2017 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 2017 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Rick Fox and played their home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 7–4, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in second place.

2017 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferencePioneer Football League
2017 record7–4 (6–2 PFL)
Head coachRick Fox (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTodd Stepsis (4th season)
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
(Capacity: 14,557)
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 23 San Diego $^  8 –0     10 –3  
Drake  6 –2     7 –4  
Jacksonville  5 –3     7 –4  
Campbell  5 –3     6 –5  
Valparaiso  5 –3     6 –5  
Butler  4 –4     6 –5  
Dayton  4 –4     5 –6  
Marist  3 –5     4 –7  
Morehead State  3 –5     4 –7  
Stetson  1 –7     2 –9  
Davidson  0 –8     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2016 season 7–4, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in third place.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.South Dakota*
BVL 7–773,332
September 96:00 p.m.Southwestern (KS)*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
BVW 55–14864
September 166:00 p.m.at No. 4 South Dakota State*
ESPN3L 10–5115,806
September 231:00 p.m.Valparaiso
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
BVW 38–132,956
September 3012:00 p.m.at Butler
Facebook LiveW 27–162,387
October 71:00 p.m.Dayton
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
BVL 10–201,734
October 2112:00 p.m.at Marist
W 19–141,318
October 281:00 p.m.Davidson
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
BVW 17–121,406
November 44:00 p.m.at San Diego
TheW.tv via STADIUML 15–451,582
November 1112:00 p.m.at Campbell
BSNW 45–104,261
November 181:00 p.m.Jacksonville
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
BVW 52–71,487

Game summaries

South Dakota
1 2 3 4 Total
Coyotes 28 28 7 14 77
Bulldogs 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2017 South Dakota Coyotes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–7 2015 SODK, 52–0

Southwestern (KS)
1 2 3 4 Total
Moundbuilders 0 14 0 0 14
Bulldogs 7 21 10 17 55
See also: Southwestern Moundbuilders football
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at South Dakota State
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 3 7 0 10
No. 4 Jackrabbits 12 29 7 3 51
See also: 2017 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–3 2016 SDSU, 56–28

Valparaiso
1 2 3 4 Total
Crusaders 6 7 0 0 13
Bulldogs 14 3 14 7 38
See also: 2017 Valparaiso Crusaders football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
21–3 2016 DRAKE, 35–21

at Butler
1 2 3 4 Total
DU Bulldogs 7 14 3 3 27
BU Bulldogs 6 7 3 0 16
See also: 2017 Butler Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–8–1 2016 DRAKE, 28–14

Dayton
1 2 3 4 Total
Flyers 0 3 14 3 20
Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10
See also: 2017 Dayton Flyers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–25 2016 DAY, 35–10

at Marist
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 6 3 3 19
Red Foxes 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2017 Marist Red Foxes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2014 DRAKE, 21–6

Davidson
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 3 3 6 12
Bulldogs 7 7 0 3 17
See also: 2017 Davidson Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–1 2014 DRAKE, 51–14

at San Diego
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 0 8 15
Toreros 7 10 7 21 45
See also: 2017 San Diego Toreros football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–13 2016 USD, 38–7

at Campbell
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 21 10 45
Fighting Camels 0 3 7 0 10
See also: 2017 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–1 2016 DRAKE, 32–21

Jacksonville
1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 7 0 0 7
Bulldogs 14 21 10 7 52
See also: 2017 Jacksonville Dolphins football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–3 2016 DRAKE, 31–27
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