1973 Drake Bulldogs football team

1973 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1973 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Texas State + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Louisville 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
West Texas State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1973 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jack Wallace in his ninth season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the MVC. Drake played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1New Mexico State
L 12–278,800[1]
September 87:30 p.m.at West Texas State
L 10–1319,100[2]
September 22Louisville
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 17–2715,700[3]
September 29Lamar*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 24–10[4]
October 6at Tulsa
L 7–4423,500[5]
October 13Northern Iowa*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA (rivalry)
L 3–3113,960[6]
October 20at North Texas State
L 7–1910,500[7]
October 27at Dayton*
L 9–167,683[8]
November 3at Wichita State
W 13–1011,921[9]
November 10at Southern Illinois*
L 20–376,500[10]
November 17Temple*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 10–356,620[11]

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References

  1. ^ "New Mexico State stops Drake, 27–12". The Arizona Republic. September 2, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "West Texas defense hands Drake 13–10 loss". The Courier. September 9, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Louisville's little soph hits Drake". Tulsa World. September 23, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Drake nudges Lamar". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McCulley hurls Tulsa to victory". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UNI humbles Drake 31–3". The Daily Nonpareil. October 14, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Drake dealt setback". Quad-City Times. October 21, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs bow – miss 4 chances inside 8-yard line". The Des Moines Register. October 28, 1975. Retrieved September 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bulldogs give Shockers a touch of pride, 13–10 loss". The Wichita Beacon. November 4, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Drake gridders fall to Southern Illinois". The Courier. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Drake keeps bad habit". The Des Moines Register. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1973 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  13. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Drake)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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