1949 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 Drake Bulldogs football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 6–2–1 3–1 Warren Gaer 1st Drake Stadium The 1949 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its first season under head coach Warren Gaer, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (3–1 against MVC opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 202 to 95.1949 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 1, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/drake/1949-schedule.html The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Drake halfback Johnny Bright led the nation in total offense in both 1949 and 1950. See List of NCAA major college football yearly total offense leaders. He was the second African-American athlete to lead the country in this category after Kenny Washington did so in 1939. Bright later played 11 seasons in the Canadian Football League and was inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame. The 1949 Drake team also set new NCAA major college single season records for most yards penalized (917) and most penalties committed (103), topping Notre Dame's NCAA records of 97 penalties for 843 yards set in 1948.H.D. Thoreau (ed.), The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide, 1950. New York: National Collegiate Athletic Bureau, 1950; p. 81. A record was also set for most penalty yards per game, with Drake assessed an average of 101.9 yards per contest — topping the 88.4 yards per game marched off against the 1948 Army team. Schedule y y September 17 South Dakota State<ncg> Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 40-0 September 24 1949 Emporia State Hornets Emporia State<ncg> Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 42-0 October 1 at Bradley Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL W 17-7 October 7 South Dakota<ncg> Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 48-6 10,000 Drake Races Past South Dakota, 48-6 The Des Moines Register Leighton Housh October 8, 1949 11, 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/117125686/drake-races-past-south-dakota-48-6/ Newspapers.com October 15 at Oklahoma A&M Lewis Field Stillwater, OK L 0-28 October 22 Saint Louis Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 27-14 October 29 at Saint Mary's<ncg> Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA T 13-13 5,700 Gaels Tied: Gaels Come From Behind in Deadlock Oakland Tribune Bill Dunbar October 29, 1949 11–12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23287759/gaels_tied_gaels_come_from_behind_in/ Newspapers.com November 5 Iowa State<ncg> Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA L 8-21 November 12 at Wichita Veterans Field Wichita, KS W 7-6 References Drake Category:Drake Bulldogs football seasons Drake Bulldogs football