1930 Drake Bulldogs football team
| 1930 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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MVC co-champion | |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–0 MVC) |
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| Captain | Lynn King |
| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M + | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington University | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grinnell | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1930 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1930 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 5–4 record (3–0 against MVC opponents), tied for the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 166 to 120.[1]
Quarterback Lynn King was the team captain. Other key players included halfback Chuck Van Koten.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 3 | vs. Oregon* | L 7–14 | 12,000 | [2] | |||
| October 11 | at Marquette* | L 0–12 | 15,000 | [3] | |||
| October 18 | Grinnell | W 20–7 | 17,000 | [4] | |||
| October 25 | at Missouri* | L 13–14 | [5] | ||||
| November 1 | Washington University |
| W 12–0 | [6] | |||
| November 8 | at Creighton | W 38–6 | 8,000 | [7] | |||
| November 15 | at Notre Dame* | L 7–28 | 15,000 | [8] | |||
| November 22 | Iowa State* |
| W 20–19 | 12,500 | [9] | ||
| November 29 | at Temple* | W 49–20 | [10] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1930 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- ^ French Lane (October 4, 1930). "Oregon Defeats Drake In Battle Of Nomads, 14-7". Chicago Tribune. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Sec Taylor (October 11, 1930). "Intercepted Passes Beat Drake: Hilltoppers Outgained But Win, 12 to 0". The Des Moines Register. pp. 7–8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bert M'Grane (October 18, 1930). "Bulldogs Overpower Grinnell, 20 To 7". The Des Moines Tribune. pp. 1A, 2A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bert M'Grane (October 26, 1930). "Tigers Surprise Drake, 14-13: Soph Halfback Leads Attack For Missouri". The Des Moines Register. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Nips Washington, 12-0". The Des Moines Register. November 1, 1930. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Beats Creighton, 38-6". The Des Moines Register. November 9, 1930. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake Loses To Irish, 28 To 7". The South Bend Tribune. November 16, 1930. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank Brody (November 23, 1930). "Drake Beats Cyclones, 20-19". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Temple Lowers Colors to Drake, 49-20: Devastating Drake Aerial Offensive Gobbles Up Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 30, 1930. pp. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com.