1953 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1953 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Warren Gaer, the Bulldogs compiled a record of 4–4.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	8:00 p.m.	at Kansas State	Memorial Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 0–50	11,000	[1][2]
September 26		at Denver	DU Stadium Denver, CO	L 14–33	7,055	[3]
October 3		South Dakota	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 18–0		[4]
October 17	8:00 p.m.	at Wichita	Veterans Field Wichita, KS	L 0–27	8,592	[5][6]
October 24	2:00 p.m.	Iowa State	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 12–7	7,500	[7][8][9]
October 31		at Bradley	Peoria Stadium Peoria, IL	W 21–13	2,500	[10][11]
November 6	8:00 p.m.	Wayne	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 19–25		[12][13][14]
November 13	8:00 p.m.	Iowa State Teachers	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 27–20	4,000	[15][16][17]
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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