1946 Drake Bulldogs football team
Appearance
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 2–6–1 (0–4 MVC) |
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Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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No. 17 Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1946 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 14th and final season under head coach Vee Green, the Bulldogs compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–4 against MVC opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 247 to 78.[1] The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 21 | St. Ambrose* | W 26–13 | 12,000 | [2][3] | |||
September 27 | at Texas Mines* | W 7–2 | 7,000 | [4] | |||
October 5 | Tulsa |
| L 13–48 | 13,000 | [5] | ||
October 11 | Wichita |
| L 6–12 | 5,500 | [6] | ||
October 19 | Saint Louis |
| L 6–27 | 6,200 | [7] | ||
October 25 | at Detroit* | L 6–33 | 16,572 | [8] | |||
November 9 | at Iowa State* | T 7–7 | 9,116 | [9] | |||
November 16 | at Iowa State Teachers* | L 0–46 | 3,500 | [10] | |||
November 23 | at Oklahoma A&M | L 7–59 | 13,500 | [11] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1946 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Drake Downs St. Ambrose, 26-13". The Daily Times. September 21, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank Brody (September 21, 1946). "Drake Whips St. Ambrose, 26-13: Vaughn Races 62 Yards for First Score; Bees Muff Chances, Rally Late". The Des Moines Register. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grenville Mott (September 29, 1946). "Drake Capitalizes on Lone Chance To Nose Mines, 7-2: Miners Drop Ball To Ruin Scoring Tries". El Paso Times. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leighton Housh (October 6, 1946). "T-rific Tulsa Topples Drake: 48-13 Victory Led By LeForce". The Des Moines Register. pp. V-1, V-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank Brody (October 12, 1946). "Late Flip ips Drake, 12-6: Wichita's Play Beats the Gun by 15 Seconds; 60-Yard Slash cuts 6-6 Deadlock". The Des Moines Register. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank Brody (October 20, 1946). "St. Louis Aerials Shred Drake, 27-6". The Des Moines Register. p. 8S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ W. W. Edgar (October 26, 1946). "Titans Keep Drake in Doghouse with 33-6 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Maury White (November 10, 1946). "Cyclones Tie Drake, 7-7, in Last Seconds". The Des Moines Register. pp. V-1, V-3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teachers Jolt Drake by 46-0: Cedar Falls Club Betters Bulldogs". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. November 17, 1946. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hal Middlesworth (November 24, 1946). "Aggies Smear Drake, 59-7 In 3rd Valley Win". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.