1947 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Drake Bulldogs football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 1–7–1 1–3 Albert Kawal 1st Drake Stadium The 1947 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–3 against MVC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 191 to 97.1947 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 1, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/drake/1947-schedule.html In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Drake was ranked at No. 148 out of 500 college football teams.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Schedule y y September 19 Texas Mines<ncg> Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA L 7-19 9,000 Texans Drop Drake The Des Moines Register September 20, 1947 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28119297/texans_drop_drake/ Newspapers.com September 27 Colorado A&M<ncg> Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA L 19-23 8,200 Drake's Late Rally Falls Short, 23-19 The Des Moines Register September 27, 1947 9, 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28359287/drakes_late_rally_falls_short_2319/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK L 14-28 8,000 Hurricane Blows Drake Down, 28-14 The Daily Oklahoman October 5, 1947 1B, 2B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366043/hurricane_blows_drake_down_2814/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Wichita Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS L 13-21 Wichita Surge Repels Bulldogs, 21-13 The Des Moines Register George Mills October 12, 1947 10S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27899447/wichita_surge_repels_bulldogs_2113/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Saint Louis Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO L 12-41 12,312 St. Louis U. Runs Over Drake in Homecoming Game, 41 to 12 Before 12,000 St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 19, 1947 1C, 4C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366115/st_louis_u_runs_over_drake_in/ Newspapers.com October 24 Oklahoma A&M Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 13-9 6,000 Drake Shocks Oklahoma Ags, 13-9 The Des Moines Register October 25, 1947 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366214/drake_shocks_oklahoma_ags_139/ Newspapers.com November 1 Iowa State Teachers<ncg> Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA (rivalry) T 6-6 7,500 Gaudy Drake Pass Ties Teachers, 6-6 The Des Moines Register November 2, 1947 Frank Brody 1S, 6S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366285/gaudy_drake_pass_ties_teachers_66/ Newspapers.com November 8 Iowa State<ncg><hc> Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA L 6-36 13,000 Cyclones Frolic Past Drake, 36-6 The Des Moines Register Leighton Housh November 9, 1947 1S, 8S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366346/cyclones_frolic_past_drake_366/ Newspapers.com November 15 at New Mexico<ncg> Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM L 7-8 7,000 Gatewood's Passing Gives Lobos Narrow Victory Over Drake, 8 to 7 Albuquerque Journal Wilbur Bentley November 16, 1947 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25738710/gatewoods_passing_gives_lobos_narrow/ Newspapers.com References Drake Category:Drake Bulldogs football seasons Drake Bulldogs football