifts unbeaten Drake, 24–23". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Unbeaten Bulldogs do it again, 21–13". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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