1981 Drake Bulldogs football team

1981 Drake Bulldogs football
Missouri Valley Conference Co-Champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
1981 record 10–1 (5–1 MVC)
Head coach Chuck Shelton
Offensive coordinator John Hancock
Defensive coordinator Maury Waugh
Home stadium Drake Stadium
1981 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Drake § 5 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
Tulsa § 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Southern Illinois 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
West Texas State 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Wichita State 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 6 – 1
Indiana State 2 – 4 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
New Mexico State 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Illinois State 0 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Drake finished the season with 10 wins and a single loss (59–6) to the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Since both teams had 5–1 conference records, they were co-champions for 1981.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result
September 5 1:30 p.m.[1] Northern Iowa Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 39–30  
September 12 1:30 p.m. Indiana State Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 17–14  
September 19 1:30 p.m. Western Illinois Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 21–6  
September 26 1:30 p.m. Kansas State* KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS W 18–17  
October 3 1:30 p.m. Long Beach State*dagger Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 18–7  
October 10 1:30 p.m. Wichita State Cessna Stadium • Wichita, KS W 24–23  
October 24 1:30 p.m. West Texas State Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 21–13  
October 31 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Skelly Stadium • Tulsa, OK L 6–59  
November 7 1:30 p.m. Southern Illinois Saluki Stadium • Carbondale, IL W 22–17  
November 14 1:30 p.m. Illinois State Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL W 13–10  
November 21 1:00 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha* Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 53–0  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. All times are in Central Time Zone.

References

  1. ↑ Missouri Valley Conference 75 1981 Football/Anniversary Issue. Missouri Valley Conference. p. Page 7.