1976 Drake Bulldogs football team

1976 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–10 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1976 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa + 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
New Mexico State + 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
West Texas State 1 – 1 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Wichita State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
1 – 3 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1976 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jack Wallace in his 12th and final season has head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the MVC.[1] Drake played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4New Mexico State
L 29–3012,630[2]
September 11at Iowa State*
L 14–5841,000[3]
September 18Southern Illinois*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 15–2712,332[4]
September 25at Louisville*
L 24–3716,009[5]
October 2at Colorado*
L 24–4545,318[6]
October 9at Long Beach State*
L 10–4110,200[7]
October 16at Wichita State
L 23–3311,116[8]
October 23West Texas State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 34–148,116[9]
November 6Temple*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 7–317,245[10]
November 13Tulsa
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 20–455,182[11]
November 20at North Texas State*
L 0–636,100[12]
  • *Non-conference game

[13]

Roster

1976 Drake Bulldogs football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 19 Dan Dodd Jr
QB 16 Jeff Martin Sr
OT 74 Jack Matia So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 30 Kelly Ford Sr
DE 94 Jeff Koerten Sr
DE 28 Doug Siedenburg Sr
LB 56 Dan Zarazan Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Final Missouri Valley Conference". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 30, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved October 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Aggies comeback dooms Drake". The Salina Journal. September 5, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jerry Jaksich's big plays help Cyclones romp, 58–14". Omaha World-Herald. September 12, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Herrera's 201-yard day rips Bulldogs". The Des Moines Register. September 19, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U of L's Prince-ly effort sinks Drake". The Courier-Journal. September 26, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buffaloes repel Drake". The Montana Standard. October 3, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Long Beach State Wins Again, 32–10". The Los Angeles Times. October 10, 1976. p. III-11. Retrieved March 31, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Drake tumbles". Quad-City Times. October 17, 1977. Retrieved December 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Victory drought over for Drake". The Daily Nonpareil. October 24, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Temple romps past Bulldogs". Tulsa World. November 7, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Last period blitz leads Tulsa past Drake 45–20". The Daily Nonpareil. November 14, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rude N. Texas good-by to Wallace, 63–0". The Des Moines Register. November 21, 1976. Retrieved April 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1976 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
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