American college football season
The1941 Drake Bulldogs football team representedDrake University in theMissouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the1941 college football season. In its ninth season under head coachVee Green, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (0–3–1 against MVC opponents), finished in last place in the MVC, and was outscored by a total of 134 to 83.[1] The team played its home games atDrake Stadium inDes Moines, Iowa.
Guard Leonard Adams was selected by the conference coaches as first-team player on the 1941 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team.[2]
Drake was ranked at No. 166 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under theLitkenhous Difference by Score System.[3]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | St. Ambrose* | | W 21–6 | | [4] |
| September 27 | atIowa* | | L 8–25 | 20,000 | [5] |
| October 4 | Grinnell* | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| W 8–0 | | [6] |
| October 11 | atSaint Louis | | T 6–6 | 5,819 | [7] |
| October 18 | atIllinois* | | L 0–40 | 12,000–12,193 | [8] |
| October 25 | atCreighton | | L 7–12 | | [9] |
| November 1 | Washington University | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| L 0–12 | | [10] |
| November 8 | Iowa State Teachers* | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA (rivalry)
| W 13–0 | 3,500 | [11] |
| November 15 | Iowa State* | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| W 14–13 | 7,500 | [12] |
| November 22 | atTulsa | | L 6–20 | 2,500 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming
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- ^"1941 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedJune 5, 2019.
- ^L.E. Skelley (December 5, 1941)."Keithley Awarded Place On Valley All-Star Eleven".Miami Daily News-Record. p. 5 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941)."Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published".The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Drake Squelches St. Ambrose, 21-6".Waterloo Sunday Courier. September 21, 1941. p. 28 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Bert McGrane (September 28, 1941)."Iowa Overpowers Drake, 25-8: Mertes Leads Late Old Gold Power Attack".The Des Moines Register. p. 5 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Two Breaks Help Drake to Defeat Grinnell 8 to 0".Waterloo Sunday Courier. October 5, 1941. p. 9 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^James M. Gould (October 11, 1941)."Drake Eleven, Outplayed in All Departments, Tie Billikens".St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 2B – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Charles Bartlett (October 19, 1941)."Illinois Whips Drake, 40 to 0; Griffin Stars".Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Creighton scores twice in fourth to defeat Drake".Lincoln Sunday Journal and Star. October 26, 1941. p. 13 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Frank Brody (November 1, 1941)."Drake Football Prospects Hit New Low: Bears Down Locals, 12-0".The Des Moines Register. p. 9 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^Gordon Gammack (November 9, 1941)."Drake Strikes Twice To Tip Tutors".The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 4.
- ^"Drake's Adams Blocks Try For Extra Point As Cyclones Bow to Old Rivals, 14-13".The Davenport Democrat and Leader. November 16, 1941. p. 21 – viaNewspapers.com.
- ^"Tulsa Sacks Up Drake And Title".The Daily Oklahoman. November 23, 1941. p. 2B – viaNewspapers.com.
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