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 (2024)

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Record 2024

Overall: W:8 L:3 T:0
Conf: W:8 L:3 T:0
Division: W:8 L:3 T:0

Game Date

Home VS Away

Score

Game Stats

Sep-07 2024

Eastern Washington
-VS-
Drake (IA)

WIN
32 - 35
Overtime

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Eastern Washington	10-115	206	179	385	1	14	5
Drake (IA)	11-75	67	393	460	0	13	4

BYE WEEK!

Sep-21 2024

South Dakota
-VS-
Drake (IA)

LOSS
42 - 3

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
South Dakota	14-110	192	219	411	2	10	5
Drake (IA)	9-62	93	118	211	1	15	5

Sep-28 2024

Drake (IA)
-VS-
San Diego (CA)

WIN
30 - 28

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Drake (IA)	12-84	91	263	354	0	14	4
San Diego (CA)	9-86	98	292	390	1	13	3

Oct-05 2024

Valparaiso (IN)
-VS-
Drake (IA)

WIN
3 - 27

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Valparaiso (IN)	6-35	-4	84	80	2	14	4
Drake (IA)	5-41	128	228	356	1	13	5

Oct-12 2024

Drake (IA)
-VS-
Butler (IN)

WIN
27 - 17

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Drake (IA)	11-102	100	215	315	1	13	8
Butler (IN)	4-35	119	214	333	2	12	5

Oct-19 2024

Presbyterian (SC)
-VS-
Drake (IA)

WIN
16 - 19
Overtime

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Presbyterian (SC)	7-58	145	201	346	0	13	3
Drake (IA)	7-55	60	375	435	4	0	4

BYE WEEK!

Nov-02 2024

Drake (IA)
-VS-
Marist (NY)

WIN
19 - 0

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Drake (IA)	7-62	135	216	351	3	10	4
Marist (NY)	7-30	84	155	239	2	16	5

Nov-09 2024

Saint Thomas (MN)
-VS-
Drake (IA)

WIN
19 - 22

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Saint Thomas (MN)	3-21	69	218	287	1	16	6
Drake (IA)	7-67	38	167	205	1	12	5

Nov-16 2024

Drake (IA)
-VS-
Morehead St (KY)

LOSS
20 - 29

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Drake (IA)	3-28	71	210	281	3	14	8
Morehead St (KY)	0-0	137	154	291	1	13	7

Nov-23 2024

Stetson Univ. (FL)
-VS-
Drake (IA)

WIN
10 - 49

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Stetson Univ. (FL)	1-14	49	243	292	4	16	7
Drake (IA)	7-60	275	203	478	0	13	6

Nov-30 2024

Tarleton State (TX)
-VS-
Drake (IA)

LOSS
43 - 29

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Tarleton State (TX)	0-0	153	337	490	1	11	4
Drake (IA)	5-37	70	286	356	2	12	5

Record 2024

Overall: W:8 L:3 T:0
Conf: W:8 L:3 T:0
Division: W:8 L:3 T:0

Totals

	Penalties	Rushing Yards	Passing Yards	Total Yards	Turnovers	3rd Down Attempts	3rd Down Coversions
Drake (IA)	84 - 673 Yards	1128	2674	3802	16	129	58
Opponents	61 - 504 Yards	1248	2296	3544	17	148	54

KEY

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

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

Offense Data Back To Top

Offense Total Yards

Games	Yards	Avg. Yards Per Game
11	3802	346

Offense Passing

Games	Yards	Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11	2674	243

Offense Rushing

Games	Yards	Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
11	1128	103

Offense Scoring

Games	Total Points	Avg. Points Per Game
11	280	25

Offense Turnovers

Games	Turnovers	Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11	16	1.45

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts	Third Down Coversions	Third Down Conversion Percentage
129	58	45%

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	15	12	57	3	4	7	5	80%	47%

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Defense Total Yards

Games	Opponent Total Yards	Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
11	3544	322

Defense Passing

Games	Opponent Total Passing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11	2296	209

Defense Rushing

Games	Opponent Total Rushing Yards	Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11	1248	113

Defense Scoring

Games	Opponent Total Points	Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
11	239	22

Defense Turnovers

Games	Opponent Turnovers	Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11	17	1.55

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts	Opponent Third Down Coversions	Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
148	54	36.5%

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	17	17	90	9	4	13	4	100%	76%

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