1927 Drake Bulldogs football team
| 1927 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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 Poster promoting the Official Football program | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (1–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Nebraska | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1927 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1927 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ossie Solem, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–6 record (1–2 against MVC opponents), finished in ninth place out of ten teams in the MVC, and were outscored by a total of 158 to 89.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 8 | at Navy* |
| L 6–35 | [2] | |||
| October 15 | Pittsburgh* |
| L 0–32 | 7,000 | [3][4] | ||
| October 19 | Simpson* |
| W 20–6 | [5] | |||
| October 22 | at Grinnell | Grinnell, IA | W 26–6 | [6] | |||
| October 29 | at Kansas | L 6–7 | [7] | ||||
| November 5 | Iowa State |
| L 0–7 | [8] | |||
| November 12 | at Minnesota* | L 6–27 | 18,000 | [9] | |||
| November 19 | Notre Dame* |
| L 0–32 | 8,412 | [10] | ||
| November 26 | at UCLA* | W 25–6 | 10,000 | [11] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1927 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ "Middy Gridmen Outclass Foe". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hannum, Max E. (October 16, 1926). "Booth's Play is Feature". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ted Ashby (October 16, 1927). "Pitt Trims Drake in Local Grid Classic, 32 to 0". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Varsity Beats Simpson Eleven, 20 to 6". The Daily Times. October 20, 1927. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Defeats Grinnell Team by 26-6 Score". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. October 23, 1927. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "K.U. Shows Best Form of Season to Beat Drake". The Wichita Eagle. October 30, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ted Ashby (November 6, 1927). "Unbroken Jinx Strides Drake Team As Rivals Snatch Another Victory: It Looked Like a Tie, but Break Gave Game to Ames". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1L, 12L – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ George A. Barton (November 13, 1927). "Minnesota Subdues Drake Bulldogs, 27-6: Visitors Shine in 2nd Half; Ossie Solem´s Men Outplay Second and Third Stringers". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rockne Classes Bulldogs Like His Own Against Army". The Des Moines Register. November 20, 1927. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake in Smashing Rally to Beat Bruins, 25-6". The Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.