Drake Bulldogs football

Drake Bulldogs football
2025 Drake Bulldogs football team
First season1893; 133 years ago
Head coachMatt Walker
1st season, 0–0 (–)
LocationDes Moines, Iowa
StadiumDrake Stadium
(capacity: 14,557)
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferencePioneer Football League
ColorsBlue and white
   
All-time record658–550–29 (.544)
Bowl record2–3 (.400)
Conference championships
MVC: 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1972, 1981
PFL: 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2023, 2024, 2025
RivalriesDayton
Northern Iowa (rivalry)
St. Thomas (MN)
Uniforms
WebsiteGoDrakeBulldogs.com

The Drake Bulldogs are an NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision non-scholarship college football program representing Drake University. They currently compete in the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League and have been charter members of the conference since 1993. Drake began playing intercollegiate football in 1893.