The 1909 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1909 college football season. In its second season under head coach John L. Griffith, the team compiled a 7–1 record (2–1 against MVC opponents), finished in third place in the conference, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 138 to 36.[1]
| 1909 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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Iowa state champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–1 (2–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Haskins Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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With victories over every Iowa opponent, including Iowa, Iowa State, and Grinnell, Drake was recognized as the Iowa state champion. It was the first championship in the school's history.[2] The team's only setback was against undefeated conference champion Missouri.
Center Bart Warren was the team captain.[3] Fullback Purdy was the team's leading scorer, but sustained an injury against Iowa.[4]
The team played its home games at Haskins Field.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 2 | Des Moines* | W 9–0 | [5] | ||||
| October 9 | Drake alumni* |
| W 12–0 | [3] | |||
| October 16 | Coe* |
| W 35–0 | [6] | |||
| October 23 | Simpson* |
| W 16–0 | [7] | |||
| October 30 | Grinnell* |
| W 32–0 | [8] | |||
| November 6 | Iowa |
| W 17–14 | 5,000 | [9] | ||
| November 13 | at Missouri | L 6–22 | [10] | ||||
| November 25 | Iowa State |
| W 11–0 | [2] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1909 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ a b "Two Fumbles Tell The Tale: Drake Wins the Championship by a Score of 11 to 0". The Des Moines Evening Tribune. November 27, 1909. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Varsity Tussles With The "Grads"". The Register and Leader. October 10, 1909. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Test For Purdy Today". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 19, 1909. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Wins First Game of Season: Defeats Des Moines College at Stadium, 9 to 0". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 3, 1909. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coe Unable To Stop The Plunges: Drake Runs Up a Big Score by Line Plunging". The Register and Leader. October 17, 1909. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdy Gets Three More Touchdowns: Drake Smashes Its Way To Victory Over Simpson". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 24, 1909. p. 44 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Swamps Grinnell in a Great Game". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). October 31, 1909. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Wins Fierce Contest With Iowa". The Register and Leader (Des Moines, Iowa). November 7, 1909. pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Another Step Made Toward The Valley Championship: Tigers Defeat Drake University on Rollins Field by a Score of 22 to 6". University Missourian. November 14, 1909. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.