The 1931 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1931 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 5–6 record (3–0 against MVC opponents), won the MVC championship, and was outscored by a total of 226 to 130.[1]
1931 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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MVC champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 5–6 (3–0 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grinnell | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington University | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 3 | Simpson* | W 26–0 | 10,000 | [2] | |||
October 9 | Creighton |
| W 19–6 | 12,000 | [3] | ||
October 17 | at Notre Dame* | L 0–63 | 23,835 | [4] | |||
October 24 | at Fordham* | L 0–46 | 10,000 | [5] | |||
October 31 | at Washington University | W 26–0 | 1,500 | [6] | |||
November 6 | Missouri* |
| L 20–32 | [7] | |||
November 14 | at Iowa State* | W 7–6 | 8,472 | [8] | |||
November 21 | Grinnell |
| W 6–0 | 7,000 | [9] | ||
November 26 | Marquette* |
| L 6–32 | [10] | |||
December 5 | at Loyola (CA)* | L 7–22 | [11] | ||||
December 19 | at Hawaii* | L 13–19 | 7,000 | [12][13] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1931 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ "Drake defeats Simpson, 26–0". Mid-West Progressive. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake subdues Creighton in Valley opener, 19–6". The Des Moines Register. October 10, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Irish run wild and win, 63 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ram makes Drake lay nice big egg". Daily News. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake mauls Washington". The Des Moines Register. November 1, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers win 32–20". The Kansas City Times. November 7, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rejuvenated Drake team upsets Iowa State, 7–6". Waterloo Sunday Courier. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake downs Grinnell for championship". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Second half offense wins for Marquette U." Des Moines Tribune. November 27, 1931. Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Loyola wrecks Drake eleven: Lions close season with 22–7 grid win". Los Angeles Times. December 5, 1931. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Red McQueen (December 20, 1931). "Deans stop Bulldogs of Drake, 19–13". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hawaii downs Drake, 19–13". The Des Moines Register. December 20, 1931. Retrieved April 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.