1920 Drake Bulldogs football team

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1920 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–3–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma $ 4 0 1 6 0 1
Missouri 5 1 0 7 1 0
Kansas 3 2 0 5 2 1
Iowa State 3 2 0 4 4 0
Drake 1 3 1 4 5 1
Washington University 1 4 0 4 4 0
Grinnell 0 2 1 3 3 1
Kansas State 0 3 1 3 3 3
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1920 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1920 college football season. In its third and final season under head coach M. B. Banks, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–3–1 against MVC opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 149 to 40.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Penn (IA)*Oskaloosa, IAW 54–0
October 2Simpson*W 66–0
October 9at Illinois*L 0–414,435[2]
October 16at KansasL 3–7[3]
October 23Missouri
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 7–10[4]
October 30at GrinnellGrinnell, IAT 6–6
November 6at Washington UniversityW 14–6[5]
November 13at Creighton*Omaha, NEW 7–0
November 20at Morningside*Sioux City, IAL 6–14
November 25at OklahomaL 7–44[6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1920 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Illini Crushes Drake, 41 to 0, in Ragged One-Sided Contest". Chicago Tribune. October 10, 1920. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Passing Game Beat Drake, 7-3". The University Daily Kansan. October 18, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Sec Taylor (October 24, 1920). "Valley Champs Down Bulldog Team: Drake Beaten By Margin of a Field Goal". Des Moines Sunday Register. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Punchless Pikers Beaten By Drake Bulldogs, 14 To 6". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 7, 1920. p. 10, part 5. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Sooners Take Valley Title in Final Game: Drake Falls Before Heavy Oklahoma Team By Score Of 44 to 7". The Daily Oklahoman. November 26, 1920. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

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