1947 Drake Bulldogs football team
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.
| 1947 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| 1947 record | 1–7–1 (1–3 MVC) |
| Head coach | Albert Kawal (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Texas Mines* |
| L 7–19 | 9,000 | [2] | ||
| September 27 | Colorado A&M* |
| L 19–23 | 8,200 | [3] | ||
| October 4 | at Tulsa |
| L 14–28 | 8,000 | [4] | ||
| October 11 | at Wichita |
| L 13–21 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | at Saint Louis |
| L 12–41 | 12,312 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 13–9 | 6,000 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | Iowa State Teachers* |
| T 6–6 | 7,500 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | Iowa State* |
| L 6–36 | 13,000 | [9] | ||
| November 15 | at New Mexico* |
| L 7–8 | 7,000 | [10] | ||
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References
- "1947 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- "Texans Drop Drake". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Drake's Late Rally Falls Short, 23-19". The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1947. pp. 9, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hurricane Blows Drake Down, 28-14". The Daily Oklahoman. October 5, 1947. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- George Mills (October 12, 1947). "Wichita Surge Repels Bulldogs, 21-13". The Des Moines Register. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "Drake Shocks Oklahoma Ags, 13-9". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1947. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
- Frank Brody (November 2, 1947). "Gaudy Drake Pass Ties Teachers, 6-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
- Leighton Housh (November 9, 1947). "Cyclones Frolic Past Drake, 36-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com.
- 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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