1962 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1962 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Bus Mertes, the team compiled a 8–2 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 204 to 108.[1] The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

1962 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
1962 record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1962 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Cal Poly Pomona      9 1 0
Southern Miss      9 1 0
Drake      8 2 0
Howard (AL)      7 2 0
Hawaii      6 2 0
La Verne      6 2 0
Northern Michigan      6 3 0
Northeastern      5 3 0
Wabash      5 3 1
Abilene Christian      6 4 0
East Carolina      5 4 0
Weber State      5 4 0
Wheaton (IL)      5 4 0
Chattanooga      5 5 0
Arlington State      4 6 0
Southern Illinois      4 6 0
Findlay      4 5 0
Tampa      3 4 2
UC Riverside      3 5 0
Eastern Michigan      2 5 0
Santa Clara      2 6 0
Carnegie Tech      1 7 0
Rose Poly      1 7 0
Union (NY)      1 7 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Iowa StateL 7–14
September 22Southern IllinoisW 14–13
September 29Colorado State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 21–05,000[2]
October 6at South DakotaVermillion, SDW 15–14
October 13at State College of IowaCedar Falls, IAW 21–15
October 20Wichita
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 10–0
October 26at BradleyPeoria, ILW 30–13
November 3at Idaho StatePocatello, IDL 14–33
November 10North Dakota State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 40–6
November 17at EvansvilleEvansville, INW 32–0

References

  1. "2015 Drake Football Media Guide". Drake University. p. 99.
  2. Brad Wilson (September 30, 1962). "Drake Wins, 21-0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 4S via Newspapers.com.
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