1940 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1940 Drake Bulldogs football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 4–5 2–2 Vee Green 8th Drake Stadium The 1940 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1940 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Vee Green, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–2 against MVC opponents), tied for third place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 108.1940 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 5, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/drake/1940-schedule.html Drake was ranked at No. 151 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule Central y y y September 27 Montana State<ncg> Drake Stadium Moines, IA W 56-0 8,000 Drake Flays Montana Foe In 56-0 Orgy The Des Moines Register September 28, 1940 7–8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35321563/drake_flays_montana_foe_in_560_orgy/ Newspapers.com October 5 1940 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell<ncg> Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 20-7 October 12 at Kansas<ncg> Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS L 6-20 8,000 Kansas Unleashes Power To Defeat Drake, 20-6 The Des Moines Register Brad Wilson October 13, 1940 Sports 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115407645/kansas-unleashes-power-to-defeat-drake/ Newspapers.com October 19 at Navy<ncg> Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD L 0-19 October 26 Saint Louis Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA L 0-21 November 2 at 1940 Washburn Ichabods Washburn Moore Bowl Topeka, KS W 19-6 November 9 at Iowa State<ncg> Clyde Williams Field Ames, IA L 6-7 5,444 November 16 2:00 p.m. at Washington University Francis Field St. Louis, MO W 20-14 4,000 Bears and Bills Engage Valley Opponents Today https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/127726596/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri November 16, 1940 4C July 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Burnes Robert L. Drake Beats Bears, 20-14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/127726701/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri November 17, 1940 3C July 6, 2023 Newspapers.com Burnes Robert L. Drake Beats Bears, 20 to 14 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/127726747/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri November 17, 1940 5C July 6, 2023 Newspapers.com November 23 Creighton Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA L 0-14 6,000 Jays' Early Rush Trips Drake, 14-0: Creighton Checks Late Bulldog Rally The Des Moines Register Sec Taylor November 24, 1940 Sports 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120536010/jays-early-rush-trips-drake-14-0/ Newspapers.com References Drake Category:Drake Bulldogs football seasons Drake Bulldogs football