1909 Drake
7–1 (1–1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by John Griffith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Coe 35–0Oct 16
By 35 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | vsDes Moines Baptist | W 9–0 | 88% |
| Oct 9 | vsDrake Alumni | W 12–0 | 87% |
| Oct 16 | vsCoe | W 35–0 | 89% |
| Oct 23 | vsSimpson (IA) | W 16–0 | 87% |
| Oct 30 | vsGrinnell | W 32–0 | 80% |
| Nov 6 | vs Iowa | W 17–14 | 66% |
| Nov 13 | at Missouri | L 6–22 | 38% |
| Nov 25 | vs Iowa State | W 11–0 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Iowa State 11–0; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 1–1 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 138–36
- Coach
- John Griffith
- Elo
- 1522 +47 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.2 No. 47 of 74 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1909 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | 3–0–1 | 7–0–1 | |
 Kansas | 2–1 | 8–1 | |
 Drake | 1–1 | 7–1 | |
| Iowa State | 0–1–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Nebraska | 0–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–2 | 3–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.