American college football season
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.
Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2016 season 7–4, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in third place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | South Dakota* | | 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* | | ESPN3 | L 10–51 | 15,806 |
September 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Valparaiso![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| BV | W 38–13 | 2,956 |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Butler | | 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 | | | 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 | | TheW.tv via STADIUM | L 15–45 | 1,582 |
November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Campbell | | 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
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Game summaries
South Dakota
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Coyotes
|
28
|
28
|
7
|
14 |
77 |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Southwestern (KS)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Moundbuilders
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
21
|
10
|
17 |
55 |
at South Dakota State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
No. 4 Jackrabbits
|
12
|
29
|
7
|
3 |
51 |
Valparaiso
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Crusaders
|
6
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
3
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
at Butler
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
DU Bulldogs
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
3 |
27 |
BU Bulldogs
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
16 |
Dayton
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Flyers
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
3 |
20 |
Bulldogs
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
at Marist
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
6
|
3
|
3 |
19 |
Red Foxes
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Davidson
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Wildcats
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
6 |
12 |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
3 |
17 |
at San Diego
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
8 |
15 |
Toreros
|
7
|
10
|
7
|
21 |
45 |
at Campbell
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
21
|
10 |
45 |
Fighting Camels
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
Jacksonville
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Dolphins
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Bulldogs
|
14
|
21
|
10
|
7 |
52 |
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