2017 Drake Bulldogs football team

2017 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 23 San Diego $^	8	–	0	10	–	3
Drake	6	–	2	7	–	4
Jacksonville	5	–	3	7	–	4
Campbell	5	–	3	6	–	5
Valparaiso	5	–	3	6	–	5
Butler	4	–	4	6	–	5
Dayton	4	–	4	5	–	6
Marist	3	–	5	4	–	7
Morehead State	3	–	5	4	–	7
Stetson	1	–	7	2	–	9
Davidson	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rick Fox, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the PFL. The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	South Dakota*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	L 7–77	3,332
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Southwestern (KS)*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 55–14	864
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 4 South Dakota State*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 10–51	15,806
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 38–13	2,956
September 30	12:00 p.m.	at Butler	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN	Facebook Live	W 27–16	2,387
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Dayton	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA (rivalry)	BV	L 10–20	1,734
October 21	12:00 p.m.	at Marist	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY		W 19–14	1,318
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 17–12	1,406
November 4	4:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	TheW.tv via STADIUM	L 15–45	1,582
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	BSN	W 45–10	4,261
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 52–7	1,487
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Coyotes	28	28	7	14	77
Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Moundbuilders	0	14	0	0	14
Bulldogs	7	21	10	17	55

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	0	10
No. 4 Jackrabbits	12	29	7	3	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	6	7	0	0	13
Bulldogs	14	3	14	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
DU Bulldogs	7	14	3	3	27
BU Bulldogs	6	7	3	0	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	3	14	3	20
Bulldogs	3	0	0	7	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	6	3	3	19
Red Foxes	0	7	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	3	3	6	12
Bulldogs	7	7	0	3	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	8	15
Toreros	7	10	7	21	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	21	10	45
Fighting Camels	0	3	7	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	0	7	0	0	7
Bulldogs	14	21	10	7	52

^ "2017 Football Schedule". Drake University Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2022.

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