1906 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1906 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In their first season under head coach Charles Pell, the Bulldogs compiled a 2–4–1 record and were outscored by a total of 62 to 41.[1] The team played its home games at Haskins Field in Des Moines, Iowa.

1906 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHaskins Field
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Louis     11 0 0
North Dakota Agricultural     5 0 0
Butler     1 0 0
Michigan State Normal     5 0 1
Iowa State     9 1 0
Ohio     7 1 0
Notre Dame     6 1 0
St. Mary's (OH)     5 1 0
Fairmount     7 1 2
Wabash     5 1 1
South Dakota State     3 1 0
Kansas     7 2 2
Michigan Agricultural     7 2 2
Kansas State     5 2 0
Missouri     5 2 1
Detroit College     4 2 1
Northern Illinois State     4 2 1
Carthage     3 2 0
Lake Forest     3 2 0
Nebraska     6 4 0
Wittenberg     5 4 1
Heidelberg     3 3 1
Washington University     2 2 2
Beloit     3 4 1
Franklin     3 4 0
Doane     2 3 0
Shurtleff     2 4 2
Western State Normal (MI)     1 2 0
Mount Union     2 5 1
Drake     2 5 0
Haskell     2 5 0
Marquette     1 4 2
Chicago P&S     0 1 1
Cincinnati     0 7 2
Western Illinois     0 3 0

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13at Nebraska
L 0–5[2]
October 20Des MoinesW 14–6[3]
October 27Grinnell
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–4[4]
November 3Haskell
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
W 10–0[5]
November 10at MorningsideSioux City, IAT 8–8700[6]
November 172:30 p.m.at Saint LouisL 9–32[7][8]
November 29Iowa State
  • Haskins Field
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–7[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "1906 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Nebraska Wins Close Game: Cornhuskers Get Single Touchdown Against Drake". Sunday State Journal. October 14, 1906. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Drake Has Battle With Des Moines: Taylor´s Drop Kicking Saves Drake From a Tie". The Register and Leader. October 21, 1906. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Grinnell Wins Annual Game from Drake: Scarlet and Black Again Triumph on Gridiron; Field Goal Wins Battle". The Register and Leader. October 28, 1906. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Blue and White Defeats Indians". The Register and Leader. November 4, 1906. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Drake All But Defeated: Morning Side Easily Outplayed the Visitors; The Score Was Eight All". The Sioux City Journal. November 11, 1906. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Four Rugby Games For St. Louis City". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. November 17, 1906. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "St. Louis Plays Brilliant Rugby: Cochems Chicks Outplay Iowa Drakes". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 18, 1906. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Tracy Garrett (November 4, 1906). "Ames Wins Fierce Game in the Mud: Annual Thanksgiving Day Battle with Drake". The Register and Leader. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.