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American college football season
The 1947 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season . In its first season under head coach Albert Kawal , the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–3 against MVC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 191 to 97.[ 1] The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 19 Texas Mines * L 7–199,000 [ 2]
September 27 Colorado A&M * Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA L 19–238,200 [ 3]
October 4 at Tulsa L 14–288,000 [ 4]
October 11 at Wichita L 13–21[ 5]
October 18 at Saint Louis L 12–4112,312 [ 6]
October 24 Oklahoma A&M Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 13–96,000 [ 7]
November 1 Iowa State Teachers * Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA T 6–67,500 [ 8]
November 8 Iowa State * Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA L 6–3613,000 [ 9]
November 15 at New Mexico * L 7–87,000 [ 10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References
^ "1947 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019 .
^ "Texans Drop Drake" . The Des Moines Register . September 20, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Drake's Late Rally Falls Short, 23-19" . The Des Moines Register . September 27, 1947. pp. 9, 11 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Hurricane Blows Drake Down, 28-14" . The Daily Oklahoman . October 5, 1947. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com .
^ George Mills (October 12, 1947). "Wichita Surge Repels Bulldogs, 21-13" . The Des Moines Register . p. 10S – via Newspapers.com .
^ "St. Louis U. Runs Over Drake in Homecoming Game, 41 to 12 Before 12,000" . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . October 19, 1947. pp. 1C, 4C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Drake Shocks Oklahoma Ags, 13-9" . The Des Moines Register . October 25, 1947. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Frank Brody (November 2, 1947). "Gaudy Drake Pass Ties Teachers, 6-6" . The Des Moines Register . pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com .
^ Leighton Housh (November 9, 1947). "Cyclones Frolic Past Drake, 36-6" . The Des Moines Register . pp. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com .
^ Wilbur Bentley (November 16, 1947). "Gatewood's Passing Gives Lobos Narrow Victory Over Drake, 8 to 7" . Albuquerque Journal . p. 8 – via Newspapers.com .
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