Drake vs. William Penn

Drake and William Penn first met in 1900 and have played 9 times; Drake leads the series 7–⁠1–⁠1. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Drake 7–⁠1, and Drake has won the last 4.

Drake wins
7
William Penn wins
1
Ties
1
First meeting
1900
Longest streak
4 Drake
Current streak
4 Drake
Last 10 meetings
Drake 7–⁠1
Most recent
2008

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s2–⁠1
1910s2–⁠0–⁠1
1920s2–⁠0
2000s1–⁠0
Average margin
25.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Drake
4–⁠0–⁠1 Drake’s record at home
At William Penn
1–⁠3 William Penn’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. Drake’s biggest win1920: Drake 54, William Penn 0by 54 points
  2. William Penn’s biggest win1900: William Penn 6, Drake 5by 1 points
  3. Upset1900: William Penn 6, Drake 5William Penn had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Drake and William Penn, 1900 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

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

Sep 13, 2008Drake 36, William Penn 0at Drake
Oct 8, 1921Drake 42, William Penn 0at William Penn
Sep 25, 1920Drake 54, William Penn 0at William Penn
Oct 11, 1919Drake 33, William Penn 0at Drake
Oct 6, 1917Drake 7, William Penn 7at Drake
Sep 30, 1916Drake 7, William Penn 2at Drake
Sep 30, 1905Drake 18, William Penn 6at William Penn
Oct 3, 1903Drake 45, William Penn 0at Drake
Nov 17, 1900William Penn 6, Drake 5at William Penn

Every game is listed as played on the field.