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1940 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–5 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons← 19391941 →
1940 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma A&M 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Creighton 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
Drake 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washington University 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Washburn 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1940 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Vee Green, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–2 against MVC opponents), tied for third place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 108.

Drake was ranked at No. 151 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Montana State*W 56–08,000
October 5Grinnell*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 20–7
October 12at Kansas*L 6–208,000
October 19at Navy*L 0–19
October 26Saint Louis
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–21
November 2at WashburnW 19–6
November 9at Iowa State*L 6–75,444
November 162:00 p.m.at Washington UniversityW 20–144,000
November 23Creighton
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–146,000

References

  1. "1940 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Drake Flays Montana Foe In 56-0 Orgy". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1940. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Brad Wilson (October 13, 1940). "Kansas Unleashes Power To Defeat Drake, 20-6". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Bears and Bills Engage Valley Opponents Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 16, 1940. p. 4C. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. Burnes, Robert L. (November 17, 1940). "Drake Beats Bears, 20-14". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3C. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. Burnes, Robert L. (November 17, 1940). "Drake Beats Bears, 20 to 14 (continued)". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 5C. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. Sec Taylor (November 24, 1940). "Jays' Early Rush Trips Drake, 14-0: Creighton Checks Late Bulldog Rally". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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