The 1948 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 7–3 record (1–1 against MVC opponents), finished third in the conference, defeated Arizona in the 1949 Salad Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 199 to 105.[1]
| 1948 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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Salad Bowl champion | |
Salad Bowl, W 14–13 vs. Arizona | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (1–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Drake was ranked at No. 93 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]
The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | South Dakota State* | W 47–0 | ||||||
| September 24 | 8:15 p.m. | Saint Louis |
| W 14–0 | 10,000 | [3][4][5][6] | ||
| October 2 | at Iowa State Teachers* | O. R. Latham FieldCedar Falls, IA (rivalry) | L 0–6 | |||||
| October 8 | Wichita |
| L 20–21 | |||||
| October 16 | Bradley* |
| W 17–14 | |||||
| October 23 | at Colorado A&M* | W 31–29 | ||||||
| October 30 | Emporia State* |
| W 43–20 | |||||
| November 6 | at Iowa State* | L 0–2 | 12,826 | |||||
| November 13 | New Mexico* |
| W 13–0 | 17,500 | ||||
| January 1, 1949 | vs. Arizona* | W 14–13 | ||||||
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References
edit- ^ "1948 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Housh, Leighton (September 24, 1948). "Big Test For Drake Tonight". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 13. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Housh, Leighton (September 24, 1948). "Drake— (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 14. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Housh, Leighton (September 25, 1948). "2 Drake Smashes Shock St. Louis U., 14-0". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Housh, Leighton (September 25, 1948). "Drake--- (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 11. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
