1985 Drake Bulldogs football team

1985 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Illinois State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Chuck Shelton, Drake compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play. By mid-October the team was 4–3, a record that included wins over in-state opponents Northern Iowa and Iowa State, but ended the season on a four-game skid. After the season, Drake announced it would drop its football program for the 1986 season and transition to NCAA Division III for the 1987 season.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Southwest Missouri State*
L 24–3112,202[2]
September 7Northern Iowa*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 24–914,718[3]
September 141:05 p.m.at No. 5 Iowa*
L 0–5866,135[4]
September 21Southern Illinois
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 31–66,520[5]
September 28at Indiana State
L 10–179,290[6]
October 5at Iowa State*
W 20–1742,008[7]
October 121:30 p.m.UT Arlington*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 21–107,925[8]
October 19at Wichita State
L 21–248,302[9]
October 261:30 p.m.Illinois State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 3–109,260[10]
November 21:30 p.m.West Texas State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 27–288,075[11]
November 9at Tulsa
L 15–4512,872[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "Drake University will drop its football program next year". Associated Press. November 11, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Late score dooms Bulldogs, 31–24". The Daily Nonpareil. September 1, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Reserve lifts Drake past Northern Iowa". Quad-City Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Iowa bites 'Dogs, 58–0: 37-point quarter ruins Drake effort". Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "SIU falls to Drake". Southern Illinoisan. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Indiana State handles Drake". The Courier. September 29, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "ISU loss Criner's 'worst game'". Omaha World-Herald. October 6, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Drake bounces Mavericks, 21–10". The Des Moines Register. October 13, 1985. p. 6D. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Drake's title chances jolted by Wheatshockers". The Des Moines Register. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bulldogs miscues aid Redbird win". The Daily Nonpareil. October 27, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Blocked FG in closing seconds thwarts Drake". Waterloo Courier. November 3, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tulsa Drubs Drake, 45–15". The Oklahoman. November 10, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "Tulsa clinches Valley tie". Tulsa World. November 10, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ 2018 Drake Football Fact Book. Drake Bulldogs. p. 68. Retrieved August 22, 2022.