Drake Bulldogs
Pioneer
8-4 (8-0 conf)
Ratings
2023
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -29.7
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 11
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 8–4
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @North Dakota | FCS | 7-55 | -48 | L |
| 2 | vsNorthwestern (IA) | FCS | 24-27 | -3 | L |
| 3 | NSouth Dakota State | FCS | 7-70 | -63 | L |
| 5 | @Morehead State | FCS | 16-9 | +7 | W |
| 6 | vsValparaiso | FCS | 20-14 | +6 | W |
| 7 | vsSt. Thomas (MN) | FCS | 52-21 | +31 | W |
| 8 | @San Diego | FCS | 25-20 | +5 | W |
| 9 | vsStetson | FCS | 33-7 | +26 | W |
| 10 | @Marist | FCS | 10-3 | +7 | W |
| 11 | vsPresbyterian | FCS | 16-14 | +2 | W |
| 12 | @Butler | FCS | 13-9 | +4 | W |
| 13 ·P | @North Dakota State | FCS | 3-66 | -63 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2023 · 38
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Luke Bailey | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Blake Ellingson | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 3rd | Ian Corwin | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Doe Boyland | SR | 6'0" | 222 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Christian Galvan | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Davion Cherwin | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Taj Hughes | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 5th | Luke Woodson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | Triston Burkett | — | — | — | — |
| RB | — | Jun Ahn | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Mitchell January | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Colin Howard | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Trey Radocha | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Hunter Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Zack Gray | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Brandon Langdok | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Jacob McCauley | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Dante DeNardo | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 9th | Trey Buckbee | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Sam Rodriguez | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Tim Nesslage | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Parker Olthoff | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Eli Stewart | — | — | — | — |
| TE | — | Tyler Nansel | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | — | Jake Shipla | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Trystan Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Nolan Korzeniowski | — | — | — | — |
| DL | — | Jacob Auen | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | — | Linden Howe | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | J.R. Flood | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DB | 1st | Gage Vander Leest | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Joey Lukrich | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Ethan Zager | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Tyler Radocha | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Holden Hughes | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Chris Davis Jr. | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 1st | Shane Dunning | — | — | — | — |
| PK | — | Ryan Schroeder | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2023 · pts/game
PPG For
20.3
PPG Against
22.6
Differential
-2.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2023
- Overall
- 8-3
- Home
- 4-1
- Away
- 4-1
- Neutral
- 0-1
- Conference
- 8-0
- Non-Conference
- 0-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 6-1
- Avg Margin
- -2.4
Situational Splits
2023 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-1 | 29.0 | 16.6 |
| Away | 4-2 | 12.3 | 27.0 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 7.0 | 70.0 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 8-0 | 23.1 | 12.1 |
| Non-conference | 0-4 | 10.3 | 54.5 |
Season History · last 11
0 AP top-10 · 1 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-4 | 7-1 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 8-3 | 7-1 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 8-3 | 8-0 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 3-8 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 2-9 | 1-7 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 6-5 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 7-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 7-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 7-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5-6 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 6-4 | 5-2 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 2-2 ATS · O0/U4
Betting Profile
2023 · 8 w/ line
| Straight up | 8-3 |
| ATS | 5-363% |
| Over / Under | 2-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 3-2 |
| As underdog | 2-1 |
| Home | 3-1 |
| Away | 2-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #234 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★0 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #245 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #259 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #232
Talent composite11.0 #232 / 238
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2023
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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