| 2024 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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PFL champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 29–43 at Tarleton State | |
| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| Record | 8–3 (7–1 PFL) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Allen Smith (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN)* | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Todd Stepsis and played their home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 29 | 6:30 pm | Quincy (IL) * | ESPN+ | No contest | [1] | ||
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Washington * | ESPN+ | W 35–32 OT | 4,378 | ||
| September 21 | 1:00 pm | at No. 6 South Dakota * | ESPN+ | L 3–42 | 6,529 | ||
| September 28 | 12:00 pm | San Diego |
| ESPN+ | W 30–28 | 4,568 | |
| October 5 | 12:00 pm | at Valparaiso | ESPN+ | W 27–3 | 2,577 | ||
| October 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Butler |
| ESPN+ | W 27–17 | 2,571 | |
| October 19 | 12:00 pm | at Presbyterian | ESPN+ | W 19–16 OT | 2,515 | ||
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist |
| ESPN+ | W 19–0 | 2,636 | |
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | at St. Thomas (MN) | ESPN+ | W 22–19 | 5,370 | ||
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Morehead State |
| ESPN+ | L 20–29 | 2,976 | |
| November 23 | 12:00 pm | at Stetson | ESPN+ | W 49–10 | 1,244 | ||
| November 30 | 2:00 pm | at No. 14 Tarleton State * | ESPN+ | L 29–43 | 3,583 | ||
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 35 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 32 |
at Roos Field • Cheney, WA
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| Statistics | DRKE | EWU |
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| First downs | 25 | 23 |
| Total yards | 460 | 385 |
| Rushing yards | 67 | 206 |
| Passing yards | 393 | 179 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–49–0 | 23–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:23 | 35:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Drake | Passing | Luke Bailey | 28/48, 380 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Dorian Boyland | 8 carries, 25 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Mitchell January | 5 receptions, 101 yards | |
| Eastern Washington | Passing | Kekoa Visperas | 21/26, 177 yards |
| Rushing | Tuna Altahir | 12 carries, 94 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Efton Chism III | 9 receptions, 65 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 6 Coyotes | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD
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| Statistics | DRKE | SDAK |
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| First downs | 18 | 25 |
| Total yards | 211 | 411 |
| Rushing yards | 93 | 192 |
| Passing yards | 118 | 219 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–33–1 | 18–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:17 | 27:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Drake | Passing | Luke Bailey | 16/29, 107 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Dorian Boyland | 8 carries, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Trey Radocha | 7 receptions, 56 yards | |
| South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 18/24, 219 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Travis Theis | 9 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Carter Bell | 4 receptions, 56 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Toreros | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
at Drake Stadium • Des Moines, Iowa
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| Statistics | USD | DRKE |
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| First downs | 23 | 16 |
| Total yards | 390 | 354 |
| Rushing yards | 98 | 91 |
| Passing yards | 292 | 263 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–40–1 | 29–49–0 |
| Time of possession | 33:45 | 26:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| San Diego | Passing | Grant Sergent | 25/40, 292 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Isaiah Smith | 6 carries, 33 yards | |
| Receiving | Cole Monach | 8 receptions, 122 yards | |
| Drake | Passing | Luke Bailey | 29/49, 263 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Blake Ellingson | 4 carries, 69 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Mitchell January | 9 receptions, 121 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 10 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Beacons | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Brown Field • Valparaiso, Indiana
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| Statistics | DRKE | VAL |
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| First downs | 17 | 10 |
| Total yards | 390 | 80 |
| Rushing yards | 128 | –4 |
| Passing yards | 228 | 84 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–29–1 | 11–22–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:42 | 28:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Drake | Passing | Luke Bailey | 17/26, 224 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Davion Cherwin | 10 carries, 72 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Sam Rodriguez | 3 receptions, 65 yards | |
| Valparaiso | Passing | Caron Tyler | 11/21, 84 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Ryan Mann | 12 carries, 25 yards | |
| Receiving | Gary Givens III | 2 receptions, 23 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Butler | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| Drake | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 |
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No scoring plays
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| Statistics | BUT | DRKE |
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| First downs | 28 | 19 |
| Total yards | 333 | 314 |
| Rushing yards | 119 | 99 |
| Passing yards | 214 | 215 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–38–2 | 18–28–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:21 | 30:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Butler | Passing | Andrew Reagan | 22/32, 174 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Andrew Reagan | 18 carries, 81 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Ethan Loss | 8 receptions, 86 yards | |
| Drake | Passing | Luke Bailey | 16/25, 213 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Davion Cherwin | 7 carries, 55 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Taj Hughes | 7 receptions, 127 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Blue Hose | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, South Carolina
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No scoring plays
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| Statistics | DRKE | PRES |
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| First downs | 22 | 17 |
| Total yards | 435 | 346 |
| Rushing yards | 60 | 145 |
| Passing yards | 375 | 201 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30–42–2 | 26–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Drake | Passing | Luke Bailey | 30/41, 375 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Taj Hughes | 3 carries, 34 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Trey Radocha | 9 receptions, 125 yards | |
| Presbyterian | Passing | Collin Hurst | 26/35, 201 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Zach Switzer | 7 carries, 87 yards | |
| Receiving | Cincere Gil | 8 receptions, 75 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Red Foxes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
at Drake Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa
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| Statistics | MRST | DRKE |
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| First downs | 16 | 16 |
| Total yards | 239 | 351 |
| Rushing yards | 84 | 135 |
| Passing yards | 155 | 216 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–38–1 | 20–37–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:31 | 27:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Marist | Passing | Sonny Mannino | 19/33, 120 yards |
| Rushing | Tristain Shannon | 7 carries, 26 yards | |
| Receiving | Tristain Shannon | 5 catches, 44 yards | |
| Drake | Passing | Luke Bailey | 18/25, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Luke Woodson | 9 carries, 70 yards | |
| Receiving | Taj Hughes | 5 catches, 79 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| Tommies | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
at O'Shaughnessy Stadium, Saint Paul, Minnesota
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 29 |
| Bulldogs | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 20 |
at Drake Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Hatters | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand, Florida
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 29 |
| No. 14 Texans | 3 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 43 |
at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX
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