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1985 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Illinois State 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Indiana State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wichita State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southern Illinois 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.

The 1985 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Chuck Shelton, Drake compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play. By mid-October the team was 4–3, a record that included wins over in-state opponents Northern Iowa and Iowa State, but ended the season on a four-game skid. After the season, Drake announced it would drop its football program for the 1986 season and transition to NCAA Division III for the 1987 season.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 31Southwest Missouri State*
L 24–31
September 7Northern Iowa*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 24–914,718
September 141:05 p.m.No. 5 Iowa*
L 0–5866,135[2]
September 21at Southern Illinois
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 31–66,520
September 28Indiana State
L 10–17
October 51:30 p.m.at Iowa State*
W 20–1742,008
October 121:30 p.m.UT Arlington*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 21–107,925[3]
October 19at Wichita State
L 21–248,302
October 261:30 p.m.Illinois State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 3–10
November 21:30 p.m.West Texas State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, Iowa
L 27–28
November 9Tulsa
L 15–4512,872[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "Drake University will drop its football program next year". Associated Press. November 11, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Iowa bites 'Dogs, 58-0: 37-point quarter ruins Drake effort". Cedar Rapids Gazette. September 15, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  3. ^ "Drake bounces Mavericks, 21–10". The Des Moines Register. October 13, 1985. p. 6D. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "Tulsa Drubs Drake, 45-15". The Oklahoman. November 10, 1985. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  5. ^ 2018 Drake Football Fact Book. Drake Bulldogs. p. 68. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
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