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Upper Iowa at Drake

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Drake beat Upper Iowa 41–⁠7. It was their third meeting; Drake leads the series 3–⁠0.

AwayUpper Iowa9–⁠3 in 2025
7
HomeDrake8–⁠4 in 2025
41

Final at Drake Stadium, Des MoinesTV: ESPN+Attendance 3,891

At kickoff
80°F, wind 5 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Des Moines International Airport, 8 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Official
Grant HendersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Upper Iowa00707
Drake141071041

Standouts

Player stats

Upper Iowa

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Darryl Overstreet Jr.15/2617411
Clark Coleman3/42701
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Calvin Swinney51104
Damon Head Jr.5804
Jayden Gordon1404
Angelo Butts1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Mante Morrow585134
Eddie Burgess456019
Angelo Butts424010
Logan Rosauer118018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tade Parsons0001

Drake

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Chase Spellman14/1623321
Xavier Washington2/44510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jaden Meizinger1451023
Luke Woodson164808
Chase Spellman737228
Taj Hughes636013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Hank Foley5127246
Jackson Voth482035
Jaden Meizinger337122
Chase Schutty333019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Garrison Codde0001
Karson Kindred0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Upper IowaDrake
219Total yards479
201Passing yards278
18Rushing yards201
6.7Yards per pass13.2
1.1Yards per rush4.2
12First downs25
4–⁠11Third downs10–⁠16
0–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠2
3Turnovers1
5–⁠45Penalties5–⁠45
24:27Possession35:33

Efficiency

Upper IowaDrake
31%Success rate49%
−0.19EPA per play0.34
1.38Explosiveness1.41
−0.57Rushing EPA0.07
0.34Passing EPA1.16
31%Passing-down success53%
1%Havoc by its defense8%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Drake 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Drake end zoneUpper Iowa end zoneQ1 DrakeInterception, 7 playsQ1 Upper IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 DrakeTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Upper IowaTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ1 DrakeTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Upper IowaPunt, 3 playsQ1 DrakePunt, 4 playsQ2 Upper IowaPunt, 3 playsQ2 DrakeTouchdown, 1 playQ2 Upper IowaPunt, 9 playsQ2 DrakeField goal, 15 playsQ2 Upper IowaEnd of half, 1 playQ3 Upper IowaTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 DrakeTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Upper IowaInterception, 4 playsQ3 DrakePunt, 4 playsQ3 DrakeField goal, 7 playsQ4 Upper IowaPunt, 4 playsQ4 DrakePunt, 3 playsQ4 Upper IowaPunt, 3 playsQ4 DrakeTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Upper IowaInterception, 6 playsQ4 DrakeEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Drake drives left to right, Upper Iowa right to left.
  1. Q1 DrakeInterception, 7 plays, 48 yards
  2. Q1 Upper IowaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  3. Q1 DrakeTouchdown, 5 plays, 58 yards
  4. Q1 Upper IowaTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 33 yards
  5. Q1 DrakeTouchdown, 3 plays, 63 yards
  6. Q1 Upper IowaPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  7. Q1 DrakePunt, 4 plays, 18 yards
  8. Q2 Upper IowaPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  9. Q2 DrakeTouchdown, 1 play, 46 yards
  10. Q2 Upper IowaPunt, 9 plays, 28 yards
  11. Q2 DrakeField goal, 15 plays, 51 yards
  12. Q2 Upper IowaEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  13. Q3 Upper IowaTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q3 DrakeTouchdown, 11 plays, 83 yards
  15. Q3 Upper IowaInterception, 4 plays, 47 yards
  16. Q3 DrakePunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  17. Q3 DrakeField goal, 7 plays, 16 yards
  18. Q4 Upper IowaPunt, 4 plays, 22 yards
  19. Q4 DrakePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  20. Q4 Upper IowaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  21. Q4 DrakeTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  22. Q4 Upper IowaInterception, 6 plays, 33 yards
  23. Q4 DrakeEnd of game, 5 plays, 29 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Drake 14, Upper Iowa 0
Drake Interception, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Nathan Behne kickoff for 65 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Chase Spellman pass complete to Jackson Voth for 35 yds to the UPP 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 40Taj Hughes run for 7 yds to the UPP 33
15:002nd & 3 at opp 33Jaden Meizinger run for 1 yd to the UPP 32
15:003rd & 2 at opp 32Jaden Meizinger run for 1 yd to the UPP 31
15:004th & 1 at opp 31Luke Woodson run for 3 yds to the UPP 28 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 28Luke Woodson run for 1 yd to the UPP 27
11:112nd & 9 at opp 27Timeout Drake, clock 11:11
11:042nd & 9 at opp 27Chase Spellman pass intercepted
Upper Iowa Punt, 3 plays
11:041st & 10 at own 26Calvin Swinney run for 1 yd to the UPP 27
11:042nd & 9 at own 27PENALTY UIU False Start 5 yards from UIU27 to UIU22. NO PLAY.
11:042nd & 14 at own 22Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass incomplete to Mante Morrow
11:043rd & 14 at own 22Calvin Swinney run for 4 yds to the UPP 26
9:304th & 10 at own 26Behne,Nathan punt 39 yards to the DRAKE35 Voth,Jackson return 24 yards to the UIU41 (Andresen,Connor) PENALTY DRAKE Illegal Substitution 5 yards from UIU26 to UIU31. NO PLAY.
9:164th & 5 at own 31Nathan Behne punt for 46 yds , Jackson Voth returns for 19 yds to the DRKE 42
Drake Touchdown, 5 plays
9:161st & 10 at own 42Upper Iowa University Penalty, Personal Foul (Eddy Latanauskas) to the UPP 40 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at opp 40Chase Spellman pass complete to Chase Schutty for 10 yds to the UPP 30 for a 1ST down
9:161st & 10 at opp 30Taj Hughes run for 3 yds to the UPP 27
9:162nd & 7 at opp 27Chase Spellman pass incomplete to Taj Hughes
7:413rd & 7 at opp 27Chase Spellman pass complete to Hank Foley for 27 yds for a TD (Harry Balke KICK)Drake 7, Upper Iowa 0
Upper Iowa Turnover on downs, 7 plays
7:331st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schroeder kickoff for 59 yds , Calvin Swinney return for 24 yds to the UPP 30
7:331st & 10 at own 30Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Mante Morrow for 6 yds to the UPP 36
7:332nd & 4 at own 36Calvin Swinney run for 1 yd to the UPP 37
7:333rd & 3 at own 37Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Logan Rosauer for 18 yds to the DRKE 45 for a 1ST down
7:331st & 10 at opp 45Damon Head Jr. run for 2 yds to the DRKE 43
7:332nd & 8 at opp 43Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass incomplete to Mante Morrow
7:333rd & 8 at opp 43Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Koda Gates-Bridges for 4 yds to the DRKE 39
4:314th & 4 at opp 39Timeout Upper Iowa University, clock 04:31
4:214th & 4 at opp 39Damon Head Jr. run for 2 yds to the DRKE 37
Drake Touchdown, 3 plays
4:211st & 10 at own 37Chase Spellman pass complete to Hank Foley for 18 yds to the UPP 45 for a 1ST down
4:211st & 10 at opp 45Chase Spellman pass complete to Jaden Meizinger for 17 yds to the UPP 28 for a 1ST down
3:231st & 10 at opp 28Chase Spellman run for 28 yds for a TD (Harry Balke KICK)Drake 14, Upper Iowa 0
Upper Iowa Punt, 3 plays
3:161st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schroeder kickoff for 64 yds , Koda Gates-Bridges return for 25 yds to the UPP 26
3:161st & 10 at own 26Calvin Swinney run for 3 yds to the UPP 29
3:162nd & 7 at own 29Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass incomplete to Jayden Gordon
3:163rd & 7 at own 29Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass incomplete to Mante Morrow
2:124th & 7 at own 29Nathan Behne punt for 51 yds , Jackson Voth returns for 7 yds to the DRKE 27
Drake Punt, 4 plays
2:121st & 5 at own 27Taj Hughes run for 13 yds to the DRKE 40 for a 1ST down
2:121st & 10 at own 40Jaden Meizinger run for 3 yds to the DRKE 43
2:122nd & 7 at own 43Chase Spellman pass complete to Chase Schutty for 4 yds to the DRKE 47
0:003rd & 3 at own 47Chase Spellman pass complete to Jaden Meizinger for 2 yds to the DRKE 45
Q2 14:554th & 5 at own 45Ryan Schroeder punt for 35 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the UPP 20
2nd quarter5 drives, then Drake 24, Upper Iowa 0
Upper Iowa Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 20Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Mante Morrow for 5 yds to the UPP 25
14:552nd & 5 at own 25Damon Head Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the UPP 22
14:553rd & 8 at own 22PENALTY UIU Delay Of Game 5 yards from UIU22 to UIU17. NO PLAY.
14:553rd & 13 at own 17Darryl Overstreet Jr. sacked by Trystan Anderson for a loss of 9 yards to the UPP 8
12:274th & 22 at own 8Nathan Behne punt for 41 yds , Jackson Voth returns for 3 yds to the UPP 46
Drake Touchdown, 1 play
12:191st & 10 at opp 46Chase Spellman pass complete to Hank Foley for 46 yds for a TD (Harry Balke KICK)Drake 21, Upper Iowa 0
12:191st & goal at opp 3PENALTY DRAKE False Start 5 yards from UIU03 to UIU08. NO PLAY.
Upper Iowa Punt, 9 plays
12:141st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schroeder kickoff for 65 yds , Koda Gates-Bridges return for 17 yds to the UPP 17
12:141st & 10 at own 17Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass incomplete to Angelo Butts
12:142nd & 10 at own 17Damon Head Jr. run for 3 yds to the UPP 20
12:143rd & 7 at own 20Darryl Overstreet Jr. run for 8 yds to the UPP 28 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at own 28Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Lonny Melvin Jr. for 5 yds to the UPP 33
12:142nd & 5 at own 33Darryl Overstreet Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the UPP 31
12:143rd & 7 at own 31Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Eddie Burgess for 12 yds to the UPP 43 for a 1ST down
12:141st & 10 at own 43Darryl Overstreet Jr. sacked by Gene Blalock for a loss of 7 yards to the UPP 36
12:142nd & 17 at own 36PENALTY UIU False Start 5 yards from UIU36 to UIU31. NO PLAY.
12:142nd & 22 at own 31Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Eddie Burgess for 14 yds to the UPP 45
12:143rd & 8 at own 45Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass incomplete to Mante Morrow
6:354th & 8 at own 45Nathan Behne punt for 31 yds, fair catch by Jackson Voth at the DRKE 24
Drake Field goal, 15 plays
6:351st & 10 at own 24Luke Woodson run for 8 yds to the DRKE 32
6:352nd & 2 at own 32Luke Woodson run for 1 yd to the DRKE 33
6:353rd & 1 at own 33Luke Woodson run for 2 yds to the DRKE 35 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at own 35Chase Spellman run for 2 yds to the DRKE 37
6:352nd & 8 at own 37Luke Woodson run for 2 yds to the DRKE 39
6:353rd & 6 at own 39Chase Spellman pass complete to Jackson Voth for 7 yds to the DRKE 46 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at own 46Luke Woodson run for 7 yds to the UPP 47
6:352nd & 3 at opp 47Taj Hughes run for a loss of 3 yards to the 50 yard line
2:003rd & 6 at the 50Timeout Drake, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 6 at the 50Chase Spellman pass complete to Hank Foley for 13 yds to the UPP 37 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun Spellman,Chase pass incomplete short right to Foley,Hank thrown to UIU25 PENALTY UIU Roughing The Passer (Roman,Shaquille) 15 yards from UIU37 to UIU22, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:001st & 10 at opp 22Chase Spellman pass complete to Luke Woodson for a loss of 1 yard to the UPP 23
2:002nd & 11 at opp 23Luke Woodson run for 8 yds to the UPP 15
2:003rd & 3 at opp 15Luke Woodson run for 3 yds to the UPP 12 for a 1ST down
0:251st & 10 at opp 12Timeout Drake, clock 00:25
0:251st & 10 at opp 12Chase Spellman sacked by Trevor Thompson for a loss of 8 yards to the UPP 20
0:252nd & 18 at opp 20Chase Spellman pass incomplete
0:253rd & 18 at opp 20PENALTY DRAKE Delay Of Game 5 yards from UIU20 to UIU25. NO PLAY.
0:113rd & 23 at opp 25Timeout Drake, clock 00:11
0:083rd & 23 at opp 25Harry Balke 42 yd FG GOODDrake 24, Upper Iowa 0
Upper Iowa End of half, 1 play
0:061st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schroeder kickoff for 40 yds
0:001st & 10 at own 22D. Overstreet Jr. takes a knee
3rd quarter5 drives, then Drake 31, Upper Iowa 7
Upper Iowa Touchdown, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schroeder kickoff for 65 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Angelo Butts run for 3 yds to the UPP 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Koda Gates-Bridges for no gain to the UPP 28
15:003rd & 7 at own 28Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Eddie Burgess for 11 yds to the UPP 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Mante Morrow for 12 yds to the DRKE 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 49Overstreet Jr.,Darryl pass incomplete deep middle to Butts,Angelo thrown to DRAKE01 PENALTY DRAKE Pass Interference (Wilson,Kemani) 15 yards from DRAKE49 to DRAKE34, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:231st & 10 at opp 34Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Mante Morrow for 34 yds for a TD (Nathan Behne KICK)Drake 24, Upper Iowa 7
Drake Touchdown, 11 plays
12:161st & 10 at own 35Nathan Behne kickoff for 58 yds , Taj Hughes return for 10 yds to the DRKE 17
12:161st & 10 at own 17Jaden Meizinger run for a loss of 1 yard to the DRKE 16
12:162nd & 11 at own 16Chase Spellman pass complete to Chase Schutty for 19 yds to the DRKE 35 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at own 35Chase Spellman pass complete to Jackson Voth for 6 yds to the DRKE 41
12:162nd & 4 at own 41Jaden Meizinger run for no gain to the DRKE 41
12:163rd & 4 at own 41Chase Spellman pass complete to Jackson Voth for 34 yds to the UPP 25 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at opp 25Jaden Meizinger run for 2 yds to the UPP 23
12:162nd & 8 at opp 23Chase Spellman run for 7 yds to the UPP 16
12:163rd & 1 at opp 16Chase Spellman run for 2 yds to the UPP 14 for a 1ST down
12:161st & 10 at opp 14Luke Woodson run for 4 yds to the UPP 10
12:162nd & 6 at opp 10Luke Woodson run for 4 yds to the UPP 6
6:433rd & 2 at opp 6Chase Spellman run for 6 yds for a TD (Harry Balke KICK)Drake 31, Upper Iowa 7
Upper Iowa Interception, 4 plays
6:431st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schroeder kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:431st & 10 at own 25Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass incomplete to Koda Gates-Bridges
6:432nd & 10 at own 25Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Eddie Burgess for 19 yds to the UPP 44 for a 1ST down Drake Penalty, Defensive Offside (Yards) declined for a 1ST down
6:431st & 10 at own 44Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Mante Morrow for 28 yds to the DRKE 28 for a 1ST down
5:491st & 10 at opp 28Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass intercepted
Drake Punt, 4 plays
5:491st & 10 at own 19Jaden Meizinger run for 16 yds to the DRKE 35 for a 1ST down
5:491st & 10 at own 35Jaden Meizinger run for 3 yds to the DRKE 38
5:492nd & 7 at own 38Jaden Meizinger run for no gain to the DRKE 38
5:493rd & 7 at own 38Chase Spellman run for no gain to the DRKE 38
2:574th & 7 at own 38Ryan Schroeder punt for 41 yds
Drake Field goal, 7 plays
2:571st & 10 at opp 20Jaden Meizinger run for a loss of 1 yard to the UPP 21
2:572nd & 11 at opp 21Taj Hughes run for 8 yds to the UPP 13
2:573rd & 3 at opp 13Luke Woodson run for 6 yds to the UPP 7 for a 1ST down
2:571st & goal at opp 7Luke Woodson run for a loss of 1 yard to the UPP 8
0:002nd & goal at opp 8Luke Woodson run for 2 yds to the UPP 6
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 6Jaden Meizinger run for 2 yds to the UPP 4
Q4 14:194th & goal at opp 4Harry Balke 21 yd FG GOODDrake 34, Upper Iowa 7
4th quarter6 drives, then Drake 41, Upper Iowa 7
Upper Iowa Punt, 4 plays
14:111st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schroeder kickoff for 60 yds , Koda Gates-Bridges return for 21 yds to the UPP 26
14:111st & 10 at own 26Damon Head Jr. run for 4 yds to the UPP 30
14:112nd & 6 at own 30Shotgun Overstreet Jr.,Darryl sacked for loss of 8 yards to the UIU22 (Blalock,Gene) PENALTY DRAKE Face Mask (Blalock,Gene) 15 yards from UIU30 to UIU45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
14:111st & 10 at own 45Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Angelo Butts for 3 yds to the UPP 48
14:112nd & 7 at own 48Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass incomplete to Mante Morrow
14:113rd & 7 at own 48Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass incomplete to Mante Morrow
12:214th & 7 at own 48Nathan Behne punt for 52 yds for a touchback
Drake Punt, 3 plays
12:211st & 10 at own 20Luke Woodson run for a loss of 1 yard to the DRKE 19
12:212nd & 11 at own 19Luke Woodson run for a loss of 1 yard to the DRKE 18
12:213rd & 12 at own 18Xavier Washington pass incomplete to Cooper Haswell
10:344th & 12 at own 18Ryan Schroeder punt for 59 yds , Christian Lassiter returns for 6 yds to the UPP 29
Upper Iowa Punt, 3 plays
10:341st & 10 at own 29Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass complete to Angelo Butts for 3 yds to the UPP 32
10:342nd & 7 at own 32Calvin Swinney run for 2 yds to the UPP 34
10:343rd & 5 at own 34Darryl Overstreet Jr. pass incomplete to Waylon Bolibaugh
9:264th & 5 at own 34Nathan Behne punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the DRKE 25
Drake Touchdown, 6 plays
9:261st & 10 at own 25Xavier Washington pass complete to Hank Foley for 23 yds to the DRKE 48 for a 1ST down
9:261st & 10 at own 48Jaden Meizinger run for 23 yds to the UPP 29 for a 1ST down
9:261st & 10 at opp 29Jaden Meizinger run for a loss of 1 yard to the UPP 30
9:262nd & 11 at opp 30Taj Hughes run for 8 yds to the UPP 22
9:263rd & 3 at opp 22Xavier Washington pass incomplete to Hank Foley
6:374th & 3 at opp 22Xavier Washington pass complete to Jaden Meizinger for 22 yds for a TD (Harry Balke KICK)Drake 41, Upper Iowa 7
Upper Iowa Interception, 6 plays
6:291st & 10 at own 35Ryan Schroeder kickoff for 59 yds , Koda Gates-Bridges return for 24 yds to the UPP 30
6:291st & 10 at own 30Clark Coleman pass complete to Lonny Melvin Jr. for 9 yds to the UPP 39
6:292nd & 1 at own 39Jayden Gordon run for 4 yds to the UPP 43 for a 1ST down
6:291st & 10 at own 43Clark Coleman run for 2 yds to the UPP 45
6:292nd & 8 at own 45Clark Coleman pass complete to Angelo Butts for 10 yds to the DRKE 45 for a 1ST down
6:291st & 10 at opp 45Clark Coleman pass complete to Angelo Butts for 8 yds to the DRKE 37
3:262nd & 2 at opp 37Clark Coleman pass intercepted
Drake End of game, 5 plays
3:261st & 10 at own 26Jake Metze run for 7 yds to the DRKE 33
3:262nd & 3 at own 33Jake Metze run for no gain to the DRKE 33
2:003rd & 3 at own 33Timeout Upper Iowa University, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 3 at own 33Lucci Fidone run for 14 yds to the DRKE 47 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 47Nick Herman run for 2 yds to the DRKE 49
0:002nd & 8 at own 49Nick Herman run for 6 yds to the UPP 45

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Drake leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings.

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2025Drake 41, Upper Iowa 7
2008Drake 17, Upper Iowa 13
2006Drake 40, Upper Iowa 7

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