Dayton at Drake

Saturday, October 7, 2017

Dayton beat Drake 20–⁠10. It was their 16th meeting; after it, Dayton led the series 11–⁠5.

AwayDayton5–⁠6 in 2017
20
HomeDrake7–⁠4 in 2017
10

Final at Drake Stadium, Des MoinesAttendance 1,734

At kickoff
59°F, rain, wind 21 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Des Moines International Airport (KDSM), 8 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Andy Speciale; umpire Scott Jones; head linesman Scott Landy; line judge Patrick Brown; side judge Rick Holmes; field judge Nikki Randolph; back judge Cleo MillerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Dayton0314320
Drake300710

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Drake 59% to win. Dayton won as Elo’s underdog.

Dayton leads 14–⁠8 in 22 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Drake 30, Dayton 22
2025Drake 14, Dayton 6
2022Dayton 27, Drake 14
2021Dayton 28, Drake 10
2019Dayton 46, Drake 29
2018Drake 28, Dayton 17

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