2017 Drake
7–4 (6–2 Pioneer Football League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Jacksonville 52–7Nov 18
By 45 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs South Dakota | L 7–77 | 64% |
| Sep 9 | vsSouthwestern (KS) | W 55–14 | 69% |
| Sep 16 | at South Dakota State | L 10–51 | 20% |
| Sep 23 | vs Valparaiso | W 38–13 | 67% |
| Sep 30 | at Butler | W 27–16 | 53% |
| Oct 7 | vs Dayton | L 10–20 | 59% |
| Oct 21 | at Marist | W 19–14 | 55% |
| Oct 28 | vs Davidson | W 17–12 | 83% |
| Nov 4 | at San Diego | L 15–45 | 23% |
| Nov 11 | at Campbell | W 45–10 | 42% |
| Nov 18 | vsJacksonville | W 52–7 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Jacksonville 52–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Pioneer Football League.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 6–2 2nd in Pioneer Football League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 295–279
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1365 +43 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −32.3 No. 83 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Defensive coordinator
- Todd Stepsis
2017 Pioneer Football League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 8–0 | 10–3 | |
 Drake | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
| Jacksonville | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Campbell | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Valparaiso | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Butler | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Dayton | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
 Morehead State | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Marist | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 Stetson | 1–7 | 2–9 | |
| Davidson | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.