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1927 Drake Bulldogs football team

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1927 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–6 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

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]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 8at Navy*
L 6–35[2]
October 15Pittsburgh*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–327,000[3][4]
October 19Simpson*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 20–6[5]
October 22at GrinnellGrinnell, IAW 26–6[6]
October 29at Kansas
L 6–7[7]
November 5Iowa State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–7[8]
November 12at Minnesota*
L 6–2718,000[9]
November 19Notre Dame*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–328,412[10]
November 26at UCLA*
W 25–610,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1927 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Middy Gridmen Outclass Foe". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Hannum, Max E. (October 16, 1926). "Booth's Play is Feature". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Drake Varsity Beats Simpson Eleven, 20 to 6". The Daily Times. October 20, 1927. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Drake Defeats Grinnell Team by 26-6 Score". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. October 23, 1927. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "K.U. Shows Best Form of Season to Beat Drake". The Wichita Eagle. October 30, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Rockne Classes Bulldogs Like His Own Against Army". The Des Moines Register. November 20, 1927. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Drake in Smashing Rally to Beat Bruins, 25-6". The Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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