| 1974Drake Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–7–1 (2–3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1974 Drake Bulldogs football team representedDrake University as a member of theMissouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led byJack Wallace in his 10th season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, finished fourth in the MVC, and were oustscored by a total of 315 to 213.[1]
On offense, the Bulldogs gained an average of 193.1 rushing yards and 146.4 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 267.3 rushing yards and 168.2 passing yards per game.[2] The team's leading rushers were running backs Jim O'Connor (1,031 yards, 4.3 yards per carry, 60 points scored) and Jim Herndon (679 yards, 6.1 yards per carry, 36 points scored). The passing game was led by quarterbacks Jeff Martin (723 passing yards, 111.7passer rating) and Jonas Sears (711 passing yards, 88.1 passer rating).[2] The team's leading receivers were wide receiver Mike Murphy (41 receptions for 638 yards) and tight end Hal Proppe (20 receptions for 310 yards).[2]
Drake played home games atDrake Stadium inDes Moines, Iowa.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | Dayton* | L 7–21 | 20,500 | [3] | |
| September 14 | West Texas State |
| L 17–37 | 13,400 | [4] |
| September 21 | atLamar* | L 6–18 | 16,278 | [5] | |
| September 28 | atLong Beach State* | L 13–20 | 4,778 | [6] | |
| October 5 | North Texas State |
| T 24–24 | 8,400 | [7] |
| October 12 | atNorthern Iowa* | L 17–41 | 8,500–8,549 | [8][9] | |
| October 19 | atLouisville | W 38–35 | 11,443 | [10] | |
| October 26 | atNew Mexico State | W 29–28 | 12,006 | [11] | |
| November 2 | atWichita State | L 14–23 | 6,238 | [12] | |
| November 9 | Northern Arizona* |
| W 34–16 | 5,800 | [13] |
| November 16 | Tulsa |
| L 14–52 | 7,650 | [14] |
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