2016 Drake Bulldogs football team

2016 Drake Bulldogs football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
2016 record	7–4 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach	Rick Fox (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Stepsis
Home stadium	Drake Stadium (Capacity: 14,557)
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Pioneer Football League standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 San Diego $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
Dayton		7	–	1					9	–	2
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Marist		5	–	3					5	–	6
Jacksonville		4	–	3					5	–	5
Campbell		3	–	4					5	–	5
Morehead State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Valparaiso		3	–	5					4	–	7
Butler		2	–	6					4	–	7
Stetson		2	–	6					4	–	7
Davidson		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Rick Fox and played their home games at Drake Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League.^[1] They finished the season 7–4, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in third place.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Quincy*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	L 35–38	2,674
September 10	6:00 pm	at No. 9 South Dakota State*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 28–56	15,171
September 17	1:00 pm	McKendree*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 28–16	1,784
September 24	1:00 pm	Morehead State	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 30–28	3,158
October 1	12:00 pm	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	YouTube	L 10–35	2,457
October 8	1:00 pm	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valporaiso, IN	ESPN3	W 35–21	2,521
October 15	12:30 pm	San Diego	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	L 7–38	1,740
October 29	1:00 pm	Campbell	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 33–21	1,727
November 5	12:00 pm	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	W 31–27	471
November 12	1:00 pm	Butler	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 28–14	1,897
November 19	12:00 pm	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	HV	W 45–17	3,712
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries[]

Quincy[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	9	19	3	7	38
Bulldogs	7	14	7	7	35

@ South Dakota State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	0	14	28
#9 Jackrabbits	21	7	7	21	56

McKendree[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	10	0	0	6	16
Bulldogs	0	14	14	0	28

Morehead State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	8	0	0	20	28
Bulldogs	6	10	14	0	30

@ Dayton[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	0	10
Flyers	14	7	7	7	35

@ Valparaiso[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	0	7	35
Crusaders	0	14	7	0	21

San Diego[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	7	17	14	0	38
Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	7

Campbell[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	7	7	7	21
Bulldogs	17	3	6	7	33

@ Jacksonville[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	10	14	31
Dolphins	10	3	0	14	27

Butler[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
BU Bulldogs	0	7	7	0	14
DU Bulldogs	7	7	14	0	28

@ Stetson[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	14	14	14	45
Hatters	0	17	0	0	17

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