1972 Drake Bulldogs football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Louisville + 4 1 09 1 0
Drake + 4 1 07 5 0
West Texas State + 4 1 05 5 0
Memphis State 3 2 05 5 1
Tulsa 3 2 04 7 0
Wichita State 2 4 06 5 0
New Mexico State 1 4 02 9 0
North Texas State 0 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. It was the seventy-ninth year for the football program. The season ended with a 75 record, capturing the Missouri Valley Conference championship. The Bulldogs participated in the 1972 Pioneer Bowl.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 161:00 p.m.West Texas StateW 42–1217,100[2]
September 231:00 p.m.at Memphis StateW 23–7
September 301:00 p.m.North Texas StateNo. 8
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 54–815,500[3]
October 71:00 p.m.at South Dakota*No. 5
L 23–288,000[4]
October 141:00 p.m.Northern Iowa*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 21–147,220[5]
October 2112:00 p.m.at Tampa*No. 9L 7–24
October 281:00 p.m.New Mexico State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 28–10
November 43:30 p.m.Southern Illinois*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 19–910,000–12,300[6][7]
November 111:00 p.m.Northeast Louisiana*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 35–79,000[8]
November 181:00 p.m.at Idaho State*No. 10L 21–24
November 211:00 p.m.at LouisvilleL 0–27
December 91:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Tennessee State*L 21–299,200[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. "Drake Bulldogs Football". www.drakebulldogs.org. January 1, 2008. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
  2. "Heston powers Drake victory". Quad-City Times. September 17, 1972. Retrieved March 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Reserve riddles N. Texas, 54–8". The Des Moines Register. October 1, 1972. Retrieved October 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  6. Moackler, Jim (November 5, 1972). "Big Day at Drake: Victory, Then Share of Valley Title". Des Moines Register. p. 1D. Retrieved January 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  8. "Freshmen guide Drake, 35–7". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1972. p. D1. Retrieved January 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tennessee St. plugs Bulldogs". Wichita Falls Times. December 10, 1972. Retrieved September 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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