1977 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Wichita State 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
New Mexico State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulsa 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Drake 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Tulsa, Indiana State, and Southern Illinois played designated conference games.

The 1977 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Chuck Shelton, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing sixth in the MVC.[1] Drake played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Arkansas State*
L 29–3111,100[2]
September 17at Temple*
L 0–42
September 24at New Mexico State
L 9–35
October 1Long Beach State*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 10–276,380
October 8Indiana State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 20–23
October 15at West Texas State
L 7–31[3]
October 22at Wichita State
L 17–4716,122[4]
October 29Lamar*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 43–21
November 5Tulsa
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 23–336,370
November 12at Louisville*
L 13–18
November 19at Southern Illinois
W 13–94,803
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "MVC Standings". Albuquerque Journal. Albuquerque, New Mexico. November 28, 1977. p. C2. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Bulldogs lose thriller as 2-point try fails, 31–29". The Des Moines Register. September 11, 1977. Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W. Texas keeps Drake in tailspin, 31–7". The Des Moines Register. October 16, 1977. Retrieved May 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wichita State humbles Drake". The Des Moines Register. October 23, 1977. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Drake_Bulldogs_football_team
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