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American college football season
The 2017 Drake Bulldogs football team represented
Drake University as a member of the
Pioneer Football League (PFL) during
2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach
Rick Fox, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the PFL. The team played its home games at
Drake Stadium in
Des Moines, Iowa.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. |
South Dakota* | |
BV | L 7–77 | 3,332 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. |
Southwestern (KS)* | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| BV | W 55–14 | 864 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4
South Dakota State* | |
ESPN3 | L 10–51 | 15,806 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. |
Valparaiso | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| BV | W 38–13 | 2,956 |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Butler | |
Facebook Live | W 27–16 | 2,387 |
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. |
Dayton | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA (
rivalry)
| BV | L 10–20 | 1,734 |
October 21 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Marist | | | W 19–14 | 1,318 |
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. |
Davidson | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| BV | W 17–12 | 1,406 |
November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at
San Diego | | TheW.tv via
STADIUM | L 15–45 | 1,582 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Campbell | |
BSN | W 45–10 | 4,261 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. |
Jacksonville | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| BV | W 52–7 | 1,487 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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Game summaries
South Dakota
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
28
|
28
|
7
|
14 |
77 |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Southwestern (KS)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Moundbuilders
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
10
|
17 |
55 |
At South Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
No. 4 Jackrabbits
|
12
|
29
|
7
|
3 |
51 |
Valparaiso
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
At Butler
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
DU Bulldogs
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
3 |
27 |
BU Bulldogs
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
16 |
Dayton
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Flyers
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
3 |
20 |
Bulldogs
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
At Marist
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
3 |
19 |
Red Foxes
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Davidson
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
6 |
12 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
3 |
17 |
At San Diego
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
8 |
15 |
Toreros
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
21 |
45 |
At Campbell
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
21
|
10 |
45 |
Fighting Camels
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Jacksonville
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Dolphins
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
21
|
10
|
7 |
52 |
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