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2025 Drake

8–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Pioneer Football League).

Schedule and results

Drake in 2025, game by game: won vs. Upper Iowa 41–7; lost at South Dakota State 21–37; lost at South Dakota 21–42; won vs. Valparaiso 41–0; won at San Diego 19–16; won vs. Davidson 45–0; won at Marist 31–17; won at Butler 24–19; lost vs. St. Thomas (MN) 13–20; won at Dayton 14–6; won vs. Morehead State 17–10; lost at South Dakota 17–38+45−21Won 41–7 vs. Upper Iowa+34Upper IowaLost 21–37 at South Dakota State-16South Dakota St…Lost 21–42 at South Dakota-21South DakotaWon 41–0 vs. Valparaiso+41ValparaisoWon 19–16 at San Diego+3San DiegoWon 45–0 vs. Davidson+45DavidsonWon 31–17 at Marist+14MaristWon 24–19 at Butler+5ButlerLost 13–20 vs. St. Thomas (MN)-7St. Thomas (MN)Won 14–6 at Dayton+8DaytonWon 17–10 vs. Morehead State+7Morehead StateLost 17–38 at South Dakota-21South Dakota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28vsUpper IowaW 41–⁠779%
Sep 13atSouth Dakota StateL 21–⁠3717%
Sep 20atSouth DakotaL 21–⁠4232%
Oct 4vsValparaisoW 41–⁠079%
Oct 11atSan DiegoW 19–⁠1646%
Oct 18vsDavidsonW 45–⁠080%
Oct 25atMaristW 31–⁠1768%
Nov 1atButlerW 24–⁠1947%
Nov 8vsSt. Thomas (MN)L 13–⁠2063%
Nov 15atDaytonW 14–⁠651%
Nov 22vsMorehead StateW 17–⁠1077%
Nov 29atSouth DakotaFCS Championship – First RoundL 17–⁠3834%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota 38–⁠17 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Pioneer Football League champions.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 on file).

Pioneer Football League champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Pioneer Football League
AP final
Unranked
Points
304–⁠212
Coach
—
Elo
1377 +47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.4 No. 43 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 197
Offensive coordinator
Kyle Kempt
Defensive coordinator
Adam Cox

Leaders

Passing yardsLogan Inagawa QB1,149 yds
Passing touchdownsLogan Inagawa QB8 TD
Rushing yardsNick Herman RB921 yds
Rushing touchdownsLogan Inagawa QB9 TD
Receiving yardsJackson Voth WR536 yds
Receiving touchdownsHank Foley WR4 TD
InterceptionsSean Allison LB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Nick Seng WR★★No. 3430
Nick Herman ATH★★No. 3430
Ryan Donnelly TE★★No. 3578
Kelan McInerney WR★★No. 3578
Michael Kelly WR★★No. 3578

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers42.00.755
Athletes and specialists12.00.770
Whole class52.00.758

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.

Roster 121

The 2025 roster

121 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 2

The 2025 portal
Chase Schutty TE★★from Northern Illinois
Judah Mallette WRfrom Iowa

Transfers out 2

Finn Claypool DE★★★to Fresno State
Dorian Boyland RBto Ohio

2025 Pioneer Football League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Drake7–⁠18–⁠4
Presbyterian6–⁠210–⁠2
San Diego6–⁠28–⁠4
Dayton5–⁠37–⁠4
St. Thomas (MN)5–⁠37–⁠5
Butler4–⁠46–⁠6
Morehead State4–⁠46–⁠6
Marist3–⁠55–⁠7
Stetson2–⁠63–⁠9
Davidson1–⁠72–⁠10
Valparaiso1–⁠72–⁠10

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