Drake Bulldogs All-Time Record and Rivalries

Most common matchups

Titles and postseason^[2]

Achievement	Total	Seasons
Conference titles	13	PFL: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2012, 2011, 2004; MVC: 1981, 1972, 1933, 1931, 1930, 1929, 1928

Home venues^[1]

1899 to 1924 Home venue unknown
1925 to 1985 Drake Stadium
2004 Drake Stadium
2006 Drake Stadium
Since 2010 Drake Stadium

Upcoming

Date	Matchup	Round
Sat Oct 31	Drake Bulldogs at Morehead State	Week 9
Sat Nov 7	San Diego at Drake Bulldogs	Week 10
Sat Nov 14	Drake Bulldogs at St. Thomas (MN) Tommies	Week 11

Against conferences

Conference	vs members at the time	vs current members
vs ACC	0-0	7-14-1
vs American	0-0	7-42-1
vs Association of Mid-Continent Universities football	4-7	0-0
vs Big 12	0-1	32-71-6
vs Big Eight Conference	19-13-3	0-0
vs Big Seven Conference	4-11	0-0
vs Big Six Conference	9-14-3	0-0
vs Big Sky	3-9	4-8
vs Big Ten Conference	2-22	4-28
vs Big West Conference	1-1	0-0
vs Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association	4-5	0-0
vs C-USA	0-0	5-12
vs Colonial	0-0	9-1
vs Gateway Football Conference	3-9	0-0
vs Great West Conference	0-2	0-0
vs Independent	38-69-2	0-8
vs MAC	0-1	0-1
vs Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	2-0	0-0
vs Missouri Valley	88-141-9	0-0
vs Missouri Valley Football Conference	0-18	39-58-1
vs Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association	3-6	0-0
vs Mountain West	0-0	3-7
vs North Central Conference	16-11	0-0
vs Northeast	1-0	0-0
vs OVC–Big South	0-0	2-5
vs PAC-12	0-0	3-4
vs Pacific Coast Athletic Association	1-7	0-0
vs Pacific Coast Conference	0-1	0-0
vs Patriot	0-2	0-3
vs Pioneer Football League	111-57	91-56-1
vs Rocky Mountain Conference	3-3	0-0
vs SEC	0-0	7-18
vs Skyline Conference	3-8-1	0-0
vs Southern	2-1	0-1
vs Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1-0	0-0
vs Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association	2-1	0-0
vs Southland	7-3	3-1
vs Southwest Conference	0-1	0-0
vs Sun Belt	0-0	1-3
vs Texas Conference	1-0	0-0
vs UAC	0-1	3-1

"At the time" counts opponents by their conference in the season each game was played; "current" counts every game against today's members.

Every opponent

ACC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Boston College Eagles	0-1	1	1952
Drake Bulldogs vs Louisville Cardinals	5-10-1	16	1979
Drake Bulldogs vs Miami Hurricanes	2-1	3	1939
Drake Bulldogs vs Pittsburgh Panthers	0-1	1	1927
Drake Bulldogs vs SMU Mustangs	0-1	1	1925

American

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Army Black Knights	0-1	1	1934
Drake Bulldogs vs Memphis Tigers	1-0	1	1972
Drake Bulldogs vs Navy Midshipmen	0-3	3	1940
Drake Bulldogs vs North Texas Mean Green	4-10-1	15	1976
Drake Bulldogs vs Temple Owls	1-8	9	1979
Drake Bulldogs vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane	1-20	21	1985

Big 12

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Arizona Wildcats	1-1	2	1948
Drake Bulldogs vs Cincinnati Bearcats	0-1	1	1963
Drake Bulldogs vs Colorado Buffaloes	2-2	4	1980
Drake Bulldogs vs Iowa State Cyclones	17-48-4	69	2018
Drake Bulldogs vs Kansas Jayhawks	6-9-1	16	1940
Drake Bulldogs vs Kansas State Wildcats	3-2	5	1981
Drake Bulldogs vs Oklahoma State Cowboys	2-7-1	10	1951
Drake Bulldogs vs Utah Utes	1-1	2	1934

Big Sky

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Eastern Washington Eagles	1-0	1	2024
Drake Bulldogs vs Idaho State Bengals	0-2	2	1982
Drake Bulldogs vs Idaho Vandals	0-1	1	2022
Drake Bulldogs vs Montana Grizzlies	0-2	2	2026
Drake Bulldogs vs Montana State Bobcats	1-3	4	2021
Drake Bulldogs vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks	2-0	2	1974

Big Ten Conference

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Illinois Fighting Illini	0-4	4	1941
Drake Bulldogs vs Iowa Hawkeyes	2-10	12	1985
Drake Bulldogs vs Michigan Wolverines	0-3	3	1905
Drake Bulldogs vs Minnesota Golden Gophers	0-1	1	1927
Drake Bulldogs vs Nebraska Cornhuskers	1-5	6	1926
Drake Bulldogs vs Northwestern Wildcats	0-2	2	1938
Drake Bulldogs vs Ohio State Buckeyes	0-1	1	1935
Drake Bulldogs vs Oregon Ducks	0-1	1	1930
Drake Bulldogs vs UCLA Bruins	1-0	1	1927
Drake Bulldogs vs Wisconsin Badgers	0-1	1	1904

C-USA

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Missouri State Bears	0-4	4	2004
Drake Bulldogs vs New Mexico State Aggies	5-8	13	1984

Colonial

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Campbell Fighting Camels	7-1	8	2017
Drake Bulldogs vs Monmouth Hawks	1-0	1	1938
Drake Bulldogs vs UAlbany Great Danes	1-0	1	2002

Independent

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0-8	8	1937

MAC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Bowling Green State Falcons	0-1	1	1956

Missouri Valley Football Conference

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Illinois State Redbirds	3-5	8	2007
Drake Bulldogs vs Indiana State Sycamores	2-9	11	2012
Drake Bulldogs vs North Dakota Fighting Hawks	0-5	5	2023
Drake Bulldogs vs Northern Iowa Panthers	19-16-1	36	2026
Drake Bulldogs vs South Dakota Coyotes	4-9	13	2025
Drake Bulldogs vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits	4-7	11	2025
Drake Bulldogs vs Southern Illinois Salukis	7-7	14	1985

Mountain West

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	0-1	1	1931
Drake Bulldogs vs New Mexico Lobos	1-1	2	1948
Drake Bulldogs vs North Dakota State Bison	1-2	3	2023
Drake Bulldogs vs San José State Spartans	0-2	2	1956
Drake Bulldogs vs UTEP Miners	1-1	2	1947

OVC–Big South

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Tennessee State	0-1	1	1972
Drake Bulldogs vs Western Illinois Leathernecks	2-4	6	2014

PAC-12

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Colorado State Rams	2-3	5	1960
Drake Bulldogs vs Fresno State Bulldogs	1-0	1	1945
Drake Bulldogs vs Utah State Aggies	0-1	1	1956

Patriot

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Fordham Rams	0-1	1	1931
Drake Bulldogs vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks	0-2	2	2010

Pioneer Football League

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Butler	20-6-1	27	2026
Drake Bulldogs vs Dayton Flyers	9-16	25	2026
Drake Bulldogs vs Marist Red Foxes	11-3	14	2026
Drake Bulldogs vs Morehead State	12-4	16	2025
Drake Bulldogs vs Presbyterian	2-1	3	2024
Drake Bulldogs vs San Diego	7-17	24	2025
Drake Bulldogs vs St. Thomas (MN) Tommies	2-3	5	2025
Drake Bulldogs vs Stetson	6-2	8	2024
Drake Bulldogs vs Valparaiso	22-4	26	2026

SEC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Florida Gators	0-1	1	1924
Drake Bulldogs vs Mississippi State Bulldogs	1-0	1	1922
Drake Bulldogs vs Missouri Tigers	3-14	17	1931
Drake Bulldogs vs Oklahoma Sooners	2-3	5	1926
Drake Bulldogs vs Ole Miss Rebels	1-0	1	1926

Southern

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Mercer Bears	0-1	1	2013

Southland

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Lamar Cardinals	3-1	4	1980

Sun Belt

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Arkansas State Red Wolves	0-2	2	1978
Drake Bulldogs vs UL Monroe Warhawks	1-1	2	1975

UAC

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Abilene Christian Wildcats	2-0	2	1971
Drake Bulldogs vs Austin Peay Governors	1-0	1	2005
Drake Bulldogs vs Tarleton State Texans	0-1	1	2024

Other opponents

Opponent	Record	Games	Last met
Drake Bulldogs vs Augustana (South Dakota)	1-0	1	1980
Drake Bulldogs vs Boston University	0-1	1	1955
Drake Bulldogs vs Bradley	9-2	11	1958
Drake Bulldogs vs Coe	9-1-1	11	1937
Drake Bulldogs vs Cornell College	6-0	6	1944
Drake Bulldogs vs Creighton	8-8-2	18	1942
Drake Bulldogs vs Davidson Wildcats	11-3	14	2026
Drake Bulldogs vs Denver Pioneers	2-6-1	9	1955
Drake Bulldogs vs Detroit Mercy	2-4	6	1956
Drake Bulldogs vs Doane	1-0	1	1944
Drake Bulldogs vs Emporia State	4-0	4	1952
Drake Bulldogs vs Great Lakes Navy	1-0	1	1951
Drake Bulldogs vs Grinnell	35-13-2	50	1942
Drake Bulldogs vs Haskell	4-0	4	1935
Drake Bulldogs vs Jacksonville Dolphins	13-3	16	2019
Drake Bulldogs vs Knox	1-0	1	1924
Drake Bulldogs vs Long Beach State	1-7	8	1981
Drake Bulldogs vs Loyola Marymount	0-1	1	1931
Drake Bulldogs vs Marquette Warriors	1-3	4	1932
Drake Bulldogs vs Missouri Valley	1-0	1	1944
Drake Bulldogs vs Missouri-Rolla	1-0	1	1923
Drake Bulldogs vs Morningside	2-1-1	4	1921
Drake Bulldogs vs Nebraska-Omaha	2-1	3	1982
Drake Bulldogs vs Northern Michigan	0-1	1	1979
Drake Bulldogs vs Parsons (Iowa)	2-0	2	1912
Drake Bulldogs vs Saint Louis	5-4-1	10	1949
Drake Bulldogs vs Saint Mary's (CA)	1-1-1	3	2003
Drake Bulldogs vs Simpson	21-2-2	25	1936
Drake Bulldogs vs St. Ambrose	2-1	3	1946
Drake Bulldogs vs Tampa	0-2	2	1972
Drake Bulldogs vs Truman State	2-0	2	1984
Drake Bulldogs vs UT Arlington Mavericks	3-0	3	1985
Drake Bulldogs vs Washburn	6-0	6	1944
Drake Bulldogs vs Washington (MO)	21-8-2	31	1958
Drake Bulldogs vs Wayne State	1-1	2	1954
Drake Bulldogs vs West Texas A&M	10-8	18	1985
Drake Bulldogs vs Wichita State	10-25	35	1985
Drake Bulldogs vs William Penn	6-1-1	8	1921

Unlisted opponents (23 games): 21-2. Minor one-off opponents are counted in the record above but not listed individually.