2016 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 2016 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Rick Fox, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the PFL. The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

2016 Drake Bulldogs football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	7–4 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach	Rick Fox (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Todd Stepsis (3rd season)
Home stadium	Drake Stadium

2016 Pioneer Football League standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 San Diego $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
Dayton		7	–	1					9	–	2
Drake		6	–	2					7	–	4
Marist		5	–	3					5	–	6
Jacksonville		4	–	3					5	–	5
Campbell		3	–	4					5	–	5
Morehead State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Valparaiso		3	–	5					4	–	7
Butler		2	–	6					4	–	7
Stetson		2	–	6					4	–	7
Davidson		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	Quincy*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	L 35–38	2,674
September 10	6:00 pm	at No. 9 South Dakota State*	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 28–56	15,171
September 17	1:00 pm	McKendree*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 28–16	1,784
September 24	1:00 pm	Morehead State	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 30–28	3,158
October 1	12:00 pm	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH (rivalry)	YouTube	L 10–35	2,457
October 8	1:00 pm	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valporaiso, IN	ESPN3	W 35–21	2,521
October 15	12:30 pm	San Diego	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	L 7–38	1,740
October 29	1:00 pm	Campbell	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	BV	W 33–21	1,727
November 5	12:00 pm	at Jacksonville	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN3	W 31–27	471
November 12	1:00 pm	Butler	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA (rivalry)	BV	W 28–14	1,897
November 19	12:00 pm	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	HV	W 45–17	3,712
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Quincy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	9	19	3	7	38
Bulldogs	7	14	7	7	35

See also: Quincy Hawks football

@ South Dakota State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	14	0	14	28
#9 Jackrabbits	21	7	7	21	56

See also: 2016 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team

McKendree

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	10	0	0	6	16
Bulldogs	0	14	14	0	28

See also: McKendree Bearcats football

Morehead State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	8	0	0	20	28
Bulldogs	6	10	14	0	30

See also: 2016 Morehead State Eagles football team

@ Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	3	7	0	10
Flyers	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2016 Dayton Flyers football team

@ Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	21	0	7	35
Crusaders	0	14	7	0	21

See also: 2016 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

San Diego

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	7	17	14	0	38
Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2016 San Diego Toreros football team

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	7	7	7	21
Bulldogs	17	3	6	7	33

See also: 2016 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

@ Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	10	14	31
Dolphins	10	3	0	14	27

See also: 2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

Butler

	1	2	3	4	Total
BU Bulldogs	0	7	7	0	14
DU Bulldogs	7	7	14	0	28

See also: 2016 Butler Bulldogs football team

@ Stetson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	14	14	14	45
Hatters	0	17	0	0	17

See also: 2016 Stetson Hatters football team