1947 Drake Bulldogs football team

1947 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulsa $ 3 0 0 5 5 0
Wichita 2 1 0 7 4 0
Saint Louis 1 1 0 4 6 0
Drake 1 3 0 1 7 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 2 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–3 against MVC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 191 to 97.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Drake was ranked at No. 148 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

  1. ^ "1947 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.