1975 Drake

3–⁠8 (1–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Jack Wallace.

Schedule and results

Drake in 1975, game by game: lost at New Mexico State 10–14; lost vs. North Texas 3–7; won vs. Louisville 31–7; lost at UL Monroe 25–38; lost vs. Northern Iowa 24–27; lost at West Texas 6–24; lost vs. Long Beach State 10–31; won at Southern Illinois 38–27; lost at Tulsa 7–70; won vs. Wichita State 27–23; lost at Temple 7–44+24−63Lost 10–14 at New Mexico State-4New Mexico StateLost 3–7 vs. North Texas-4North TexasWon 31–7 vs. Louisville+24LouisvilleLost 25–38 at UL Monroe-13UL MonroeLost 24–27 vs. Northern Iowa-3Northern IowaLost 6–24 at West Texas-18West TexasLost 10–31 vs. Long Beach State-21Long Beach StateWon 38–27 at Southern Illinois+11Southern Illino…Lost 7–70 at Tulsa-63TulsaWon 27–23 vs. Wichita State+4Wichita StateLost 7–44 at Temple-37Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Temple 44–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
188–⁠312
Coach
Jack Wallace
Elo
1275 −40 this season
SP+ rating
-21.3 No. 125 of 132; offense No. 110, defense No. 128
SRS
−17.4 No. 124 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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1975 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulsa4–⁠07–⁠4
New Mexico State2–⁠25–⁠6
West Texas2–⁠25–⁠6
Wichita State1–⁠33–⁠8
Drake1–⁠33–⁠8

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