1925 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1925 Drake Bulldogs football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 5–3 5–2 Ossie Solem 5th Drake Stadium The 1925 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1925 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 5–3 record, placed second in the MVC, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored its opponents by a total of 64 to 41.1925 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football April 11, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/drake/1925-schedule.html On October 10, 1925, the team played its home opener at the newly-constructed Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. The stadium opened with seating for 18,000 spectators and was built at a cost of approximately $230,000. Drake shut out Kansas State (19–0) and Nebraska (14–0) in the first two games played at the new stadium. Schedule y y October 3 at Washington University Francis Field St. Louis, MO W 5-0 4,500 Washington Loses To Drake Eleven, 6-0 St. Louis Post-Dispatch J. Walter Goldstein October 4, 1925 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30513642/washington_loses_to_drake_eleven_60/ Newspapers.com October 10 Kansas State Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 19-0 7,000 Open Stadium at Drake With Crowd of 7,000 The Des Moines Register October 11, 1925 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30515513/open_stadium_at_drake_with_crowd_of/ Newspapers.comDrake Drubs Kansas Aggies: Bulldogs Win First Battle in New Bowl The Des Moines Register Harlan Miller October 11, 1925 Sports 1, 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30515643/drake_drubs_kansas_aggies_bulldogs_win/ October 17 at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK L 0-7 Sooners Tame Drake, 7-0, To Open Stadium The Daily Oklahoman October 18, 1925 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30514924/sooners_tame_drake_70_to_open_stadium/ Newspapers.com October 24 at 1925 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Grinnell, IA W 7-6 Drake Noses Out Grinnell, 7-6: Spears Makes Touchdown on Cook's Heave The Sioux City Sunday Journal Sec Taylor October 25, 1925 Sports 1, 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30513903/drake_noses_out_grinnell_76_spears/ Newspapers.com October 31 at Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS W 7-0 Drake Beats Kansas 7-0 The Des Moines Register November 1, 1925 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/129034803 November 7 Nebraska Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 14-0 Drake Humbles Nebraska 14-0: Sutherland, Spears Tally For Bulldogs The Des Moines Register Elmer Appel November 8, 1925 Sports 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30515068/drake_humbles_nebraska_140/ Newspapers.com November 21 Iowa State Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA L 6-7 Cyclones Down Bulldogs, 7-6: Ames Defeats Drake Eleven in Hard Game The Des Moines Register Bert McGrane November 22, 1925 Sports 1, 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30515271/cyclones_down_bulldogs_76_ames/ Newspapers.com November 26 at SMU<ncg> Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX L 6-21 S.M.U. Beats Off Drake Invasion Of S.W. 21 to 8 The Waco News-Tribune November 27, 1925 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29780366/smu_beats_off_drake_invasion_of_sw/ Newspapers.com References Drake Category:Drake Bulldogs football seasons Drake Bulldogs football