1920 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season

1920 Drake Bulldogs football

Conference| Missouri Valley Conference
Record| 4–5–1 (1–3–1 MVC)
Head coach|

* M. B. Banks (3rd season)

Home stadium| Drake Stadium

Seasons

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1921 ->

1920 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

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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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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| at Penn (IA)*| Oskaloosa, IA| W 54–0| |
October 2| Simpson*|

* Drake Stadium
* Des Moines, IA

| W 66–0| |
October 9| at Illinois*|

* Illinois Field
* Champaign, IL

| L 0–41| 4,435| [2]
October 16| at Kansas|

* McCook Field
* Lawrence, KS

| L 3–7| | [3]
October 23| Missouri|

* Drake Stadium
* Des Moines, IA

| L 7–10| | [4]
October 30| at Grinnell| Grinnell, IA| T 6–6| |
November 6| at Washington University|

* Francis Field
* St. Louis, MO

| W 14–6| | [5]
November 13| at Creighton*| Omaha, NE| W 7–0| |
November 20| at Morningside*| Sioux City, IA| L 6–14| |
November 25| at Oklahoma|

* Boyd Field
* Norman, OK

| L 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 .
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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Drake Bulldogs football

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* Haskins Field / Drake Stadium (1904–1924)
* Drake Stadium (1925–present)

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* Drake University Marching Band
* Johnny Bright incident

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