American college football season
The 1961 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bus Mertes, the team compiled a 5–4 record and was outscored by a total of 106 to 102.[1] The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Iowa State | | L 0–21 | 12,465 |
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September 23 | at Southern Illinois | | W 7–0 | 10,000 |
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September 30 | at Colorado State–Greeley | | W 7–0 | 4,000-4,500 | [2]
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October 7 | State College of Iowa | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| W 21–6 | 5,000 |
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October 14 | Idaho State | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| L 11–12 | 5,000 |
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October 28 | Bradley | - Drake Stadium
- Des Moines, IA
| W 24–13 | 5,500-7,000 | [3]
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November 4 | at North Texas | | L 21–28 | 5,000-8,000 | [4]
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November 11 | at Wichita | | L 13–26 | 9,100 |
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November 18 | at Omaha | Omaha, NE | W 36–13 | 2,400 |
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- Homecoming
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