Drake Bulldogs
Pioneer
8-3 (7-1 conf)
Ratings
2024
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -34.3
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- —
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 8–3
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsQuincy | FCS | 0-0 | 0 | T |
| 2 | @Eastern Washington | FCS | 35-32 | +3 | W |
| 4 | @South Dakota | FCS | 3-42 | -39 | L |
| 5 | vsSan Diego | FCS | 30-28 | +2 | W |
| 6 | @Valparaiso | FCS | 27-3 | +24 | W |
| 7 | vsButler | FCS | 27-17 | +10 | W |
| 8 | @Presbyterian | FCS | 19-16 | +3 | W |
| 10 | vsMarist | FCS | 19-0 | +19 | W |
| 11 | @St. Thomas (MN) | FCS | 22-19 | +3 | W |
| 12 | vsMorehead State | FCS | 20-29 | -9 | L |
| 13 | @Stetson | FCS | 49-10 | +39 | W |
| 14 | @Tarleton State | FCS | 29-43 | -14 | L |
Quarterbacks · 2
2024 · 37
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Luke Bailey | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Blake Ellingson | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Taj Hughes | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Davion Cherwin | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Luke Woodson | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Doe Boyland | SR | 6'0" | 222 | — |
| RB | 5th | Jun Ahn | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 6th | Jake Metze | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Trey Radocha | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Mitchell January | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Brandon Langdok | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Hunter Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Sam Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Hank Foley | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Jacob McCauley | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 8th | Dante DeNardo | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Parker Olthoff | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Sam Rodriguez | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Tim Nesslage | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Tyler Nansel | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 5th | Spencer Halvorson | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 6th | Eli Stewart | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Bennet Krebs | — | — | — | — |
| OL | — | Drew Heiss | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | — | Gene Blalock III | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | — | Joe Frommelt | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Sebastian Adamski | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Sean Allison | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | — | Mekhi Toms | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 1st | Tyler Radocha | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Ethan Zager | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | CJ Grisar | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Holden Hughes | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Caleb Bowling | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Benjamin Wilson | — | — | — | — |
| DB | — | Kemani Wilson | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK | 1st | Shane Dunning | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2024 · pts/game
PPG For
23.3
PPG Against
19.9
Differential
+3.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2024
- Overall
- 8-3
- Home
- 3-1
- Away
- 5-2
- Conference
- 7-1
- Non-Conference
- 1-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 4-0
- Avg Margin
- +3.7
Situational Splits
2024 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 3-1 | 24.0 | 18.5 |
| Away | 5-2 | 26.3 | 23.6 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 7-1 | 26.6 | 15.3 |
| Non-conference | 1-2 | 22.3 | 39.0 |
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
3-2 SU · 2-2 ATS · O3/U1
Betting Profile
2024 · 10 w/ line
| Straight up | 8-3 |
| ATS | 5-550% |
| Over / Under | 5-5 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 3-4 |
| As underdog | 2-1 |
| Home | 1-2 |
| Away | 4-3 |
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
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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