2022 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record3–8 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorAllen Smith (4th season)
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
2022 Pioneer Football League standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
St. Thomas (MN) * $  8 0   10 1  
Davidson ^  6 2   8 4  
Dayton  6 2   8 3  
Butler  5 3   7 4  
San Diego  4 3   5 5  
Valparaiso  4 4   5 7  
Marist  4 4   4 7  
Drake  3 5   3 8  
Stetson  2 5   4 6  
Morehead State  1 7   2 9  
Presbyterian  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Todd Stepsis and played their home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Davidson (8)98
2San Diego (3)91
3St. Thomas78
4Dayton72
5Morehead State58
6Marist52
7Drake42
8Valparaiso34
9Stetson33
10Butler30
11Presbyterian17

Preseason All-PFL teams

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 32:30 p.m.at No. 1 North Dakota State*ESPN+L 14–5615,951
September 101:00 p.m.Missouri S&T*ESPN3L 14–17 OT1,827
September 172:00 p.m.at Idaho*ESPN+L 14–425,804
September 241:00 p.m.Marist
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN3L 25–302,249
October 112:00 p.m.at DaytonFacebookL 14–274,600
October 81:00 p.m.San Diego
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN3L 10–222,964
October 151:00 p.m.at St. Thomas (MN)L 14–266,588
October 221:00 p.m.Davidson
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN3L 14–481,826
October 2912:00 p.m.at StetsonESPN+W 24–172,022
November 121:00 p.m.Butler
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA (rivalry)
ESPN3W 27–241,764
November 1912:00 p.m.at ValparaisoESPN+W 24–0419

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Game summaries

At No. 1 North Dakota State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 0 7 0 14
No. 1 Bison 14 28 7 7 56

Missouri S&T

1 2 3 4OT Total
Miners 0 7 7 03 17
Bulldogs 0 0 7 70 14

At Idaho

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14
Vandals 7 13 14 8 42

Marist

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Foxes 7 14 3 6 30
Bulldogs 10 0 3 12 25

At Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14
Flyers 7 3 14 3 27

San Diego

1 2 3 4 Total
Toreros 7 2 6 7 22
Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10

At St. Thomas (MN)

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14
Tommies 7 13 0 6 26

Davidson

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 7 14 7 20 48
Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14

At Stetson

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 3 6 8 24
Hatters 10 0 0 7 17

Butler

1 2 3 4 Total
Butler Bulldogs 7 7 7 3 24
Drake Bulldogs 17 7 0 3 27

At Valparaiso

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 0 7 24
Beacons 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. "2022 Drake Bulldogs Football Schedule".
  2. "2022 Drake Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.
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