1940 Drake Bulldogs football team
| 1940 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washburn | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1940 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Vee Green, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–2 against MVC opponents), tied for third place in the MVC, and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 108.[1]
Drake was ranked at No. 151 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Montana State* | W 56–0 | 8,000 | [3] | ||||
| October 5 | Grinnell* |
| W 20–7 | |||||
| October 12 | at Kansas* | L 6–20 | 8,000 | [4] | ||||
| October 19 | at Navy* | L 0–19 | ||||||
| October 26 | Saint Louis |
| L 0–21 | |||||
| November 2 | at Washburn | W 19–6 | ||||||
| November 9 | at Iowa State* | L 6–7 | 5,444 | |||||
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Washington University | W 20–14 | 4,000 | [5][6][7] | |||
| November 23 | Creighton |
| L 0–14 | 6,000 | [8] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1940 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Flays Montana Foe In 56-0 Orgy". The Des Moines Register. September 28, 1940. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Brad Wilson (October 13, 1940). "Kansas Unleashes Power To Defeat Drake, 20-6". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bears and Bills Engage Valley Opponents Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. November 16, 1940. p. 4C. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Burnes, Robert L. (November 17, 1940). "Drake Beats Bears, 20-14". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 3C. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Burnes, Robert L. (November 17, 1940). "Drake Beats Bears, 20 to 14 (continued)". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 5C. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Sec Taylor (November 24, 1940). "Jays' Early Rush Trips Drake, 14-0: Creighton Checks Late Bulldog Rally". The Des Moines Register. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
