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1955 Drake

4–⁠4, coached by Warren Gaer.

Schedule and results

Drake in 1955, game by game: won vs. North Dakota State 21–6; lost at Denver 7–33; lost vs. Northern Iowa 14–21; won at Washington St. Louis 39–19; lost at Boston University 2–32; won at Bradley 40–7; won vs. Iowa State 27–21; lost at Wichita State 6–59+33−53Won 21–6 vs. North Dakota State+15North Dakota St…Lost 7–33 at Denver-26DenverLost 14–21 vs. Northern Iowa-7Northern IowaWon 39–19 at Washington St. Louis+20Washington St. …Lost 2–32 at Boston University-30Boston Universi…Won 40–7 at Bradley+33BradleyWon 27–21 vs. Iowa State+6Iowa StateLost 6–59 at Wichita State-53Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsNorth Dakota StateW 21–⁠680%
Sep 23atDenverL 7–⁠3316%
Sep 30vsNorthern IowaL 14–⁠2184%
Oct 8atWashington St. LouisW 39–⁠1939%
Oct 15atBoston UniversityL 2–⁠3222%
Oct 22atBradleyW 40–⁠752%
Oct 29vsIowa StateW 27–⁠2152%
Nov 12atWichita StateL 6–⁠5919%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wichita State 59–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Led the nationRon Lind: punt return average (19.5)

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
156–⁠198
Coach
Warren Gaer
Elo
1347 +24 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−26.3 No. 108 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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