1957 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1957 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Warren Gaer, the team compiled a 7–2 record, lost to Louisville in the 1958 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 185 to 112.[1] The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

1957 Drake Bulldogs football
Sun Bowl, L 20–34 vs. Louisville
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Navy  911
No. 10 Notre Dame  730
No. 18 Army  720
Drake  720
Penn State  630
Detroit  630
Dayton  631
Oklahoma State  631
Boston University  530
Holy Cross  531
Syracuse  531
Pacific (CA)  532
Rutgers  540
Miami (FL)  541
Xavier  550
Florida State  460
Pittsburgh  460
Air Force  361
Colgate  360
Villanova  360
San Jose State  370
Texas Tech  280
Marquette  0100
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Iowa State TeachersW 34–12
September 28South Dakota State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 25–7
October 5at North Texas StateW 19–6[2]
October 12at Washington UniversityW 19–7
October 26at BradleyPeoria, ILW 21–13
November 2Iowa State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 20–0
November 9at WichitaL 7–14
November 16West Texas State
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 20–19
January 1, 1958vs. LouisvilleL 20–349,000[3]

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