2000 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2000 Drake Bulldogs football Pioneer Football League PFL 7–4 3–1 Rob Ash 8th Drake Stadium PFL co-champion The 2000 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Rob Ash, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the PFL title with 2000 Dayton Flyers Dayton and 2000 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso. The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Schedule Central September 2 1:00 p.m. w y 2000 McKendree Bearcats McKendree Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 28–11 3,721 September 9 1:00 p.m. w y 2000 St. Ambrose Bees St. Ambrose Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 33–16 3,001 September 16 1:00 p.m. w y y 2000 Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers Wisconsin–Stevens Point Goerke Field Stevens Point, WI 37–29 1,525 September 30 1:00 p.m. w 2000 San Diego Toreros San Diego Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 52–12 7,047 October 7 12:00 p.m. w y 2000 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 54–7 3,937 October 14 1:00 p.m. l y y Southern Illinois McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL 23–35 6,500 Drake plays big in loss to Salukis https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92643368/the-des-moines-register/ January 15, 2022 Des Moines Register October 15, 2000 8C Newspapers.com October 21 12:00 p.m. l y 2000 Dayton Flyers Dayton Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH rivalry 13–41 6,526 October 28 1:00 p.m. w 2000 Butler Bulldogs Butler Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 62–41 4,287 November 4 1:00 p.m. w y Jacksonville Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA 42–0 4,348 November 11 3:00 p.m. l y y 2000 Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA 43–45 2,365 November 18 12:00 p.m. l y y Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD 23–30 2,222 Towson Beats Mistakes to Drop Drake, 30-23 Rob Gray November 19, 2000 9D The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Md. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60399829/2000-towson-drake/ Roster 2000 Drake Bulldogs f 4 So Ira Vandever QB y 74 Fr John Francios G 75 So Erik Link T 76 Fr Thomas Rohrer DE 22 Jr Billy Cundiff K y https://web.archive.org/web/20001204191900/http://drakebulldogs.org/ *Rob Ash 2000-12-04 References Drake Category:Drake Bulldogs football seasons Category:Pioneer Football League champion seasons Drake Bulldogs football