1908 Drake
6–2 (0–2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by John Griffith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Leander Clarke 45–0Oct 10
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vsDrake Alumni | W 4–0 | 81% |
| Oct 10 | vsLeander Clarke | W 45–0 | 82% |
| Oct 17 | atCoe | W 18–0 | 74% |
| Oct 24 | vsGrinnell | W 9–0 | 59% |
| Oct 31 | atWashburn | W 6–0 | 55% |
| Nov 11 | vs Missouri | L 8–11 | 55% |
| Nov 14 | at Iowa | W 12–6 | 37% |
| Nov 26 | vs Iowa State | L 6–12 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Iowa State 12–6; tied for 5th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
Photographs from 1908
Haskins field, Drake University, Nov. 26, ’08, Ames 12, Drake 6Photo: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Panoramic photographs, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
- Record
- 6–2
- Conference
- 0–2 tied for 5th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 108–29
- Coach
- John Griffith
- Elo
- 1463 +60 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −4.6 No. 44 of 67 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1908 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kansas | 3–0 | 9–0 | |
| Iowa State | 2–1 | 6–3 | |
| Missouri | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
 Nebraska | 1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
 Drake | 0–2 | 6–2 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–2 | 4–4–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.