2014 Drake

6–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Pioneer Football League). The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠4, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Drake in 2014, game by game: lost vs. Des Moines 22–45; won vs. Truman State 13–7; lost at Western Illinois 13–38; won vs. Marist 21–6; lost vs. Jacksonville 14–29; won at Valparaiso 17–9; won vs. Butler 21–19; lost vs. San Diego 14–17; won at Dayton 34–30; won at Stetson 27–15+15−25Lost 22–45 vs. Des Moines-23Des MoinesWon 13–7 vs. Truman State+6Truman StateLost 13–38 at Western Illinois-25Western IllinoisWon 21–6 vs. Marist+15MaristLost 14–29 vs. Jacksonville-15JacksonvilleWon 17–9 at Valparaiso+8ValparaisoWon 21–19 vs. Butler+2ButlerLost 14–17 vs. San Diego-3San DiegoWon 34–30 at Dayton+4DaytonWon 27–15 at Stetson+12Stetson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stetson 27–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Drake’s 2014 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 11vsDavidsonW 51–⁠14Drake’s article, Davidson’s article
Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠215
Coach
—
Elo
1309 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−40.6 No. 104 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Todd Stepsis

2014 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville6–⁠18–⁠2
San Diego6–⁠18–⁠3
Dayton5–⁠27–⁠3
Drake5–⁠26–⁠4
Marist4–⁠34–⁠6
Stetson3–⁠45–⁠6
Campbell3–⁠44–⁠7
Morehead State3–⁠44–⁠7
Butler2–⁠54–⁠6
Valparaiso2–⁠63–⁠8
Davidson0–⁠71–⁠10

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