1941 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 4–5–1 (0–3–1 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington University | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1941 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1941 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Vee Green, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (0–3–1 against MVC opponents), finished in last place in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 134 to 83.[1] The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Guard Leonard Adams was selected by the conference coaches as first-team player on the 1941 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team.[2]
Drake was ranked at No. 166 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 20 | St. Ambrose* | W 21–6 | [4] | ||||
September 27 | at Iowa* | L 8–25 | 20,000 | [5] | |||
October 4 | Grinnell* |
| W 8–0 | [6] | |||
October 11 | at Saint Louis |
| T 6–6 | 5,819 | [7] | ||
October 18 | at Illinois* | L 0–40 | 12,000–12,193 | [8] | |||
October 25 | at Creighton | L 7–12 | [9] | ||||
November 1 | Washington University |
| L 0–12 | [10] | |||
November 8 | Iowa State Teachers* |
| W 13–0 | 3,500 | [11] | ||
November 15 | Iowa State* |
| W 14–13 | 7,500 | [12] | ||
November 22 | at Tulsa | L 6–20 | 2,500 | [13] | |||
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References
- ↑ "1941 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ↑ L.E. Skelley (December 5, 1941). "Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven". Miami Daily News-Record. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Drake Squelches St. Ambrose, 21-6". Waterloo Sunday Courier. September 21, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Bert McGrane (September 28, 1941). "Iowa Overpowers Drake, 25-8: Mertes Leads Late Old Gold Power Attack". The Des Moines Register. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Two Breaks Help Drake to Defeat Grinnell 8 to 0". Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 5, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ James M. Gould (October 11, 1941). "Drake Eleven, Outplayed in All Departments, Tie Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Charles Bartlett (October 19, 1941). "Illinois Whips Drake, 40 to 0; Griffin Stars". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Creighton scores twice in fourth to defeat Drake". Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. October 26, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Frank Brody (November 1, 1941). "Drake Football Prospects Hit New Low: Bears Down Locals, 12-0". The Des Moines Register. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Gordon Gammack (November 9, 1941). "Drake Strikes Twice To Tip Tutors". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 4.
- ↑ "Drake's Adams Blocks Try For Extra Point As Cyclones Bow to Old Rivals, 14-13". The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 16, 1941. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tulsa Sacks Up Drake And Title". The Daily Oklahoman. November 23, 1941. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
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