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2016 Drake

7–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Drake in 2016, game by game: lost vs. Quincy 35–38; lost at South Dakota State 28–56; won vs. McKendree 28–16; won vs. Morehead State 30–28; lost at Dayton 10–35; won at Valparaiso 35–21; lost vs. San Diego 7–38; won vs. Campbell 33–21; won at Jacksonville 31–27; won vs. Butler 28–14; won at Stetson 45–17+28−31Lost 35–38 vs. Quincy-3QuincyLost 28–56 at South Dakota State-28South Dakota St…Won 28–16 vs. McKendree+12McKendreeWon 30–28 vs. Morehead State+2Morehead StateLost 10–35 at Dayton-25DaytonWon 35–21 at Valparaiso+14ValparaisoLost 7–38 vs. San Diego-31San DiegoWon 33–21 vs. Campbell+12CampbellWon 31–27 at Jacksonville+4JacksonvilleWon 28–14 vs. Butler+14ButlerWon 45–17 at Stetson+28Stetson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsQuincyL 35–⁠3876%
Sep 10atSouth Dakota StateL 28–⁠5624%
Sep 17vsMcKendreeW 28–⁠1667%
Sep 24vsMorehead StateW 30–⁠2860%
Oct 1atDaytonL 10–⁠3536%
Oct 8atValparaisoW 35–⁠2157%
Oct 15vsSan DiegoL 7–⁠3839%
Oct 29vsCampbellW 33–⁠2162%
Nov 5atJacksonvilleW 31–⁠2733%
Nov 12vsButlerW 28–⁠1472%
Nov 19atStetsonW 45–⁠1759%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Stetson 45–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pioneer Football League.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
310–⁠311
Coach
—
Elo
1333 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.4 No. 89 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 259
Defensive coordinator
Todd Stepsis

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Jacob Bacon OT★★No. 3789
Isaiah Skinner RB

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Offensive line12.00.753

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2017

The 2017 draft
Rd 5Eric Saubert TEAtlanta Falcons

2016 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
San Diego8–⁠010–⁠2
Dayton7–⁠19–⁠2
Drake6–⁠27–⁠4
Marist5–⁠35–⁠6
Jacksonville4–⁠35–⁠5
Campbell3–⁠45–⁠5
Morehead State3–⁠54–⁠7
Valparaiso3–⁠54–⁠7
Stetson2–⁠64–⁠7
Butler2–⁠64–⁠7
Davidson0–⁠82–⁠9

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