1934 Drake

3–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Vee Green.

Schedule and results

Drake in 1934, game by game: tied vs. Simpson (IA) 6–6; lost vs. Utah 0–6; lost vs. Oklahoma State 0–7; lost at Army 0–48; won vs. Grinnell 8–0; lost at Washington St. Louis 0–20; won vs. Haskell 20–7; lost at Denver 7–8; lost at Iowa State 12–33; won vs. Creighton 6–0+13−48Tied 6–6 vs. Simpson (IA)0Simpson (IA)Lost 0–6 vs. Utah-6UtahLost 0–7 vs. Oklahoma State-7Oklahoma StateLost 0–48 at Army-48ArmyWon 8–0 vs. Grinnell+8GrinnellLost 0–20 at Washington St. Louis-20Washington St. …Won 20–7 vs. Haskell+13HaskellLost 7–8 at Denver-1DenverLost 12–33 at Iowa State-21Iowa StateWon 6–0 vs. Creighton+6Creighton
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Creighton 6–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1934.

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
59–⁠135
Coach
Vee Green
Elo
1393 −61 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.5 No. 107 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1934 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington St. Louis1–⁠07–⁠3
Creighton2–⁠12–⁠7
Drake2–⁠23–⁠6–⁠1
Oklahoma State1–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Grinnell0–⁠22–⁠7

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