1971 Drake
7–4 (2–2 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jack Wallace. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Dakota 49–7Oct 23
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at New Mexico State | L 3–7 | 51% |
| Sep 18 | vs Abilene Christian | W 34–17 | 89% |
| Sep 25 | vs Louisville | W 10–7 | 47% |
| Oct 2 | at Northern Arizona | W 38–13 | 83% |
| Oct 9 | vs Northern Iowa | W 28–0 | 91% |
| Oct 16 | vsTampa | L 2–36 | 70% |
| Oct 23 | vs South Dakota | W 49–7 | 90% |
| Oct 30 | at North Texas | L 12–21 | 60% |
| Nov 6 | at Southern Illinois | L 32–34 | 71% |
| Nov 13 | at Indiana State | W 27–15 | 77% |
| Nov 20 | atWest Texas | W 32–28 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat West Texas 32–28; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 2–2 6th in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 267–185
- Coach
- Jack Wallace
- Elo
- 1413 −47 this season
- SP+ rating
- -15.3 No. 111 of 120; offense No. 115, defense No. 78
- SRS
- −16.2 No. 113 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1971 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico State | 4–0 | 5–5–1 | |
 Memphis | 2–1 | 5–6 | |
 Tulsa | 2–1 | 4–7 | |
| Louisville | 3–2 | 6–3–1 | |
| North Texas | 3–2 | 3–8 | |
 Drake | 2–2 | 7–4 | |
| West Texas | 1–4 | 2–9 | |
| Wichita State | 0–5 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.