2016 Drake Bulldogs football team
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. All times are in Central Time. |
Game summaries
Quincy
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hawks |
9 |
19 |
3 |
7 |
38 |
Bulldogs |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–0 |
2002 |
W 45–28 |
@ South Dakota State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
28 |
#9 Jackrabbits |
21 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
56 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–2 |
1983 |
L 3–20 |
McKendree
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bearcats |
10 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
1–0 |
2000 |
W 28–11 |
Morehead State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Eagles |
8 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
28 |
Bulldogs |
6 |
10 |
14 |
0 |
30 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
7–3 |
2015 |
L 35–38 3OT |
@ Dayton
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
Flyers |
14 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
8–24 |
2015 |
W 27–17 |
@ Valparaiso
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
7 |
21 |
0 |
7 |
35 |
Crusaders |
0 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
20–3 |
2015 |
W 34–7 |
San Diego
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Toreros |
7 |
17 |
14 |
0 |
38 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
11–12 |
2015 |
L 0–27 |
Campbell
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Fighting Camels |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
Bulldogs |
17 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
33 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
5–1 |
2015 |
L 14–24 |
@ Jacksonville
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
31 |
Dolphins |
10 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
27 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
12–3 |
2015 |
W 28–24 |
Butler
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
BU Bulldogs |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
DU Bulldogs |
7 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
16–8–1 |
2015 |
L 13–20 |
@ Stetson
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs |
3 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
45 |
Hatters |
0 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
2–0 |
2015 |
W 41–3 |
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