1912 Drake

5–⁠3 (2–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Drake in 1912, game by game: won vs. Parsons (Iowa) 96–0; won vs. Drake Alumni 21–7; won vs. Kansas 6–0; won vs. Simpson (IA) 28–0; won at Washington St. Louis 33–13; lost vs. Missouri 14–17; lost vs. Grinnell 0–13; lost vs. Iowa State 3–23+96−20Won 96–0 vs. Parsons (Iowa)+96Parsons (Iowa)Won 21–7 vs. Drake Alumni+14Drake AlumniWon 6–0 vs. Kansas+6KansasWon 28–0 vs. Simpson (IA)+28Simpson (IA)Won 33–13 at Washington St. Louis+20Washington St. …Lost 14–17 vs. Missouri-3MissouriLost 0–13 vs. Grinnell-13GrinnellLost 3–23 vs. Iowa State-20Iowa State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Iowa State 23–⁠3; 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠2 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
201–⁠73
Coach
—
Elo
1441 −36 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.0 No. 28 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1912 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska2–⁠07–⁠1
Iowa State2–⁠06–⁠2
Drake2–⁠25–⁠3
Missouri2–⁠35–⁠3
Kansas1–⁠24–⁠4
Washington St. Louis0–⁠24–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.