1946 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1946 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 14th and final season under head coach Vee Green, the Bulldogs compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–4 against MVC opponents), finished last in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 247 to 78.[1] The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

1946 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record2–6–1 (0–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1946 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Tulsa $ 3 –0 –09 –1 –0
Wichita 2 –1 –05 –5 –0
Saint Louis 1 –1 –04 –6 –0
Oklahoma A&M 1 –1 –03 –7 –1
Drake 0 –4 –02 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21St. Ambrose*
W 26–13[2]
September 27at Texas Mines*
W 7–27,000[3]
October 5Tulsa
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 13–4813,000[4]
October 11Wichita
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 6–125,500[5]
October 19Saint Louisdagger
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 6–276,200[6]
October 25at Detroit*
L 6–3316,572[7]
November 9at Iowa State*
T 7–79,116[8]
November 16at Iowa State Teachers*
L 0–463,500[9]
November 23at Oklahoma A&M
L 7–5913,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "1946 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  2. Frank Brody (September 21, 1946). "Drake Whips St. Ambrose, 26-13: Vaughn Races 62 Yards for First Score; Bees Muff Chances, Rally Late". The Des Moines Register. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Grenville Mott (September 29, 1946). "Drake Capitalizes on Lone Chance To Nose Mines, 7-2: Miners Drop Ball To Ruin Scoring Tries". El Paso Times. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Leighton Housh (October 6, 1946). "T-rific Tulsa Topples Drake: 48-13 Victory Led By LeForce". The Des Moines Register. pp. V-1, V-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Frank Brody (October 12, 1946). "Late Flip ips Drake, 12-6: Wichita's Play Beats the Gun by 15 Seconds; 60-Yard Slash cuts 6-6 Deadlock". The Des Moines Register. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Frank Brody (October 20, 1946). "St. Louis Aerials Shred Drake, 27-6". The Des Moines Register. p. 8S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. W. W. Edgar (October 26, 1946). "Titans Keep Drake in Doghouse with 33-6 Victory". Detroit Free Press. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Maury White (November 10, 1946). "Cyclones Tie Drake, 7-7, in Last Seconds". The Des Moines Register. pp. V-1, V-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Teachers Jolt Drake by 46-0: Cedar Falls Club Betters Bulldogs". Council Bluffs Nonpareil. November 17, 1946. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Hal Middlesworth (November 24, 1946). "Aggies Smear Drake, 59-7 In 3rd Valley Win". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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