1971 Drake Bulldogs football team

1971 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–4 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1971 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Memphis State $ 4 1 0 5 6 0
Louisville 3 2 0 6 3 1
Tulsa 3 2 0 4 7 0
North Texas State 3 2 0 3 8 0
Drake 2 3 0 7 4 0
West Texas State 1 4 0 2 9 0
Wichita State 0 5 0 3 8 0
New Mexico State * 0 0 0 5 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – New Mexico State was ineligible for conference play, but its games against Drake, North Texas State, West Texas State, and Wichita State counted in the conference standings for its opponents. Drake's game against Tampa, Memphis State's games against Cincinnati and Southern Miss, and Tulsa's games against BYU and Virginia Tech were also designated as conference games.

The 1971 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Jack Wallace in his seventh season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished fifth in the MVC. Drake played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.