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Drake (IA) FCS : Pioneer

Location
Des Moines IA

Spirit Name
Bulldogs

Mascot
Spike 		Stadium:
Drake: FCS Rank 56
Capacity: 14,557
Surface: FieldTurf

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year Annual
Record		 Coach Head Coach Record Overall Record Total Win Rank / Winning % Returning Letterman Returning
Starters		 Attendance
2010 7-4 Chris Creighton @ Drake 21-12 Winning Percentage 63.64 565-483-29 Winning Percentage 53.81 Total Win Rank 20 Winning Percentage Rank 57 Total 27 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 6* Defense 8 2,566 Decrease FCS Rank 116
2010 8-3 Chris Creighton @ Drake 14-8 Winning Percentage 63.64 558-479-29 Winning Percentage 53.71 Total Win Rank 21 Winning Percentage Rank 56 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 6 Defense 7 2,865 FCS Rank 104
2011 9-2 Chris Creighton @ Drake 30-14 Winning Percentage 68.18 574-485-29 Winning Percentage 54.09 Total Win Rank 18 Winning Percentage Rank 56 Total 51 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 10* Defense 7 2,770 Increase FCS Rank 113
2012 8-3 Chris Creighton @ Drake 38-17 Winning Percentage 69.09 582-488-29 Winning Percentage 54.28 Total Win Rank 18 Winning Percentage Rank 49 Total 38 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 4* Defense 6 3,175 Increase FCS Rank 106
2013 6-5 Chris Creighton @ Drake 42-22 Winning Percentage 65.63 588-493-29 Winning Percentage 54.28 Total Win Rank 18 Winning Percentage Rank 48 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 3,187 Increase FCS Rank 113
2014 7-4 Rick Fox @ Drake 7-4 Winning Percentage 63.64 595-497-29 Winning Percentage 54.37 Total Win Rank 19 Winning Percentage Rank 45 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 3,483 Increase FCS Rank 103
2015 5-6 Rick Fox @ Drake 12-10 Winning Percentage 54.55 600-503-29 Winning Percentage 54.28 Total Win Rank 19 Winning Percentage Rank 46 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 2,411 Decrease FCS Rank 116
2016 7-4 Rick Fox @ Drake 19-14 Winning Percentage 57.58 607-507-29 Winning Percentage 54.37 Total Win Rank 19 Winning Percentage Rank 45 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 2,163 Decrease FCS Rank 117
2017 7-4 Rick Fox @ Drake 26-18 Winning Percentage 59.09 613-511-29 Winning Percentage 54.42 Total Win Rank 18 Winning Percentage Rank 45 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 2,130 Decrease FCS Rank 118
2018 7-4 Rick Fox @ Drake 33-22 Winning Percentage 60.00 620-515-29 Winning Percentage 54.51 Total Win Rank 18 Winning Percentage Rank 45 Total Offense Defense NA ST Offense NA Defense NA 1,840 Decrease FCS Rank 117
2019 6-5 Todd Stepsis @ Drake 6-5 Winning Percentage 54.54 626-520-29 Winning Percentage 54.51 Total Win Rank 18 Winning Percentage Rank 45 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 2,232 Increase FCS Rank 114
2020 2-3 Todd Stepsis @ Drake 8-8 Winning Percentage 50.00 628-523-29 Winning Percentage 54.45 Total Win Rank 18 Winning Percentage Rank 45 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA Covid 19
2021 2-9 Todd Stepsis @ Drake 10-17 Winning Percentage 37.04 630-532-29 Winning Percentage 55.12 Total Win Rank 18 Winning Percentage Rank 64 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 3,176 Increase FCS Rank 106
2022 3-8 Todd Stepsis @ Drake 13-25 Winning Percentage 34.21 633-540-29 Winning Percentage 53.87 Total Win Rank 20 Winning Percentage Rank 50 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 2,126 Decrease FCS Rank 120
2023 8-4 Todd Stepsis @ Drake 21-29 Winning Percentage 42.00 641-544-29 Winning Percentage 54.00 Total Win Rank 21 Winning Percentage Rank 50 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 2,481 Increase FCS Rank 113
2024 0-0 Todd Stepsis @ Drake 21-29 Winning Percentage 42.00 641-544-29 Winning Percentage 54.00 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA TBD
2025 0-0 Saj Thakkar @ Drake 0-0 Winning Percentage 00.00
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2017)

Record 2017

Overall: W:7 L:4 T:0
Conf: W:7 L:4 T:0
Division: W:7 L:4 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-02 2017 Drake
 -VS- 
South Dakota 		LOSS
7 - 77
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Drake 11-82 -1 148 147 4 15 6
South Dakota 9-82 321 281 602 0 17 12
Other Sep-09 2017 Drake
 -VS- 
Southwestern College 		WIN
55 - 14
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Drake 9-73 164 336 500 1 13 6
Southwestern College 5-38 36 116 152 4 14 2
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-16 2017 South Dakota State
 -VS- 
Drake 		LOSS
51 - 10
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota State 6-55 125 252 377 0 9 5
Drake 3-20 107 217 324 1 17 7
Same Conference Sep-23 2017 Drake
 -VS- 
Valparaiso 		WIN
38 - 13
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Drake 7-60 122 445 567 1 14 7
Valparaiso 3-25 110 184 294 3 13 5
Same Conference Sep-30 2017 Butler
 -VS- 
Drake 		WIN
16 - 27
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Butler 9-80 79 202 281 1 19 9
Drake 8-65 91 329 420 1 16 8
Same Conference Oct-07 2017 Drake
 -VS- 
Dayton 		LOSS
10 - 20
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Drake 6-42 210 188 398 5 16 5
Dayton 11-122 125 197 322 0 14 2
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Oct-21 2017 Marist
 -VS- 
Drake 		WIN
14 - 19
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Marist 11-88 86 268 354 3 13 4
Drake 9-85 91 238 329 0 19 7
Same Conference Oct-28 2017 Drake
 -VS- 
Davidson 		WIN
17 - 12
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Drake 4-40 141 94 235 3 16 4
Davidson 6-40 94 142 236 3 21 8
Same Conference Nov-04 2017 San Diego
 -VS- 
Drake 		LOSS
45 - 15
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
San Diego 3-40 122 326 448 0 15 11
Drake 6-58 16 224 240 1 11 4
Same Conference Nov-11 2017 Campbell
 -VS- 
Drake 		WIN
10 - 45
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Campbell 2-20 184 143 327 1 18 7
Drake 2-20 178 369 547 1 13 8
Same Conference Nov-18 2017 Drake
 -VS- 
Jacksonville 		WIN
52 - 7
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Drake 10-105 199 268 467 1 11 5
Jacksonville 7-90 218 90 308 4 20 9

Record 2017

Overall: W:7 L:4 T:0
Conf: W:7 L:4 T:0
Division: W:7 L:4 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards		 Passing
Yards		 Total
Yards		 Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts		 3rd Down
Coversions
Drake (IA) 75 - 650 Yards 1318 2856 4174 19 161 67
Opponents 72 - 680 Yards 1500 2201 3701 19 173 74
KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

  • Other = Same Conference
  • BCS = Non Conf. BCS
  • FBS = Non Conf. FBS
  • FCS = non Conf. FCS
  • FCS Non AQ = Other

Offense Data   Back To Top

Offense Total Yards

Games Yards Avg. Yards Per Game
11 4174 379

Offense Passing

Games Yards Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2856 260

Offense Rushing

Games Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
11 1318 120

Offense Scoring

Games Total Points Avg. Points Per Game
11 295 27

Offense Turnovers

Games Turnovers Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 19 1.73

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts Third Down Coversions Third Down Conversion Percentage
161 67 41.6%

Offense Red Zone

Games RZ Drives RZ Scores RZ Points RZ Rushing TD RZ Passing TD RZ TD Total RZ Field Goals RZ Scoring Percentage RZ TD Percentage
11 41 35 176 13 10 23 12 85% 56%

Defense Data   Back To Top

Defense Total Yards

Games Opponent Total Yards Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
11 3701 336

Defense Passing

Games Opponent Total Passing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2201 200

Defense Rushing

Games Opponent Total Rushing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 1500 136

Defense Scoring

Games Opponent Total Points Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
11 279 25

Defense Turnovers

Games Opponent Turnovers Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 19 1.73

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts Opponent Third Down Coversions Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
173 74 42.8%

Defense Red Zone

Games Opponent RZ Drives Opponent RZ Scores Opponent RZ Points Opponent RZ Rushing_TD Opponent RZ Passing_TD Opponent RZ Zone TD Opponent RZ Field Goals Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage Opponent RZ TD Percentage
11 41 36 195 17 12 29 7 88% 71%

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