1985 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 0 06 5 0
West Texas State 3 1 16 3 1
Illinois State 3 1 16 3 2
Indiana State 3 2 04 6 0
Wichita State 2 3 03 8 0
Southern Illinois 1 3 04 7 0
Drake 1 5 04 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Chuck Shelton, Drake compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play. By mid-October the team was 4–3, a record that included wins over in-state opponents Northern Iowa and Iowa State, but ended the season on a four-game skid. After the season, Drake announced it would drop its football program for the 1986 season and transition to NCAA Division III for the 1987 season.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Southwest Missouri State*L 24–31
September 7Northern Iowa*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 24–9
September 141:05 p.m.No. 5 Iowa*L 0–5866,135[2]
September 21at Southern Illinois
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 31–66,520
September 28Indiana StateL 10–17
October 51:30 p.m.at Iowa State*W 20–1742,008
October 121:30 p.m.Texas–Arlington*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 21–107,925[3]
October 19at Wichita StateL 21–248,302
October 261:30 p.m.Illinois State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 3–10
November 21:30 p.m.West Texas State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
L 27–28
November 9TulsaL 15–4512,872[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. "Drake University will drop its football program next year". Associated Press. November 11, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. "Iowa bites 'Dogs, 58-0: 37-point quarter ruins Drake effort". Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. "Drake bounces Mavericks, 21–10". The Des Moines Register. October 13, 1985. p. 6D. Retrieved August 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. "Tulsa Drubs Drake, 45-15". The Oklahoman. November 10, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  5. 2018 Drake Football Fact Book. Drake Bulldogs. p. 68. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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