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1983 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1983 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Chuck Shelton, Drake compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the MVC.

1983 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–6 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 1 Southern Illinois ^ 4 – 1 – 0 13 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
New Mexico State 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Illinois State 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Wichita State 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
West Texas State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 10 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. New Mexico State, Tulsa, and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Northern Iowa*
L 10–3413,361[1]
September 10South Dakota State*
L 3–207,250[2]
September 17at Western Illinois*
L 14–316,039[3]
September 24Illinois State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 17–36[4]
October 1at Wichita State
L 0–4313,122[5]
October 8at No. 3 Southern Illinois
L 9–2814,700[6]
October 15at New Mexico State
L 23–42[7]
October 22Southwest Missouri State*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 11–22[8]
October 29West Texas State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 36–261,900[9]
November 5Tulsa
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 13–224,900[10]
November 12No. 9 Indiana State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–38900[11]

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References

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  1. ^ "Northern Iowa defeats Drake". Omaha World-Herald. September 4, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jackrabbits race past Bulldogs gridders, 20–3". The Daily Nonpareil. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Drake loses, 31–14, for third straight defeat". The Des Moines Register. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Coppens lifts Illinois State". Herald and Review. September 25, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Shockers' 43–0 waltz sends Bulldogs to 0–5". The Des Moines Register. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Drake suffers 6th straight loss, 28–9, despitee 'best defense game in 2 years'". The Des Moines Register. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies thump Drake, 42–23". Albuquerque Journal. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southwest Missouri extends Drake streak to eight games". The Sioux City Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Drake earns first victory in last :49". The Des Moines Register. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulsa scraps way past Drake". The Pantagraph. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sycamores top Drake". The Daily Nonpareil. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1983 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
 

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