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1946 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–6–1 (0–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons← 19451947 →
1946 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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. The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21St. Ambrose*W 26–1312,000
September 27at Texas Mines*W 7–27,000
October 5Tulsa
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 13–4813,000
October 11Wichita
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 6–125,500
October 19Saint Louis
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 6–276,200
October 25at Detroit*L 6–3316,572
November 9at Iowa State*T 7–79,116
November 16at Iowa State Teachers*L 0–463,500
November 23at Oklahoma A&ML 7–5913,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "1946 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. "Drake Downs St. Ambrose, 26-13". The Daily Times. September 21, 1946. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Frank Brody (October 20, 1946). "St. Louis Aerials Shred Drake, 27-6". The Des Moines Register. p. 8S – via Newspapers.com.
  8. W. W. Edgar (October 26, 1946). "Titans Keep Drake in Doghouse with 33-6 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. 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.
  10. "Teachers Jolt Drake by 46-0: Cedar Falls Club Betters Bulldogs". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. November 17, 1946. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Hal Middlesworth (November 24, 1946). "Aggies Smear Drake, 59-7 In 3rd Valley Win". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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