1925 Drake Bulldogs football team

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1925 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–3 (5–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Missouri $ 5 1 0 6 1 1
Drake 5 2 0 5 3 0
Kansas State 3 2 1 5 2 1
Iowa State 3 2 1 4 3 1
Nebraska 2 2 1 4 2 2
Oklahoma 3 3 1 4 3 1
Grinnell 2 2 1 3 3 2
Kansas 2 5 1 2 5 1
Washington University 1 4 1 2 5 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 3 1 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1925 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 5–3 record, placed second in the MVC, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored its opponents by a total of 64 to 41.[1]

On October 10, 1925, the team played its home opener at the newly-constructed Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. The stadium opened with seating for 18,000 spectators and was built at a cost of approximately $230,000.[2] Drake shut out Kansas State (19–0) and Nebraska (14–0) in the first two games played at the new stadium.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at Washington UniversityW 5–04,500[4]
October 10Kansas StateW 19–07,000[2][3]
October 17at OklahomaL 0–7[5]
October 24at GrinnellGrinnell, IAW 7–6[6]
October 31at KansasW 7–0[7]
November 7Nebraska
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 14–0[8]
November 21Iowa State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 6–7[9]
November 26at SMU*L 6–21[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1925 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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  3. ^ a b Harlan Miller (October 11, 1925). "Drake Drubs Kansas Aggies: Bulldogs Win First Battle in New Bowl". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 1, 2.
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  7. ^ "Drake Beats Kansas 7-0". The Des Moines Register. November 1, 1925. p. Sports 1.
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