1976 Drake Bulldogs football team

1976 Drake Bulldogs football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	1–10 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach	Jack Wallace (12th season)
Home stadium	Drake Stadium

1976 Missouri Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulsa +	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
New Mexico State +	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
West Texas State	1	–	1	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Wichita State	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Drake	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1976 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jack Wallace in his 12th and final season has head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the MVC.[1] Drake played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4		New Mexico State	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 29–30
September 11	1:30 p.m.	at Iowa State*	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA	L 14–58	34,006
September 18		Southern Illinois*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 15–27
September 25		at Louisville*	Fairgrounds Stadium Louisville, KY	L 24–37
October 2		at Colorado*	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	L 24–45	45,318
October 9		at Long Beach State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 10–41	10,200	[2]
October 16		at Wichita State	Cessna Stadium Wichita, KS	L 23–33	11,116	[3]
October 23		West Texas State	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 34–14
November 6		Temple*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 7–31
November 13		Tulsa	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 20–45	5,182
November 20		at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 0–63
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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Roster

1976 Drake Bulldogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 19 Dan Dodd Jr QB 16 Jeff Martin Sr OT 74 Jack Matia So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 30 Kelly Ford Sr DE 94 Jeff Koerten Sr DE 28 Doug Siedenburg Sr LB 56 Dan Zarazan Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jack Wallace Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Final Missouri Valley Conference". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 30, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Long Beach State Wins Again, 32-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1976. p. III-11. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Drake tumbles". Quad-City Times. October 17, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1976 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2024.