1915 Drake

2–⁠6 (1–⁠4 Missouri Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Drake in 1915, game by game: lost at Nebraska 13–48; lost vs. Highland Park 13–16; lost at Kansas 7–30; won vs. Simpson (IA) 45–3; won vs. Washington St. Louis 26–16; lost vs. Grinnell 0–58; lost at Missouri 13–41; lost vs. Iowa State 14–28+42−58Lost 13–48 at Nebraska-35NebraskaLost 13–16 vs. Highland Park-3Highland ParkLost 7–30 at Kansas-23KansasWon 45–3 vs. Simpson (IA)+42Simpson (IA)Won 26–16 vs. Washington St. Louis+10Washington St. …Lost 0–58 vs. Grinnell-58GrinnellLost 13–41 at Missouri-28MissouriLost 14–28 vs. Iowa State-14Iowa 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 28–⁠14; 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠4 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
131–⁠240
Coach
—
Elo
1294 −120 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.7 No. 70 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1915 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Nebraska4–⁠08–⁠0
Kansas3–⁠16–⁠2
Iowa State2–⁠16–⁠2
Washington St. Louis1–⁠13–⁠2
Missouri1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Drake1–⁠42–⁠6
Kansas State0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1

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