1976 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1976 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jack Wallace in his 12th and final season has head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the MVC.[1] Drake played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

1976 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa + 2 1 1 7 4 1
New Mexico State + 2 1 1 4 6 1
West Texas State 1 1 2 4 5 2
Wichita State 2 2 0 4 7 0
Drake 1 3 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4New Mexico StateL 29–30
September 111:30 p.m.at Iowa State*L 14–5834,006
September 18Southern Illinois*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 15–27
September 25at Louisville*L 24–37
October 2at Colorado*L 24–4545,318
October 9at Long Beach State*L 10–4110,200[2]
October 16at Wichita StateL 23–3311,116[3]
October 23West Texas State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 34–14
November 6Temple*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 7–31
November 13Tulsa
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 20–455,182
November 20at North Texas State*L 0–63

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Roster

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1976 Drake Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Dan Dodd Jr
QB 16 Jeff Martin Sr
OT 74 Jack Matia So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 30 Kelly Ford Sr
DE 94 Jeff Koerten Sr
DE 28 Doug Siedenburg Sr
LB 56 Dan Zarazan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Final Missouri Valley Conference". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 30, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Long Beach State Wins Again, 32-10". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. October 10, 1976. p. III-11. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Drake tumbles". Quad-City Times. October 17, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1976 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2024.