Coe vs. Drake

Coe and Drake first met in 1904 and have played 11 times; Drake leads the series 9–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Drake 8–⁠1, and Drake has won the last 2.

Coe wins
1
Drake wins
9
Ties
1
First meeting
1904
Longest streak
7 Drake
Current streak
2 Drake
Last 10 meetings
Drake 8–⁠1
Most recent
1937

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s0–⁠5
1910s0–⁠2–⁠1
1920s1–⁠0
1930s0–⁠2
Average margin
28.3 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Coe
0–⁠2 Coe’s record at home
At Drake
7–⁠1–⁠1 Drake’s record at home
Shutouts
5

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Coe’s biggest win1923: Coe 12, Drake 6by 6 points
  2. Drake’s biggest win1911: Drake 65, Coe 6by 59 points
  3. Upset1923: Coe 12, Drake 6Coe had a 10% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Coe and Drake, 1904 on130015001700192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 13, 1937Drake 31, Coe 2at Drake
Oct 3, 1936Drake 53, Coe 6at Drake
Nov 10, 1923Coe 12, Drake 6at Drake
Oct 4, 1913Drake 0, Coe 0at Drake
Oct 21, 1911Drake 65, Coe 6at Drake
Oct 15, 1910Drake 22, Coe 0at Drake
Oct 16, 1909Drake 35, Coe 0at Drake
Oct 17, 1908Drake 18, Coe 0at Coe
Oct 19, 1907Drake 26, Coe 0at Drake
Oct 7, 1905Drake 32, Coe 15at Coe
Oct 15, 1904Drake 52, Coe 0at Drake

Every game is listed as played on the field.