2024 Drake Bulldogs football team

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2024 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferencePioneer Football League
Record2–1 (1–0 PFL)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorAdam Gajo (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorNate Thompson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAllen Smith (6th season)
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Davidson   1 – 0     3 – 1  
Dayton   1 – 0     3 – 1  
Drake   1 – 0     2 – 1  
Morehead State   1 – 0     3 – 2  
Butler   0 – 0     4 – 0  
Stetson   0 – 0     2 – 2  
St. Thomas (MN)*   0 – 0     1 – 3  
San Diego   0 – 1     2 – 2  
Presbyterian   0 – 1     2 – 3  
Valparaiso   0 – 1     2 – 3  
Marist   0 – 1     0 – 4  
  • * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III
As of September 30, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Drake Bulldogs football team represents Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led by sixth-year head coach Todd Stepsis and play their home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:30 pmQuincy (IL)*
ESPN+No Contest[1]
September 76:00 p.m.at Eastern Washington*
ESPN+W 35–32 OT4,378
September 211:00 pmat No. 6 South Dakota*
ESPN+L 3–426,529
September 2812:00 pmSan Diegodagger
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN+W 30–284,568
October 512:00 pmat Valparaiso
ESPN+
October 121:00 p.m.Butler
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN+
October 1912:00 pmat Presbyterian
ESPN+
November 21:00 p.m.Marist
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN+
November 91:00 pmat St. Thomas
ESPN+
November 161:00 p.m.Morehead State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
ESPN+
November 2312:00 pmat Stetson
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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at Eastern Washington

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See also: 2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team
Game One – Drake Bulldogs (0–0) at Eastern Washington Eagles (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Drake 0 13 79635
Eastern Washington 7 7 78332

at Roos Field • Cheney, WA

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CST
  • Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,378
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • 9:13 EWU – Tuna Altahir 1-yard run (Soren McKee kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:47; EWU 7–0)
Second quarter
  • 12:33 Drake – Luke Woodson 1-yard run (Shane Dunning kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 4:06; Tied 7–7)
  • 4:06 Drake – Shane Dunning 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 2:29; Drake 10–7)
  • 1:42 EWU – Efton Chism III 1-yard pass from Michael Wortham (Soren McKee kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; EWU 14–10)
  • 0:00 Drake – Shane Dunning 44-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 1:42; EWU 14–13)
Third quarter
  • 13:11 Drake – Parker Olthoff 3-yard pass from Luke Bailey (Shane Dunning kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 1:45; Drake 20–14)
  • 7:42 EWU – Michael Wortham 2-yard run (Soren McKee kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:25; EWU 21–20)
Fourth quarter
  • 12:19 Drake – Darian Boyland 1-yard run (Luke Bailey pass failed) (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:42; Drake 26–21)
  • 7:42 EWU – Michael Wortham 6-yard run (Keikoa Visperis run) (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:23; EWU 29–26)
  • 4:29 Drake – Shane Dunning 41-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:13; Tied 29–29)
Overtime
  • EWU – Soren McKee 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards; EWU 32–29)
  • Drake – Trey Radocha 14-yard pass from Luke Bailey (no conversion) (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards; Drake 35–32)
Statistics DU EWU
First downs 25 23
Total yards 460 385
Rushing yards 67 206
Passing yards 393 179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–49–0 23–30–0
Time of possession 24:23 35:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing L. Bailey 28–48, 380 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing D. Boyland 8 CAR, 25 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving T. Radocha 4 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD
Eastern Washington Passing K. Visperas 21–26, 177 YDS
Rushing T. Altahir 12 CAR, 94 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving E. Chism III 9 REC, 65 YDS, 1 TD

at No. 6 South Dakota

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See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team
Game Two – Drake Bulldogs (1–0) at South Dakota Coyotes (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Drake 0 3 003
South Dakota 14 14 7742

at DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 PM CST
  • Game weather: Indoor
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
  • 14:47 USD – Keyondray Jones-Logan 99-yard kickoff return (Will Leyland kick) (USD 7–0)
  • 3:51 USD – Travis Theis 25-yard run (Will Leyland kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:39; USD 14–0)
Second quarter
  • 12:17 Drake – Shane Dunning 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:05; USD 14–3)
  • 8:44 USD – Carter Bell 6-yard run (Will Leyland kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 3:33; USD 21–3)
  • 3:14 USD – Charles Pierre, Jr. 1-yard run (Will Leyland kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:53; USD 28–3)
Third quarter
  • 3:14 USD – Travis Theis Jr. 4-yard run (Will Leyland kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:01; USD 35–3)
Fourth quarter
  • 3:14 USD – Charles Pierre, Jr. 20-yard pass from Aidan Bouman (Will Leyland kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:01; USD 42–3)
Statistics DU USD
First downs 18 25
Total yards 211 411
Rushing yards 93 192
Passing yards 118 219
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–33–1 18–26–1
Time of possession 32:17 27:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing L. Bailey 16–29, 107 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing D. Boyland 8 CAR, 51 YDS
Receiving T. Radocha 7 REC, 56 YDS
South Dakota Passing A. Bouman 18–24, 219 YDS, 1 TD
Rushing T. Theis 9 CAR, 94 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving C. Bell 4 REC, 56 YDS

San Diego

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See also: 2024 San Diego Toreros football team
Game Three – San Diego Toreros (2–1) at Drake Bulldogs (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
San Diego 6 3 01928
Drake 3 10 71030

at Drake Stadium • Des Moines, Iowa

  • Date: Saturday, September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 PM CST
  • Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,568
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics USD DU
First downs 23 16
Total yards 390 354
Rushing yards 98 91
Passing yards 292 263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–40–1 29–49–0
Time of possession 33:45 26:15
Team Category Player Statistics
San Diego Passing G. Sergent 25–40, 292 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing I. Smith 6 CAR, 33 YDS
Receiving C. Monach 8 REC, 122 YDS
Drake Passing L. Bailey 29–49, 263 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing B. Ellingson 4 CAR, 69 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving M. January 9 REC, 121 YDS, 1 TD

References

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  1. ^ "Severe Weather Halts Season Opener". godrakebulldogs.com. August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Drake Football Schedule". fbschedules.com. FBS Schedules. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". godrakebulldogs.com. Drake Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
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