1928 Drake
7–1 (3–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Ossie Solem. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Simpson (IA) 40–6Oct 6
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vsSimpson (IA) | W 40–6 | 86% |
| Oct 13 | atMarquette | W 26–7 | 42% |
| Oct 20 | vsGrinnell | W 19–7 | 73% |
| Oct 27 | at Notre Dame | L 6–32 | 32% |
| Nov 3 | at Missouri | W 6–0 | 30% |
| Nov 10 | vsWashington St. Louis | W 20–0 | 78% |
| Nov 24 | vs Iowa State | W 18–0 | 64% |
| Nov 29 | atCreighton | W 6–0 | 67% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Creighton 6–0; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
Missouri Valley Conference champions3–0 in the conference
- Record
- 7–1
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 141–52
- Coach
- Ossie Solem
- Elo
- 1559 +112 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 2.7 No. 43 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1928 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Drake | 3–0 | 7–1 | |
| Creighton | 2–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Grinnell | 1–2 | 4–3–1 | |
| Washington St. Louis | 0–2 | 2–5–1 | |
 Oklahoma State | 0–1 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.