1975 Drake Bulldogs football team
| 1975 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–3 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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| Tulsa $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jack Wallace in his 11th season has head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8 (1–3 in conference games), finished tied for fourth out of five teams in the MVC, and were oustscored by a total of 311 to 188.
On offense, the Bulldogs gained an average of 201.2 rushing yards and 123.5 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 279.6 rushing yards and 133.8 passing yards per game. Running back Jim Herndon led the team with 1,013 rushing yards. Quarterback Jeff Martin tallied 1,150 passing yards, but threw 13 interceptions and finished the season with a 94.0 passer rating Tony Barnes led the team in receiving with 28 catches for 437 yards.
Drake played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.