1957 Drake Bulldogs football team

Summary

The 1957 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In its ninth season under head coach Warren Gaer, the team compiled a 7–2 record, lost to Louisville in the 1958 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 185 to 112.[1] The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

1957 Drake Bulldogs football
Sun Bowl, L 20–34 vs. Louisville
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Navy     9 1 1
No. 10 Notre Dame     7 3 0
No. 18 Army     7 2 0
Drake     7 2 0
Penn State     6 3 0
Detroit     6 3 0
Dayton     6 3 1
Oklahoma State     6 3 1
Boston University     5 3 0
Holy Cross     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 3 1
Pacific (CA)     5 3 2
Rutgers     5 4 0
Miami (FL)     5 4 1
Xavier     5 5 0
Florida State     4 6 0
Pittsburgh     4 6 0
Air Force     3 6 1
Colgate     3 6 0
Villanova     3 6 0
San Jose State     3 7 0
Texas Tech     2 8 0
Marquette     0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Iowa State TeachersW 34–12
September 28South Dakota State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 25–7
October 5at North Texas StateW 19–6[2]
October 12at Washington UniversityW 19–7
October 26at BradleyPeoria, ILW 21–13
November 2Iowa State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 20–0
November 9at WichitaL 7–14
November 16West Texas State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 20–19
January 1, 1958vs. LouisvilleL 20–349,000[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "1957 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Drake wins, 19–6". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1957. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Chuck Whitlock (January 2, 1958). "Louisville Cardinals Down Drake, 34-20: Comeback Decides Contest". El Paso Times. pp. 1, 24 – via Newspapers.com.