1981 Drake Bulldogs football team

Drake finished the season with 10 wins and a single loss (59–6) to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Since both teams had 5–1 conference records, they were co-champions for 1981.

1981 Drake Bulldogs football
MVC co-champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
1981 record101 (51 MVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Hancock
Defensive coordinatorMaury Waugh
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Drake + 5 1 010 1 0
Tulsa + 5 1 06 5 0
Southern Illinois 5 2 07 4 0
West Texas State 3 3 07 4 0
Wichita State 3 3 14 6 1
Indiana State 2 4 15 5 1
New Mexico State 1 5 03 8 0
Illinois State 0 5 03 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 51:30 p.m.[1]Northern IowaW 39–30
September 121:30 p.m.Indiana State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
W 17–14
September 191:30 p.m.Western Illinois
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
W 21–610,185[2]
September 261:30 p.m.at Kansas State*W 18–17
October 31:30 p.m.Long Beach State*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
W 18–7
October 101:30 p.m.at Wichita StateW 24–23[3]
October 241:30 p.m.West Texas State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
W 21–13[4]
October 317:30 p.m.at TulsaL 6–59
November 71:30 p.m.at Southern IllinoisW 22–17
November 141:30 p.m.at Illinois StateW 13–10
November 211:00 p.m.Nebraska-Omaha*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
W 53–0

References

  1. Missouri Valley Conference 75 1981 Football/Anniversary Issue. Missouri Valley Conference. p. Page 7.
  2. Grett, Wayne (September 20, 1981). "Unbeaten Drake pins Leathernecks, 21-6". Des Moines Register. p. 1D. Retrieved November 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Another big finish lifts unbeaten Drake, 24–23". The Des Moines Register. October 11, 1981. Retrieved February 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Unbeaten Bulldogs do it again, 21–13". The Des Moines Register. October 25, 1981. Retrieved May 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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