2015 Drake Bulldogs football team

2015 Drake Bulldogs football

Conference	Pioneer Football League
2015 record	5–6 (4–4 PFL)
Head coach	Rick Fox (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Stepsis
Home stadium	Drake Stadium (Capacity: 14,557)

2015 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Dayton +^		7	–	1		10	–	2
San Diego +		7	–	1		9	–	2
Jacksonville*		6	–	2		9	–	2
Morehead State		6	–	2		7	–	4
Butler		4	–	4		6	–	5
Drake		4	–	4		5	–	6
Marist		4	–	4		5	–	6
Campbell		3	–	5		5	–	6
Stetson		1	–	7		3	–	8
Valparaiso		1	–	7		2	–	9
Davidson		1	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant *Jacksonville ineligible for PFL title and FCS Playoffs due to matters regarding the PFL’s financial aid rules Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Rick Fox and played their home games at Drake Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 PM	William Jewell*	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA		W 44–30	3,034
September 12	5:00 PM	at North Dakota*	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	Midco SN	L 18–21	9,865
September 19	2:00 PM	at South Dakota*	DakotaDome • Vermillion, SD	ESPN3	L 0–52	8,045
September 26	1:00 PM	Stetson	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA		W 41–3	3,326
October 3	5:00 PM	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC		L 14–24	4,620
October 10	1:00 PM	Valparaiso	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA		W 38–14	2,336
October 17	3:00 PM	at San Diego	Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA		L 0–27	3,365
October 24	1:00 PM	Jacksonville	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA		W 28–24	2,028
October 31	12:00 PM	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium • Morehead, KY		L 35–38 ^3OT	6,657
November 14	12:00 PM	at Butler	Butler Bowl • Indianapolis, IN		L 13–20	2,371
November 21	1:00 PM	Dayton	Drake Stadium • Des Moines, IA		W 27–17	1,330
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

William Jewell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	13	14	30
Bulldogs	7	6	16	15	44

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1943	W 23–19

@ North Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	3	15	18
North Dakota	7	14	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2011	L 0–16

@ South Dakota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Coyotes	10	21	7	14	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–6	2009	L 21–51

Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hatters	0	3	0	0	3
Bulldogs	0	17	10	14	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2014	W 27–15

@ Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	7	0	14
Fighting Camels	3	7	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0	2012	W 35–7

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	0	0	7	7
Bulldogs	7	7	14	6	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–3	2014	W 17–9

@ San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Toreros	7	7	6	7	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–11	2014	L 14–17

Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	3	7	14	0	24
Bulldogs	0	14	0	14	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–3	2014	L 14–29

@ Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	7	14	0	7	0	35
Eagles	7	0	14	7	0	7	3	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–2	2013	W 56–14

@ Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
DU Bulldogs	3	7	3	0	13
BU Bulldots	0	3	7	10	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–7–1	2014	W 21–19

Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	0	0	7	10	17
Bulldogs	7	14	0	6	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–24	2014	W 34–30

References

Drake Bulldogs football

Venues	Haskins Field (1893–1924) Drake Stadium (1925–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

Culture & lore	Drake University Marching Band Johnny Bright incident

People	Head coaches Professional players

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