1972 Drake Bulldogs football team

1972 Drake Bulldogs football
MVC co-champion
Pioneer Bowl, L 7–29 vs. Tennessee State
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1972 record	7–5 (4–1 MVC)
Head coach	Jack Wallace (8th season)
Home stadium	Drake Stadium

1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 18 Louisville +	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Drake +	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
West Texas State	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Tulsa	3	–	1	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Memphis State	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Wichita State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
New Mexico State	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
North Texas State	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University during the 1972 college football season. It was the seventy-ninth year for the football program. The season ended with a 7–5 record, capturing the Missouri Valley Conference championship. The Bulldogs participated in the 1972 Pioneer Bowl.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result
September 16	1:00 p.m.	West Texas State	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 42–12
September 23	1:00 p.m.	Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	W 23–7
September 30	1:00 p.m.	North Texas	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 54–8
October 7	1:00 p.m.	South Dakota*	DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD	L 23–28
October 14	1:00 p.m.	Northern Iowa	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 21–14
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Tampa*	Tampa Stadium • Tampa	L 7–24
October 28	1:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 28–10
November 4	3:30 p.m.	Southern Illinois	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 9–19
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Northeast Louisiana*	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA	W 35–17
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Idaho State*	Holt Arena • Pocatello, ID	L 21–24
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	L 0–27
December 9	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee State*	Memorial Stadium • Wichita Falls, TX (Pioneer Bowl)	L 21–29
*Non-conference game. All times are in Central Time Zone.

↑ "Drake Bulldogs Football". www.drakebulldogs.org. 2008-01-01. Retrieved 2008-01-01.

Drake Bulldogs football
Venues	Haskins Field/Drake Stadium (1904–1924) Drake Stadium (1925–present)
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