2006 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 2006 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. It was the 113th year for the football program. The season ended with a 9–2 record and a Pioneer Football League runners-up finish. The Bulldogs were chosen as a 2006 Sports Network Cup Finalist, finishing second to San Diego in first-place votes and third in overall votes.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	#17 Northern Iowa*	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA (Scheels Kickoff Classic)	L 7–48	10,107
September 9	1:00 p.m.	Upper Iowa*	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 40–7	2,511
September 16	1:00 p.m.	Wisconsin–Platteville*	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 35–7	3,613
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso	Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN	W 21–7	2,374
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Morehead State	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 33–7	3,234
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Waldorf*	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 35–3	2,103
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Butler	Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN	W 29–0	921
October 21	1:00 p.m.	#20 San Diego	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	L 0–37	5,263
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH	W 21–9	3,863
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 35–15	3,368
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field • Jacksonville, FL	W 47–28	1,245
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

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