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1927 Drake

3–⁠6 (1–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Ossie Solem.

Poster promoting the Official Football program
Poster promoting the Official Football programPhoto: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Drake in 1927, game by game: won vs. Simpson (IA) 20–6; lost at Navy 6–35; lost vs. Pittsburgh 0–32; won at Grinnell 26–6; lost at Kansas 6–7; lost vs. Iowa State 0–7; lost at Minnesota 6–27; lost vs. Notre Dame 0–32; won at UCLA 25–6+20−32Won 20–6 vs. Simpson (IA)+14Simpson (IA)Lost 6–35 at Navy-29NavyLost 0–32 vs. Pittsburgh-32PittsburghWon 26–6 at Grinnell+20GrinnellLost 6–7 at Kansas-1KansasLost 0–7 vs. Iowa State-7Iowa StateLost 6–27 at Minnesota-21MinnesotaLost 0–32 vs. Notre Dame-32Notre DameWon 25–6 at UCLA+19UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsSimpson (IA)W 20–⁠688%
Oct 8atNavyL 6–⁠3527%
Oct 15vsPittsburghL 0–⁠3242%
Oct 22atGrinnellW 26–⁠642%
Oct 29atKansasL 6–⁠751%
Nov 5vsIowa StateL 0–⁠751%
Nov 12atMinnesotaL 6–⁠2722%
Nov 19vsNotre DameL 0–⁠3226%
Nov 26atUCLAW 25–⁠682%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UCLA 25–⁠6; tied for 8th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠2 tied for 8th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
89–⁠158
Coach
Ossie Solem
Elo
1421 −51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.3 No. 78 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1927 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Missouri5–⁠17–⁠2
Nebraska4–⁠16–⁠2
Oklahoma State2–⁠14–⁠4
Iowa State3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠1
Kansas3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠1
Washington St. Louis2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Oklahoma2–⁠33–⁠3–⁠2
Kansas State2–⁠43–⁠5
Drake1–⁠23–⁠6
Grinnell0–⁠50–⁠7–⁠1

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