2022 Drake Bulldogs football team

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2022 Drake Bulldogs football
Drake Bulldogs "D" logo.svg
Conference Pioneer Football League
Record3–8 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorAllen Smith (4th season)
Home stadium Drake Stadium
Seasons
←  2021
2023  →
2022 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
St. Thomas (MN) * $  8 –0   10 –1  
Dayton  6 –2   8 –3  
Davidson ^  6 –2   8 –4  
Butler  5 –3   7 –4  
San Diego  4 –3   5 –5  
Valparaiso  4 –4   5 –7  
Marist  4 –4   4 –7  
Drake  3 –5   3 –8  
Stetson  2 –5   4 –6  
Morehead State  1 –7   2 –9  
Presbyterian  0 –8   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Todd Stepsis and played their home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Davidson (8)98
2San Diego (3)91
3St. Thomas78
4Dayton72
5Morehead State58
6Marist52
7Drake42
8Valparaiso34
9Stetson33
10Butler30
11Presbyterian17

Preseason All-PFL teams

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State *
 ESPN+ L 14–5615,951
September 101:00 p.m. Missouri S&T *
 ESPN3 L 14–17 OT1,827
September 172:00 p.m.at Idaho *
ESPN+L 14–425,804
September 241:00 p.m. Marist
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN3L 25–302,249
October 112:00 p.m.at Dayton
Facebook L 14–274,600
October 81:00 p.m. San Diego
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN3L 10–222,964
October 151:00 p.m.at St. Thomas (MN)
L 14–266,588
October 221:00 p.m. Davidson
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN3L 14–481,826
October 2912:00 p.m.at Stetson
ESPN+W 24–172,022
November 121:00 p.m. Butler
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN3W 27–241,764
November 1912:00 p.m.at Valparaiso
ESPN+W 24–0419

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Game summaries

At No. 1 North Dakota State

1234Total
Bulldogs707014
No. 1 Bison14287756

Missouri S&T

1234OTTotal
Miners0770317
Bulldogs0077014

At Idaho

1234Total
Bulldogs770014
Vandals 71314842

Marist

1234Total
Red Foxes 7143630
Bulldogs10031225

At Dayton

1234Total
Bulldogs070714
Flyers 7314327

San Diego

1234Total
Toreros 726722
Bulldogs030710

At St. Thomas (MN)

1234Total
Bulldogs770014
Tommies 7130626

Davidson

1234Total
Wildcats 71472048
Bulldogs770014

At Stetson

1234Total
Bulldogs 736824
Hatters1000717

Butler

1234Total
Butler Bulldogs777324
Drake Bulldogs 1770327

At Valparaiso

1234Total
Bulldogs7100724
Beacons00000

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References

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  2. ↑ "2022 Drake Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
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