1981 Drake Bulldogs football team

1981 Drake Bulldogs football
Missouri Valley Conference Co-Champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
1981 record 101 (51 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 StadiumDes Moines, IA W 3930  
September 12 1:30 p.m. Indiana State Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 1714  
September 19 1:30 p.m. Western Illinois Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 216  
September 26 1:30 p.m. Kansas State* KSU StadiumManhattan, KS W 1817  
October 3 1:30 p.m. Long Beach State*dagger Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 187  
October 10 1:30 p.m. Wichita State Cessna StadiumWichita, KS W 2423  
October 24 1:30 p.m. West Texas State Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 2113  
October 31 7:30 p.m. Tulsa Skelly StadiumTulsa, OK L 659  
November 7 1:30 p.m. Southern Illinois Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL W 2217  
November 14 1:30 p.m. Illinois State Hancock StadiumNormal, IL W 1310  
November 21 1:00 p.m. Nebraska-Omaha* Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA W 530  
*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.