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1927 Drake Bulldogs football team

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1927 Drake Bulldogs football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	3–6 (1–2 MVC)
Head coach	Ossie Solem (7th season)
Home stadium	Drake Stadium
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Missouri $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
No.9Nebraska	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	2	–	1	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Iowa State	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	3	–	1
Washington University	2	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	2
Kansas	3	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Oklahoma	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	3	–	2
Kansas State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Drake	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Grinnell	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1927 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ossie Solem, the Bulldogs compiled a 3–6 record (1–2 against MVC opponents), finished in ninth place out of ten teams in the MVC, and were outscored by a total of 158 to 89.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 8	atNavy*	Farragut Field Annapolis, MD	L 6–35		^[2]
October 15	Pittsburgh*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 0–32	7,000	^[3]^[4]
October 19	Simpson*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 20–6		^[5]
October 22	atGrinnell	Grinnell, IA	W 26–6		^[6]
October 29	atKansas	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 6–7		^[7]
November 5	Iowa State	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 0–7		^[8]
November 12	atMinnesota*	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 6–27	18,000	^[9]
November 19	Notre Dame*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 0–32	8,412	^[10]
November 26	atUCLA*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 25–6	10,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game

References[edit]

^ "1927 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2019.

^ "Middy Gridmen Outclass Foe". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Hannum, Max E. (October 16, 1926). "Booth's Play is Feature". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Ted Ashby (October 16, 1927). "Pitt Trims Drake in Local Grid Classic, 32 to 0". The Des Moines Register. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Drake Varsity Beats Simpson Eleven, 20 to 6". The Daily Times. October 20, 1927. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Drake Defeats Grinnell Team by 26-6 Score". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. October 23, 1927. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "K.U. Shows Best Form of Season to Beat Drake". The Wichita Eagle. October 30, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Ted Ashby (November 6, 1927). "Unbroken Jinx Strides Drake Team As Rivals Snatch Another Victory: It Looked Like a Tie, but Break Gave Game to Ames". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1L, 12L – via Newspapers.com.

^ George A. Barton (November 13, 1927). "Minnesota Subdues Drake Bulldogs, 27-6: Visitors Shine in 2nd Half; Ossie Solem´s Men Outplay Second and Third Stringers". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Rockne Classes Bulldogs Like His Own Against Army". The Des Moines Register. November 20, 1927. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Drake in Smashing Rally to Beat Bruins, 25-6". The Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1927. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Haskins Field/Drake Stadium (1904–1924) Drake Stadium (1925–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Dayton Northern Iowa
Culture & lore	Drake University Marching Band Johnny Bright incident
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