The 1922 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1922 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 7–0 record (4–0 against MVC opponents), tied with Nebraska for the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 26.[1]
| 1922 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 7–0 (4–0 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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| Nebraska + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1922 season remains the only undefeated season in Drake football history. The team's victories included games against Kansas (6–0), Iowa State (14–7), Colorado Agricultural (19–6), and Mississippi A&M (48-6). Of those, Colorado Agricultural (now Colorado State University) was the only one that finished with a winning record (5-2-1).
Starting players on the 1922 Drake team included halfbacks Bill Boelter and Kenneth McLuen, quarterback Sam Orebaugh, center Peterson, guard Denton, and tackle Krueger. Boelter, Orebaugh, Denton, Peterson, and Krueger were selected as first-team players by at least one selector on the 1922 All-Missouri Valley Conference football team.[2][3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 7 | Cornell (IA)* |
| W 16–0 | [4] | ||
| October 14 | at Kansas | W 6–0 | [5] | |||
| October 21 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington University | W 31–7 | 5,000 | [6][7] | |
| November 4 | Iowa State |
| W 14–7 | 7,000 | [8] | |
| November 11 | Colorado Agricultural* |
| W 19–6 | [9] | ||
| November 18 | Grinnell |
| W 21–0 | [10] | ||
| November 25 | at Mississippi A&M* | W 48–6 | 15,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1922 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Three Kansas Aggies On Mythical Eleven". The Kansas City Kansan. December 2, 1922. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Three Missourians Named On Two All-Valley Mythical Grid Teams". Joplin Globe. December 6, 1922. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Beats Cornell Team By 16-0 Score". The Des Moines Register. October 8, 1922. pp. 1S, 4S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Beats Jayhawkers By 6 to 0 Score: Bulldogs In Upset Victory Over Kansas U." The Des Moines Register. October 15, 1922. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake to Outweigh Washington Players". The St. Louis Star. St. Louis, Missouri. October 20, 1922. p. 20. Retrieved July 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ John E. Wray (October 22, 1922). "Pikers Lose: Drake Bulldogs Cross Washington Line Five Times; Boelter Stars". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sec Taylor (November 5, 1922). "Bulldogs Defeat Cyclones: Drake Beats Ames Eleven By 14-7 Score". The Des Moinew Register. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Team Conquers Colorado Aggie Eleven: Bulldogs In 19-6 Victory Over Invaders". The Des Moines Register. November 12, 1922. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Gideon D. Seymour (November 19, 1922). "Bulldogs Defeat Grinnell: Bill Boelter Stars In Win Over Pioneers". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Defeats Mississippi A. & M. Eleven: Bulldogs In Great 48-6 Grid Victory". The Des Moines Register. November 26, 1922. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
