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1957 Drake

7–⁠2, coached by Warren Gaer.

Schedule and results

Drake in 1957, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 34–12; won vs. South Dakota State 25–7; won at North Texas 19–6; won at Washington St. Louis 19–7; won at Bradley 21–13; won vs. Iowa State 20–0; lost at Wichita State 7–14; won vs. West Texas 20–19; lost vs. Louisville 20–34+22−14Won 34–12 vs. Northern Iowa+22Northern IowaWon 25–7 vs. South Dakota State+18South Dakota St…Won 19–6 at North Texas+13North TexasWon 19–7 at Washington St. Louis+12Washington St. …Won 21–13 at Bradley+8BradleyWon 20–0 vs. Iowa State+20Iowa StateLost 7–14 at Wichita State-7Wichita StateWon 20–19 vs. West Texas+1West TexasLost 20–34 vs. Louisville-14Louisville
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsNorthern IowaW 34–⁠1283%
Sep 28vsSouth Dakota StateW 25–⁠788%
Oct 5atNorth TexasW 19–⁠657%
Oct 12atWashington St. LouisW 19–⁠768%
Oct 26atBradleyW 21–⁠1367%
Nov 2vsIowa StateW 20–⁠064%
Nov 9atWichita StateL 7–⁠1467%
Nov 16vsWest TexasW 20–⁠1942%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsLouisvilleSun BowlL 20–⁠3448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Louisville 34–⁠20 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
185–⁠112
Coach
Warren Gaer
Elo
1407 +41 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.5 No. 63 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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