2020 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 2020-21 Drake Bulldogs football team will represent Drake University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs will compete as members of the Pioneer Football League and will be led by second-year head coach Todd Stepsis. They will play their home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

2020–21 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferencePioneer Football League
2020–21 record0–0 (0–0 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKirk Wherritt (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAllen Smith (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorWillie Cashmore (2nd season)
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
(Capacity: 14,557)
Uniform
2020 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Butler   –      –  
Davidson   –      –  
Drake   –      –  
Morehead State   –      –  
Presbyterian   –      –  
San Diego   –      –  
Stetson   –      –  
Valparaiso   –      –  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Pioneer Football League suspended the 2020 football season.
    – Dayton and Marist not playing 2020-21 FCS schedule
As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Drake Bulldogs football team

The Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 6–5, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in a tie for second place.

Schedule

Original schedule

Drake had a game scheduled against Hastings on September 3, which was later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[1][2] A replacement game, scheduled for the same day, was announced against Black Hills State on July 14.[3] On July 27, that replacement game, along with Drake's scheduled games against North Dakota State and Dixie State, were canceled due to the Pioneer Football League's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In August, the entire schedule was pushed to spring due to the pandemic.

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 3Marist
October 10at Dayton
October 17at Morehead State
October 24Davidson
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
October 31San Diego
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
November 7at Valparaiso
November 14Butler
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
November 21at Stetson
  • Homecoming

[5][6]

    Revised schedules

    On December 17, the PFL announced its revised spring football season schedule. The revised schedule will feature Presbyterian, who were originally not scheduled to move into the PFL until the 2021–2022 season.

    DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
    March 13San Diego
    March 20at Valparaiso
    March 2712:00at Dayton
    April 3Presbyterian
    • Drake Stadium
    • Des Moines, IA
    April 1012:00at Stetson
    April 17Butler
    • Drake Stadium
    • Des Moines, IA

    [7][8]

      Following the decisions by Marist and Dayton to opt out of a spring season, the PFL released another schedule in February 2021.

      DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
      March 13San Diego
      March 201:00 PMat Valparaiso
      March 2712:00 PMat Stetson
      April 3Valparaiso
      • Drake Stadium
      • Des Moines, IA
      April 1012:00 PMat Butler
      April 17Presbyterian
      • Drake Stadium
      • Des Moines, IA

      [9]

        References
        1. Carpenter, Mark (17 June 2020). "NAIA issues update on 2020 fall sports". People's Defender. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
        2. Kelley, Kevin (18 June 2020). "Southern cancels 2020 football game against Florida A&M". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
        3. Kelley, Kevin (14 July 2020). "Drake adds Black Hills State to 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
        4. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Pioneer Football League to play conference-only football schedule in 2020". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
        5. "2020 Football Schedule". Drake University Athletics.
        6. "2020 Drake Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
        7. "2020 Football Schedule". Drake University Athletics.
        8. "2020 Drake Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
        9. http://www.pioneer-football.org/news/archives/2020/1590/pfl-announces-updated-spring-schedule/
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