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2005 Drake

6–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Drake in 2005, game by game: lost at Northern Iowa 17–52; lost at Illinois State 19–56; won vs. Wisconsin Platteville 37–14; won vs. Austin Peay 54–0; won at Davidson 58–17; lost vs. Dayton 17–25; lost at San Diego 26–31; won vs. Butler 56–10; won at Valparaiso 49–24; won vs. Waldorf 43–0+54−37Lost 17–52 at Northern Iowa-35Northern IowaLost 19–56 at Illinois State-37Illinois StateWon 37–14 vs. Wisconsin Platteville+23Wisconsin Platt…Won 54–0 vs. Austin Peay+54Austin PeayWon 58–17 at Davidson+41DavidsonLost 17–25 vs. Dayton-8DaytonLost 26–31 at San Diego-5San DiegoWon 56–10 vs. Butler+46ButlerWon 49–24 at Valparaiso+25ValparaisoWon 43–0 vs. Waldorf+43Waldorf
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atNorthern IowaL 17–⁠5225%
Sep 10atIllinois StateL 19–⁠5640%
Sep 17vsWisconsin PlattevilleW 37–⁠1456%
Sep 24vsAustin PeayW 54–⁠064%
Oct 1atDavidsonW 58–⁠1751%
Oct 8vsDaytonL 17–⁠2546%
Oct 22atSan DiegoL 26–⁠3130%
Oct 29vsButlerW 56–⁠1087%
Nov 5atValparaisoW 49–⁠2470%
Nov 12vsWaldorfW 43–⁠072%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Waldorf 43–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 4th in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
376–⁠229
Coach
—
Elo
1331 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.4 No. 72 of 115 in Division I-AA
Recruiting class
—

2005 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego5–⁠011–⁠1
Dayton7–⁠19–⁠1
Morehead State5–⁠28–⁠4
Drake4–⁠26–⁠4
Jacksonville3–⁠24–⁠4
Davidson2–⁠44–⁠6
Austin Peay1–⁠52–⁠9
Valparaiso1–⁠63–⁠8
Butler0–⁠60–⁠11

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