| 2025 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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PFL champion | |
NCAA Division I First Round, L 17–38 vs. South Dakota | |
| Conference | Pioneer Football League |
| Record | 8–4 (7–1 PFL) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Kyle Kempt (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Adam Cox (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valparaiso | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2025 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Joe Woodley, [1] who took over for former coach Todd Stepsis who left the program to become the head coach at Northern Iowa. Woodley was assisted by first-year offensive coordinator Kyle Kempt and first-year defensive coordinator Adam Cox. The Bulldogs played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 28 | 6:30 p.m. | Upper Iowa * | ESPN+ | W 41–7 | 3,891 | |
| September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 2 South Dakota State * | ESPN+ | L 21–37 | 19,213 | |
| September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 15 South Dakota * | ESPN+ | L 21–42 | 7,441 | |
| October 4 | 12:00 p.m. | Valparaiso |
| ESPN+ | W 41–0 | 4,007 |
| October 11 | 4:00 p.m. | at San Diego | ESPN+ | W 19–16 | 2,794 | |
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Davidson |
| ESPN+ | W 45–0 | 2,721 |
| October 25 | 11:00 a.m. | at Marist | ESPN+ | W 31–17 | 1,942 | |
| November 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Butler | FloFootball | W 24–19 | 2,062 | |
| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | St. Thomas |
| ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 2,006 |
| November 15 | 11:00 a.m. | at Dayton | YouTube | W 14–6 | 3,178 | |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Morehead State |
| ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 2,267 |
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 12 South Dakota* |
| ESPN+ | L 17–38 | 3,964 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Peacocks (DII) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 41 |
at Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA
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| Statistics | UPP | DRKE |
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| First downs | 12 | 25 |
| Total yards | 217 | 479 |
| Rushing yards | 16 | 201 |
| Passing yards | 201 | 278 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–30–2 | 16–21–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:27 | 35:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Upper Iowa | Passing | Darryl Overstreet Jr. | 15/26, 174 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Calvin Swinney Damon Head Jr. | 5 carries, 11 yards 5 carries, 11 yards | |
| Receiving | Mante Morrow | 5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 touchdown | |
| Drake | Passing | Chase Spelllman | 14/16, 233 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jaden Meizinger | 14 carries, 51 yards | |
| Receiving | Hank Foley | 5 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
| No. 2 Jackrabbits | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 37 |
at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD
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(1:57) SDSU – Ryan Harrington 39-yard Field Goal (Drive: 7 plays, 14 yards, 3:09; South Dakota State 31–18)
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| Statistics | DRKE | SDST |
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| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Total yards | 295 | 436 |
| Rushing yards | 121 | 211 |
| Passing yards | 174 | 225 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–29–1 | 18–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:30 | 32:30 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Drake | Passing | Logan Inagawa | 15/25, 140 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Logan Inagawa | 14 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Hank Foley | 3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD | |
| South Dakota State | Passing | Chase Mason | 18/25, 225 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Julius Loughbridge | 20 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Lofton O'Groske | 6 receptions, 78 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| No. 15 Coyotes | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD
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| Statistics | DRKE | SDAK |
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| First downs | 20 | 21 |
| Total yards | 302 | 508 |
| Rushing yards | 138 | 282 |
| Passing yards | 164 | 226 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–20–2 | 13–20–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:39 | 29:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Drake | Passing | L. Inagawa | 15/19, 164 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Logan Inagawa | 19 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Jackson Voth | 6 catches, 85 yards | |
| South Dakota | Passing | Aidan Bouman | 13/20, 226 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | L.J. Phillips, Jr. | 19 carries, 143 yards, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Larenzo Fenner | 2 catches, 101 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Beacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 41 |
at Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA
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| Statistics | VAL | DRKE |
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| First downs | 11 | 19 |
| Total yards | 105 | 334 |
| Rushing yards | 32 | 150 |
| Passing yards | 73 | 184 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–23–3 | 16–26–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:52 | 31:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Valparaiso | Passing | Tyler Caron | 5/9, 42 yards |
| Rushing | Dawaiian McNeeley | 12 carries, 23 yards | |
| Receiving | Devin Yeats | 4 catches, 34 yards | |
| Drake | Passing | Chase Spellman | 10/19, 128 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Nick Herman | 7 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Taj Hughes | 3 catches, 74 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 19 |
| Toreros | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA
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| Statistics | DRKE | USD |
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| First downs | 18 | 16 |
| Total yards | 341 | 314 |
| Rushing yards | 180 | 132 |
| Passing yards | 161 | 182 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–25–0 | 15–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:03 | 29:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Drake | Passing | Chase Spellman | 14/21, 128 yards |
| Rushing | Nick Herman | 15 carries, 96 yards | |
| Receiving | Hank Foley | 1 reception, 36 yards | |
| San Diego | Passing | Tyler Voss | 14/28, 109 yards |
| Rushing | Adam Criter | 28 carries, 108 yards | |
| Receiving | Cole Monach | 2 receptions, 82 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldogs | 21 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
at Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA
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| Statistics | DAV | DRKE |
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| First downs | 20 | 31 |
| Total yards | 283 | 570 |
| Rushing yards | 31 | 377 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 193 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–41–0 | 17–23–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:11 | 31:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Davidson | Passing | Coulter Cleland | 22/41, 252 yards |
| Rushing | Mari Adams | 8 carries, 29 yards | |
| Receiving | Ivan Hoyt | 12 receptions, 148 yards | |
| Drake | Passing | Logan Inagawa | 16/22 186 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Nick Herman | 14 carries, 134 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Jackson Voth | 8 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Red Foxes | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY
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| Statistics | DRKE | MRST |
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| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Total yards | 352 | 329 |
| Rushing yards | 189 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 163 | 185 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–11–0 | 4–12–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:57 | 31:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Drake | Passing | Logan Inagawa | 10/13, 163 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Logan Inagawa | 17 carries, 81 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Taj Hughes | 7 receptions, 106 yards, TD | |
| Marist | Passing | Sonny Mannino | 17/28, 161 yards |
| Rushing | Tristan Shannon | 8 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Lance Martinez | 5 receptions, 61 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Drake | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
| Butler | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
at Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl • Indianapolis, IN
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| Statistics | DRKE | BUT |
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| First downs | 16 | 16 |
| Total yards | 363 | 353 |
| Rushing yards | 119 | 162 |
| Passing yards | 244 | 191 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–24–0 | 14–21–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:04 | 24:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Drake | Passing | Logan Inagawa | 18/23, 244 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Nick Herman | 19 carries, 113 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Taj Hughes | 7 receptions, 104 yards | |
| Butler | Passing | Reagan Andrew | 14/21, 191 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ethan Loss | 4 carries, 57 yards | |
| Receiving | Archie Cox | 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Tommies | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA
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| Statistics | STMN | DRKE |
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| First downs | 16 | 16 |
| Total yards | 252 | 315 |
| Rushing yards | 131 | 161 |
| Passing yards | 121 | 154 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–21–0 | 14–22–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:19 | 27:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| St. Thomas (MN) | Passing | Andy Peters | 13/21, 121 yards |
| Rushing | Andy Peters | 15 carries, 66 yards | |
| Receiving | Quentin Cobb-Butler | 5 receptions, 35 yards | |
| Drake | Passing | Logan Inagawa | 14/22, 154 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Nick Herman | 12 carries, 60 yards | |
| Receiving | Taj Hughes | 8 receptions, 55 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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| Statistics | DRKE | DAY |
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| First downs | 15 | 20 |
| Total yards | 307 | 340 |
| Rushing yards | 248 | 143 |
| Passing yards | 59 | 197 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 7–12–0 | 17–37–2 |
| Time of possession | 25:54 | 34:06 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Drake | Passing | Logan Inagawa | 7/12, 59 yards |
| Rushing | Nick Herman | 15 carries, 153 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Taj Hughes | 3 receptions, 44 yards | |
| Dayton | Passing | Liam Poronsky | 12/22, 107 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Gavin Lochow | 17 carries, 101 yards | |
| Receiving | Gavin Lochow | 4 receptions, 63 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA
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| Statistics | MORE | DRKE |
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| First downs | 19 | 19 |
| Total yards | 325 | 368 |
| Rushing yards | 135 | 323 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 45 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–26–0 | 7–12–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:37 | 28:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Morehead State | Passing | Carter Cravens | 18/26, 190 yards |
| Rushing | Isaac Stopke | 23 carries, 130 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Ryan Upp | 9 receptions, 90 yards | |
| Drake | Passing | Logan Inagawa | 7/12, 45 yards |
| Rushing | Nick Herman | 27 carries, 253 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Hank Foley | 1 reception, 16 yards |