Iowa State at Drake
Thursday, November 26, 1903 Share
Iowa State beat Drake 16–0. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Drake led the series 2–1–1.
Final
In the newspapers

The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., November 27, 1903, page 16
Read the text
So, AMES CLAIMS TITLE s”A.ggies”,. Think They Are Entitled 10 State ChamninnShin New York Sun Special Service. Des MONIES, Iowa, Nov. 27.-The championship of Iowa is claimed by Ames as a result of having defeated Drake university yesterday afternoon 16 to 0. Iowa state met Drake early in the season, however, and does nos recognize Ames’ claim Z: With odds slightly favoring Drake the Ames cyclones swept them off their feet and outplayed them at every stage of the game. The only gain of Importance was a thirty-yard run by Maine on a quarterback kick. Ames secured one touchdown in the first half and two in the second on straight football.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Drake 60% to win. Iowa State won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Iowa State–Drake gameIowa State leads 48–17–4 in 69 meetings, counting the 65 since this game.
| 2018 | Iowa State 27, Drake 24 | |
| 1985 | Drake 20, Iowa State 17 | |
| 1984 | Iowa State 21, Drake 17 | |
| 1982 | Iowa State 35, Drake 10 | |
| 1978 | Iowa State 35, Drake 7 | |
| 1976 | Iowa State 58, Drake 14 |
Around this game
Iowa State
- Next gamevs. CoeOct. 1, 1904
- SeasonIowa State in 1903
- ProgramIowa State history and records
Drake
- Next gamevs. Buena VistaSept. 24, 1904
- SeasonDrake in 1903
- ProgramDrake history and records

