1929 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1929 Drake Bulldogs football Missouri Valley Conference MVC 5–3–1 3–0–1 Ossie Solem 9th Jack Barnes Drake Stadium MVC champion The 1929 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1929 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–0–1 against MVC opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 145 to 79.1929 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 3, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/drake/1929-schedule.html Key players included quarterback Lynn King and halfbacks Dick Nesbitt and Jack Barnes. Barnes was the team captain. Schedule Central y y y September 28 1929 Simpson Redmen Simpson<ncg> Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 39-0 October 4 Oklahoma A&M Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 18-6 Drake Beats Oklahoma Ags, 18-6 The Des Moines Register Bert McGrane October 5, 1929 7–8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32262513/drake_beats_oklahoma_ags_186/ Newspapers.com October 12 8:00 p.m. at Washington University Francis Field St. Louis, MO W 20-0 12,000 Gould James M. Form Favors Drake To Defeat Washington In Contest Tonight https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127475298/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 12, 1929 12 July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Gould James M. Drake Eleven Defeats Washington, 20 to 0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127475108/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 13, 1929 1S July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com Gould James M. Drake Defeats Washington In Night Game, 20-0 (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch/127475221/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis, Missouri October 13, 1929 2S July 2, 2023 Newspapers.com October 19 at Missouri<ncg> Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO L 0-20 12,000 M.U. Tigers Rout Drake 20 to 0 in First Home Game The Sedalia, Mo., Democrat October 20, 1929 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32262323/mu_tigers_rout_drake_20_to_0_in_first/ Newspapers.com October 26 1929 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA T 6-6 November 1 Creighton Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 34-12 Drake Drubs Creighton, 34-12 The Des Moines Register Bert McGrane November 3, 1929 1, 5 (sports) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register-drake-drubs-crei/184101480/ Newspapers.com November 9 vs. Notre Dame<ncg> Soldier Field Chicago, IL L 7-19 45,000–55,000 Drake Makes N.D. Fight To Win: Leads Irish For Three Periods But Loses, 19-7 The South Bend Tribune November 10, 1929 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32262016/drake_makes_nd_fight_to_win_leads/ Newspapers.comNotre Dame Triumphs Over Plucky Drake Team, 19-7 Chicago Tribune Charles Nevada November 10, 1929 II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99316931/notre-dame-triumphs-over-plucky-drake/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Iowa State<ncg> State Field Ames, IA W 7-0 November 23 at Temple<ncg> Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 14-16 15,000 Temple Beats Drake, 16-14: Drake Team Flares Late, But Templars Win Nevertheless The Philadelphia Inquirer November 24, 1929 1S, 3S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32262174/temple_beats_drake_1614_drake_team/ Newspapers.com References Drake Category:Drake Bulldogs football seasons Category:Missouri Valley Conference football champion seasons Drake Bulldogs football