1947 Drake Bulldogs football team

1947 Drake Bulldogs football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	1–7–1 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach	Albert Kawal (1st season)
Home stadium	Drake Stadium

1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulsa $	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wichita	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Saint Louis	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Drake	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

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]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Drake was ranked at No. 148 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Texas Mines*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 7–19	9,000	[3]
September 27	Colorado A&M*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 19–23	8,200	[4]
October 4	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 14–28	8,000	[5]
October 11	at Wichita	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 13–21		[6]
October 18	at Saint Louis	Walsh Stadium St. Louis, MO	L 12–41	12,312	[7]
October 24	Oklahoma A&M	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 13–9	6,000	[8]
November 1	Iowa State Teachers*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA (rivalry)	T 6–6	7,500	[9]
November 8	Iowa State*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 6–36	13,000	[10]
November 15	at New Mexico*	Zimmerman Field Albuquerque, NM	L 7–8	7,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1947 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Texans Drop Drake". The Des Moines Register. September 20, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Drake's Late Rally Falls Short, 23-19". The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1947. pp. 9, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Hurricane Blows Drake Down, 28-14". The Daily Oklahoman. October 5, 1947. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
6. George Mills (October 12, 1947). "Wichita Surge Repels Bulldogs, 21-13". The Des Moines Register. p. 10S – via Newspapers.com.
7. "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.
8. "Drake Shocks Oklahoma Ags, 13-9". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1947. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Frank Brody (November 2, 1947). "Gaudy Drake Pass Ties Teachers, 6-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
10. Leighton Housh (November 9, 1947). "Cyclones Frolic Past Drake, 36-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com.
11. Wilbur Bentley (November 16, 1947). "Gatewood's Passing Gives Lobos Narrow Victory Over Drake, 8 to 7". Albuquerque Journal. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.