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Drake Quick FactsLocation: .....................................................................................................................Des Moines, IowaFounded: .........................................................................................................................................1881Enrollment: .....................................................................................................................................5,668Nickname: ..................................................................................................................................BulldogsColors: ............................................................................................................................Blue and WhiteConference: ..................................................................................................... Pioneer Football LeagueAffiliation: ........................................................................................ Football Championship SubdivisionPresident: ........................................................................................................................ David MaxwellFaculty Representative: ..................................................................................................Renae ChesnutAthletic Director: ....................................................................................................Sandy Hatfield ClubbAthletic Director Phone: ................................................................................................... 515-271-2889Ticket Office: ..................................................................................................................... 515-271-3647Sports Information Director: .................................................................................................Mike MahonOffice Phone: .................................................................................................................... 515-271-3014Cell Phone: ........................................................................................................................ 515-208-8281E-mail Address: ................................................................................................ mike.mahon@drake.eduAssistant SID: .................................................................................................................... Brock AscherAssistant SID: ....................................................................................................................Sean PalchickPress Box Phones: .................................................................................................. 515-271-3729/3794Fax Number: ..................................................................................................................... 515-271-3015Web Site Address: ........................................................................................www.godrakebulldogs.comHead Coach: .........................................................................................Chris Creighton (Kenyon, 1991)Football Office: ................................................................................................................ 515-271-21042009 Record: .................................................................................................................................... 8-32009 Pioneer Football League Record: ...............................................................6-2 (Tie-second place)Starters Returning: ................................................................17 (8 offense, 8 defense, 1 special teams)Lettermen Returning: ....................................................... 35 (12 offense, 15 defense, 1 special teams) Primary Offense: .........................................................................................................................MultiplePrimary Defense: ............................................................................................................................... 4-3

2010 Drake ScheduleDate Opponent TimeSept. 4 LEHIGH 6 p.m.Sept. 11 at Missouri S&T 7 p.m.Sept. 18 at Montana State 2 p.m.Sept. 25 *at Valparaiso 1 p.m.Oct. 2 *MARIST 1 p.m.Oct. 9 *at Jacksonville 12 p.m.Oct. 16 *at Campbell 12 p.m.Oct. 23 *DAVIDSON 1 p.m.Oct. 30 *SAN DIEGO 1 p.m.Nov. 6 at Dayton 12 p.m.Nov. 13 *BUTLER 1 p.m.Dec, Gridiron Classic TBA*Pioneer Football League game All times listed are Central

Bulldogs On The Internet Visit the Drake athletics web site, www.go-drakebulldogs.com for up-to-date information, statistics and releases on Drake football. Live game statistics are available for Drake’s home games. All home games are video-streamed with the subscription based service available for a nominal cost via the D-Pack link on the web site.

Credits The 2010 Drake football yearbook was writ-ten and edited by Mike Mahon with assistance from Brock Ascher, Don Cook, Carolyn Hill, Paul Morrison, Sean Palchick and Lauri Pyatt. Cover design by Brock Ascher. Video by Aaron Johnson. Photography by Chris Donahue and Earl Hulst.

KRNT Radio All Drake football games can be heard on KRNT Radio, 1350 AM, in Des Moines. Scott Pierce returns as play-by-play announcer. All games can be heard via the internet at www.godrakebulldogs.com.

of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, past president of the Des Moines Higher Education Collaborative, past chair of the Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, and of the Missouri Valley Conference. Nationally, Dr. Maxwell is a member of the Executive Committee of the Business/Higher Education Forum, the Board of Trustees of the Council on Economic Development and the editorial board of Peer Review. He also is an education associate of the Conference Board. .

David Maxwell, Ph.D., who has been president of Drake University since May of 1999, has extensive experience in higher education, institutional strategic planning, curriculum planning and international education. An active and widely published scholar on Russian literature, Dr. Maxwell was director of the National Foreign Language Center in Washington, D.C., from 1993 to 1999, after serving as president of Whitman College from 1989 to 1993. He was a faculty member and dean of undergraduate studies at Tufts University prior to joining Whitman. Dr. Maxwell earned his bachelor’s degree in Russian area studies from Grinnell College in 1966. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees in Slavic languages and literatures from Brown University. President Maxwell serves on the Community Board of the Wells Fargo Bank, Iowa/Nebraska and is a member of the Greater Des Moines Committee. He is a past member of the board

David Maxwell

Drake University is a national, coeducational, independent and private university founded in 1881. The University is comprised of six colleges and schools that offer more than 70 majors. The College of Arts and Sciences offers numerous undergraduate majors in its four divisions and supports the programs of the other colleges and schools. The College of Business and Public Administration, School of Education, School of Journalism and Mass Communication support extensive undergraduate and graduate programming. The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, School of Education, and Law School provide professional doctorates. More than 3,000 full-time undergraduate students from 45 states and 56 countries attend Drake University. Total enrollment with part-time, law and graduate students is more than 5,600. The University’s student/faculty ratio of 15:1 offers a high-quality, personalized experience with ample opportunity for personal interaction. Nearly all Drake graduates (92 percent in 2008) find career employment or enter graduate school within six months after receiving their degrees. Nearly 80 percent of Drake students graduate having had one or more internships. Approximately 98 percent of Drake full-time undergraduate students receive financial aid, including both merit- and need-based assistance. Drake awards more than 5,000 scholarships each year and more than $65 million in financial assistance is provided to Drake undergraduate students. For the ninth consecutive year, Drake University is listed in the “Great Schools, Great Prices” category for Midwest master’s universities in the annual college rankings published by U.S.News & World Report magazine. Drake ranked fifth in the overall rankings of 141 Midwest universities that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs, and maintained its No. 2 position in reputation for academic quality (peer assessment). Community Drake combines the benefits of a safe and friendly “small town” campus with the advantages of a capital city. The Des Moines metro area, with a population of more than 500,000, offers a variety of easily accessible cultural, entertainment and career-building experiences. The capital city of Iowa and a center for insurance, government, publishing, business and more, Des Moines is a great place to land internships or start a career, enjoy modern art or classic architecture, experience metropolitan amenities or explore scenic bicycle trails. The city’s diverse offerings include the antiques shops and one-of-a-kind boutiques of historic Valley Junction; downtown’s lively East Village and Court Avenue districts; a zoo, science center and art museum; and the annual Des Moines Arts Festival, which is ranked among the top fine arts festivals in the country.

Enrollment: 5,668 3,202 full-time undergraduates 2,176 graduate students

• 150-acre campus within 10 minutes of Downtown Des Moines• Blend of modern and historical buildings designed by national and world-recognized architects• Student–Faculty Ratio: 15 to 1• More than 160 student organizations and activities

Old Main is the main administration building on the Drake University campus.

About Drake University

Opportunity Knocks at Drake University

But don’t just take our word for it. In its July 2008 issue, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine named Des Moines one of the top ten best cities in the country to live, work and play.

Drake President David Maxwell

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Since Sandy Hatfield Clubb has taken over as athletic director, Drake athletics has gained stature and prominence in the community and recognition nat ionwide. Quick ly and emphatically Hatfield Clubb has changed the landscape of Drake athletics, both figuratively and literally. A new era in Drake athletics began May 30, 2006, when Hatfield Clubb was named the school’s 16th athletic director. The appointment of Hatfield Clubb, who was the senior associate director of athletics and senior women’s administrator at Arizona State, further solidified Drake’s reputation as a leading institution for the student-athlete experience. “Sandy Hatfield Clubb has continued to build on the wonderful progress Drake Athletics has achieved through the years,” said Drake President David Maxwell. “She has a national reputation of great success in all facets of athletics administration at a major Division I institution and, at the same time, she has an understanding of and passion for the distinctive role of athletics at Drake University. “Sandy’s focus is on the quality of experience for student-athletes and on the value of recreation and wellness programs for the entire community. With her expertise, passion and considerable interpersonal skills, Sandy has been a model leader for Drake Athletics and a wonderful ambassador for the University as a whole.” Hatfield Clubb’s commitment to excellence in both academics and athletics is shown by the five Drake teams which advanced to NCAA and post-season play the last two years and the 235 student-athletes who achieved over a 3.0 GPA during the spring 2010 semester. “Our entire athletics team, inclusive of coaches, staff and administrators, works daily to model the mission of the athletics department,” Hatfield Clubb said. “President Maxwell’s vision for excellence is well-articulated throughout the campus community. Because of Drake’s focus on academic success and the true integration of the student-athletes, our commitment to excellence in athletics can be realized. Drake’s coaches and staff are the best in the country and I enjoy partnering with them to create the Drake experience for our 350 student-athletes.” Hatfield Clubb is the third woman to serve as athletic director in the Missouri Valley Conference. Hatfield Clubb is one of 25 women athletic directors at the 334 schools playing NCAA Division I basketball and the first in Iowa. She is active in the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators, which strives to enhance college athletics and to promote the growth, leadership and success of women as athletics administrators, professional staff, coaches and student-athletes.

Sandy Hatfield Clubb

Other Athletic Administrators

Dennis FrancoisAssociate

Athletic Director

Heather WeemsAssociate

Athletic Director

Mike CigelmanAssociate

Athletic Director

She is a member of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Issues Committee and the WBCA Committee on Basketball Issues. Actively involved in the Des Moines community, Hatfield Clubb serves on the Board of Directors for Meals from the Heartland, The United Way, Character Counts in Iowa and the Iowa Sports Foundation. Hatfield Clubb was honored by the Des Moines Business Record as one of the newspapers’s 2010 Women of Influence. Hatfield Clubb and Drake women’s basketball coach Amy Stephens were part of a small group of Iowans, representing Meals from the Heartland, who spent six days last May as part of a goodwill trip to earthquake-ravaged Haiti. An avid swimmer, Hatfield Clubb grew up in Bethesda, Md., and her husband, Jeff Clubb, is a native of Sigourney, Iowa. They are the parents of two children - a son, Tristan, and a daughter, Skyelar. Hatfield Clubb earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in education from the University of Texas-El Paso. Upon graduation, she was assistant aquatics coach at Washington and Lee University from August 1989 through July 1990. She joined Arizona State in 1990 as a management intern and became assistant to the director of athletics in 1992. She was promoted to assistant director of athletics for student and administrative services in 1996.In 1998 Hatfield Clubb was named associate director of athletics for student and academic services at Arizona State. She was promoted to ASU’s senior associate director of athletics in 2002 and served as the senior woman administrator to the Pacific-10 Conference and the NCAA. In her 16 years at Arizona State, Hatfield Clubb had a broad range of experience in all aspects of athletics, from direct oversight and administration of intercollegiate programs, compliance and academic support, management, personnel and budget, to fundraising and community relations.

Mark KostekAssistant

Athletic Director

Jim NoyceSenior Advisor,Major Gift Officer

Brian GabelDrake Sports

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Athletic Director Sandy Hatfield Clubb

Sandy Hatfield Clubb with husband, Jeff, and son, Tristan; and daughter Skyelar.

Megan Schneider Director

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Shelby Van OrsowDirector

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Brian BrownAssociate

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Cody EdwardsCompliance

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w Drake became just the 18th school in

NCAA I-AA history to reach the

500-victory plateau when it beat

Butler, 41-39, Oct. 27, 2001.

Drake enters the 2010 campaign

with a 556-479-29 record.

w Drake was the first Iowa college team

ever to play in a bowl game—

appearing in the Raisin Bowl,

Jan. 1, 1946, at Fresno State.

w Drake was the first team in the

Pioneer Football League to earn a regular-

season victory at eight-time league champion Dayton. The Bulldogs

claimed a 28-21 decision in Dayton in 1998. The Flyers own a 52-7

PFL record since the league was formed in 1993.

w Grant Pohlmann, who played cornerback for Drake from 1997-2001,

was the grandson of Johnny Lujack who won the 1947 Heisman

Trophy and led Notre Dame to a No. 1 ranking.

w During the 1927 season, Drake played host to Pittsburgh and Notre

Dame at Drake Stadium. Pittsburgh later played in the 1928 Rose

Bowl and lost to Stanford, 7-6.

w Drake lost to Oregon, 14-7, Oct. 3, 1930, in the first night football

game in Soldier Field in Chicago.

w Drake was the first school of its size to install permanent lighting for

its football field. The first game was Oct. 6, 1928, with the Bulldogs

beating Simpson, 41-6. White footballs were used in the early years

before lighting became more intensified.

w The great Babe Ruth visited a Drake football scrimmage in 1926 and

scored a 20-yard touchdown in a mock scrimmage.

BULLDOG TRADITION •84 Professional football players •Four Pioneer Football League championships •Five post-season bowl games •76-16-1 record in Drake Stadium since joining the PFL •Johnny Bright, Heisman Trophy finalist and College Football Hall of Famer

Future Bulldogs, Drake Football is looking for men of high character, men who are motivated academically, and who are talented and passionate about the game of football. Our vision is to make playing football at Drake one of the most incredible experiences of a person’s life. I believe that Drake is the perfect combination of an uncompromised, nationally renowned education and an NCAA Division I football experience. Drake football is the real deal. We are looking forward to getting to know you better in the future!

Chris CreightonHead Football Coach

Program Goals1. Academic Excellence“When the competition in the classroom is as fierceas the competition on the field, it just goes to showthe quality of men on Drake’s football team”Senior Mike Lahart, Chariton, Iowa

2. Be Our Best“Excellence is more than a goal, it’s a way of life. We want to be great in everything we do.” Sophomore Seth Hedman, Tulsa, Okla.

3. Family“Family is one of the main reasons I play this game.There is nothing like working for a common goal with your closest friends, especially to win a football championship. Strong relationships will make our team the best it can be.”Sophomore Brandon Coleman, Cary, Ill.

4. Fun“Fun is when you are with 100 of your brothers going through tough times and good times whilealways having each other’s back. Lining up next toyour brother is one of the most fun things we dobecause we know that when we go to battle together, we will be there for each other, regardlessof the outcome.” Senior Stoy Hall, Omaha, Neb.

5. Impact Men“As a team we feel that we need to influencethe community and the Drake campus. We havemade quite a difference volunteering at different organizations throughout Des Moines. It is excitingto see the whole team get involved.”Senior Pat Cashmore, Kansas City, Mo.

Drake Football Lore

It’s A Great Time To Be A Bulldog

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Kirk Abernathy Green Bay PackersCharles Anderson Green Bay PackersJerry Barto Los Angeles RamsMark Bauer Kansas City ChiefsWalt Bauer Edmonton EskimosTom Bienemann Chicago CardinalsSteve Boekholder Washington RedskinsJohnny Bright Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton EskimosWalt Brindley Rock Island IndependentsLex Byrd Toronto ArgonautsRick Casko Winnipeg Jets, Indianapolis ColtsBilly Cundiff Dallas, Green Bay, New Orleans, Atlanta, Kansas City, Detroit Cleveland, BaltimoreVersil Deskin Chicago CardinalsWaldo Don Carlos Green Bay PackersPat Dunsmore Chicago BearsTheil Fisher Boston BruinsRob Forbes New England PatriotsMike Foster Jacksonville JaguarsTodd Gaffney San Diego ChargersDerrick Goddard Tampa Bay BuccaneersKen Groh Green Bay PackersRalph Gruben New York Yankees, Chicago RocketsMatt Hanousek Seattle SeahawksHerb Hedlund Cleveland Rams, Cincinnati BengalsLarry Heise Kansas City ChiefsDick Herzing Denver Broncos, Green Bay Packers, New York GiantsDick Hewins Green Bay PackersRudi Holmes Atlanta FalconsTom J. Holt Dallas CowboysGarry Howe Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis ColtsGeorge Johnson RacineKarl Kassulke Detroit Lions, Minnesota VikingsPat King Philadelphia EaglesAl Krueger Kansas City CowboysGlenn Lott Buffalo Bills, Detroit LionsJohn Lynch Pittsburgh SteelersJoe Makarewicz Chicago CardinalsPhil Manders Milwaukee ChiefsPug Manders Brooklyn Dodgers, Brookyln Tigers, Boston Braves, Buffalo BillsJack Matia Oakland RaidersBen Mayes Houston OilersBill McClintock Detroit LionsTravis McCord Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears, Edmonton Eskimos

Bulldogs in the ProsDennis McKnight San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Cleveland BrownsJerry Mertens San Francisco 49ersDuane Miller New York GiantsRay Miller RacineMike Moeller New York JetsGayle Murphy Pittsburgh SteelersMike Murphy Detroit Lions, Hamilton TigercatsDick Nesbitt Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals, Brooklyn DodgersTom Newell Green Bay PackersJim O’Conner New York GiantsAaron Overton Tennessee TitansRon Oswalt Minnesota Vikings, Cleveland BrownsNolan Quam Buffalo BillsJeff Rebhan St. Louis CardinalsKen Reidenbach Chicago BearsMike Samples Atlanta Falcons, British Columbia Lions, Saskatchewan RoughridersManley Sarnowsky Montreal Alouettes, Edmonton EskimosBill Scarpino Rock Island IndependentsGerald Seiberling Chicago BearsRon Shearer Portsmouth SpartansBob Smith Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, NFL Films, Okla Smith Rock Island IndependentsPete Solverson Los Angeles Rams, Hawaii (WFL)Glenn Spear Kansas City CowboysDick Steere Philadelphia EaglesBill Stevenson Miami Dolphins, Edmonton EskimosRich Suchanuk Houston OilersPhil Svetich Buffalo BillsPete Sylvester Miami DolphinsC.T. Traylor Minnesota VikingsDan Turk Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles RaidersIra Vandever Berlin Eagles (Germany)Amero Ware Buffalo Bills, New Orleans Breakers (WFL)John Ware San Francisco 49ersCraig Wederquist Michigan Panthers (USFL)Slade Willis British Columbia LionsTom Williams Kansas City ChiefsDoug Winslow New Orleans Saints, Washington Redskins, Shreveport (WFL)Joe Worobec Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan RoughridersFelix Wright Houston Oilers, Hamilton Tigercats, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota VikingsTerry Zang Green Bay Packers

He was a longshot at best. But former Drake All-American Billy Cundiff defied odds throughout his career.

Cundiff is in his second year as a kicker with the Balt imore Ravens. He has played in the National Football League for eight years, including stints with Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Green Bay, Kansas City and New Orleans.

He signed as a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys in 2002. His bid to beat out incumbent Dallas kicker Tim Seder was well chronicled nationally on the

weekly HBO TV Show: Hard Knocks: Inside the Cowboys Training Camp.And he was rewarded for his hard work by winning the job as the

regular kicker for the Dallas Cowboys. As a rookie, he made all 25 PAT conversions, along with 12 field goals.

Cundiff was named the National Football Conference Special Teams Player of the Week Sept. 30, 2002, after kicking a 48-yard field goal on the game’s final play to give the Cowboys a 13-10 victory against NFC defending champion St. Louis. He further solidified his NFL career in

Former Drake Kicker Cundiff Made Mark In National Football League

2003 by making 23-of-29 field goals, including three beyond 50 yards for Dallas.

He tied a National Football League record by making seven field goals in a 2003 Monday Night Football game at the New York Giants, including a 52-yarder on the final play of regulation to send the game into overtime, followed by a 25-yard kick that gave the Cowboys a 35-32 victory.

His kicking shoe from the record-tying effort is on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Cundiff made 20-of-26 field goals in 2004, including three in the regular season finale at the New York Giants.

Cundiff closed out his career at Drake owning 15 school and five Pioneer Football League records, including Drake career marks for points (284), field goals (49-of-79) and PATs (137-of-151). He also ranks 14th on the NCAA I-AA career field goal list, connecting on 49. Cundiff made eight field goals over 50 yards during his career at Drake, including a Pioneer Football League record 62-yard field goal as a junior in 2000 against San Diego.

The following Drake football players have had playing affiliations with professional football teams:

Bulldogs In The Pros

The Drake football program gained Division I credibility by having players sign pro contracts four consecutive years from 2000-2003. The NFL scouts always visit the Drake campus, because they know they are likely to have a candidate or two every year. Drake’s recruiting efforts have been bolstered by these occurrences and the current players in the program have been motivated to follow in the footsteps of former players who have signed with NFL teams.

The term “student-athlete” is something that is never taken lightly at Drake University, especially in the football program. Drake has been among the leaders in landing players on the CoSIDA Academic All-American teams. The Bulldogs also have dominated the Pioneer Football League All-Academic teams with 89 student-athletes earning accolades since 1993. Former Drake defensive end Nick Downey was recognized at the National Football Foundation Annual Awards Luncheon in New York, N.Y., as one of five football players named as the National Football Foundation National High School Scholar-Athletes for 2008. Downey was selected as the Midwest Region honoree. First bestowed in 1991, the National Football Foundation High School Scholar-Athlete Award has become one of the most prestigious high school awards in the country, covering more than 400,000 student-athletes at 4,800 high schools. Defensive tackle Chris Daniels was named to the GTE/CoSIDA first team university division Academic All-American team in 2005. Defensive end Eric Brezina and safety Tait Johnson were selected to the GTE/CoSIDA second team university division Academic All-American team in both 1998 and 1999. Former Drake tight end Cody Koch was named to the second team of USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Team in the spring of 2000. Koch graduated from Drake in 2000 with both his bachelor’s degree in biology and his master’s degree in public administration. He graduated in June of 2007 from the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education in Rochester, Minn. He was one of 42 students admitted into the program from a field of 3,100 applicants. Linebacker James Adams was one of 40 players named to the 2006 NCAA I-AA Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team. Wide receiver Vince Giovannetti was named to the elite team in 1999, while kicker Billy Cundiff was selected in 2000 and linebacker Matt Smith in 2003.

Nick Downey (left) and legendary football coach Lou Holtz during the 2008 National Football Foundation Awards Luncheon.

Todd Gaffney1974 First Team

Dave Doeren1993 Second Team

Tom Holt1983 First Team

Nate Schneider1996 Second Team

Tait Johnson1998 Second Team1999 Second Team

Eric Brezina1998 Second Team1999 Second Team

1993Dave DoerenCortez HullJoe BianchiIra Marsh

1994Cortez HullTom BoeckerDaron BuchTodd LeeCraig Ortwerth

1995Michael McKeeCharlie SchimbergNate SchneiderBrian AndrewsTom BoeckerJeramy FisherJace Smrcka

1996Chad HeyingStephen PettitCharlie SchimbergNate SchneiderJeramy FisherJeff MichalczykJace Smrcka

1997Jeramy FisherMike GallagherLuke GansenTait JohnsonJace Smrcka

1998Solon BellVince GiovannettiCody KochStephen PettitMike AfdahlEric BrezinaLonnie JohnsonTait JohnsonNoah Joseph

1999Vince GiovannettiCody KochBilly CundiffEric BrezinaTony EichenseerMike GallagherBen GebhartLonnie JohnsonTait Johnson

2000Solon Bell

Scott BrayBilly CundiffHoward HeckenlivelyTodd PanfilIra VandeverScott Wilhelm

2001Desmond CarrBilly CundiffMatt SmithRandy Wilharber

2002Desmond CarrIra Vandever

2003Chris DanielsMatt Smith

2004Connor JostesChris DanielsPat ForlitiCurtis MartindaleChris Parrish

2005 Michael BialasBrian ConwayChris DanielsMatt HaasRyan HorvathConnor JostesKevin McVey

2006James AdamsMatt HaasCole IngleRobbie LarewDeCarlos LoveJake Ramos

2007Sean Kitts

2008Mike BialasCale HuntSean KittsMike LahartLogan ReesBrandon Wubs

2009Spencer CadyAndrew KellerSean KittsBrandon WubsWill Yocius

Drake Football Academic All-Americans

Chris Daniels2005 First Team

Drake’s PFL All-Academic Choices

The Academic Mix At Drake

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Since 1925, Drake Stadium has served as home of the Drake football program. With a capacity of 14,467, Drake Stadium is the largest football facility in the Pioneer Football League. When Drake Stadium opened its gates for the 2006 season opener, fans saw a little bit of the new sprinkled with a little bit of the old. The 83-year-old Drake Stadium underwent a $15 million renovation that was finished just hours before the first starter’s pistol fired during the 97th running of the Drake Relays April 26, 2006. It drew rave reviews from fans, coaches and athletes during the Drake Relays. Work crews wasted litt le time following the Iowa state high school track meet May 23, 2005. The following Monday, earth movers rumbled, digging into the first phase of the long-awaited renovation. The first three rows of seats were removed and the infield was filled with 19,000 cubic yards of dirt. The new synthetic Field Turf infield was installed in September of 2005, followed by the new track surface. Drake Stadium was built in 1925 with a seating capacity of 18,000 in a building project that also furnished the 4,000-seat Drake Fieldhouse. Drake Stadium opened Oct. 10, 1925, as Drake beat Kansas State, 19-0. The largest crowd ever to watch a football game at Drake occurred on Nov. 8, 1949, when a standing room audience saw the Bulldogs play Iowa State. The original name of Haskins Field was changed to Drake Stadium at the request of Norman Haskins, the donor of the first stadium in 1904. The makeover of Drake Stadium focused on repairing the stadium’s structure; making improvements to the seating, restrooms and concessions; renovation of the press box; a state of the art artificial grass field by Field Turf for football and soccer; additional lighting by Musco to make the stadium usable for football and soccer games in the evenings; a new scoreboard located on the northeast corner of the stadium which features a high-definition big screen for in-game replays; and reconfiguring and resurfacing the track to meet international standards.

The first football game played in renovated Drake Stadium occurred Aug. 31, 2006 when Drake played host to Northern Iowa, which had finished runner-up in the 2005 NCAA playoffs.

Drake Stadium underwent a $15 million renovation that was first showcased during the 97th running of the Drake Relays April 26, 2006.

The Mondo-surfaced track had lanes widened from 42 inches to 48 inches. With the removal of Clark Street, beh ind the o ld Drake Stad ium scoreboard, the venues for the javelin, discus and hammer throw were moved to the field directly north of the stadium. Drake hosted the 2007 NCAA Midwest Regional Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the 2009 AAU Junior Olympics and the 2010 USA Track and Field Championships. It also will host the 2011 and 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

“They did a great job. It is a beautiful facility.”

Three-time 2004 Olympic gold medalist

Jeremy Wariner

Drake Stadium

The Field Turf football field at the renovated Drake Stadium was renamed the “Johnny Bright Field at Drake Stadium” during dedication ceremonies that took place prior to the Bulldogs’ homecoming game against Morehead State Sept. 30, 2006. The Drake scoreboard, which was part of the $15 million renovation of Drake Stadium, features the name Johnny Bright Field. Drake and Oklahoma State University officials honored Johnny Bright more than 50 years after he was involved in one of the most notorious incidents in college football history. In addition, Oklahoma State officials apologized for the 1951 incident in which Bright was deliberately injured by one of its football players. Oklahoma State University President David Schmidly, in a letter to Drake President David Maxwell, called the incident “an ugly mark on Oklahoma State University and college football and we regret the harm it caused Johnny Bright, your university and many others. Our desire is to keep this chapter behind us and to move our two great universities forward.” In celebration of the centennial of collegiate football in 1969, Bright was named as the top Drake football player of all-time and is the only Drake player inducted into the National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame, being recognized in 1984. Bright’s jaw was broken on the first play of the game by Wilbanks Smith, a player for Oklahoma A&M - which became Oklahoma State - even though Bright was not involved in the play. “This is a recognition not only of the contributions made by Bright as an athlete, educator and school administrator, but also of a moment . . . when Drake University took a highly principled stand at a time in America’s history

when it would not have been safe to assume public approval of that action,” Maxwell said. Bright, who died of a heart attack in 1983 at the age of 53, set 20 Drake records in football, basketball and track from 1949 to 1951. His running and passing wizardry enabled him to lead the NCAA in total offense in 1949 and 1950, setting an NCAA record of 2,400 yards in 1950 for a per-game average of 266.7 yards which also was an NCAA record. He also set an NCAA career total offense record of 5,983 yards. The Fort Wayne, Ind., native finished fifth in balloting for the 1951 Heisman Trophy, while also playing in the East-West Shrine All-Star game and Hula Bowl. “He was the greatest athlete in Drake history,” said Paul Morrison, school athletic historian. “He lettered in football, basketball and track in his sophomore year and set so many school records.” Maxwell and Morrison said it is the first time any Oklahoma State school official has apologized for the incident. The violence took place in an era when a black player wasn’t allowed to stay overnight with his white teammates in the South. But Morrison doesn’t believe the incident was entirely racially motivated, but was rather a case of Bright being targeted for his athletic ability. “I’ve never heard an apology before now,” said Morrison, who attended the game in which Bright’s jaw was broken. Photographs showing the violence, taken by Don Ultang and John Robinson for The Des Moines Register, would win the 1952 Pulitzer Prize for news photography and were also reprinted in Life Magazine. In approving the name of the playing field, the Board of Trustees affirmed that “Johnny Bright was an immensely gifted athlete who gave his

Johnny Bright suffered a broken jaw on the first play of the game against Okahoma A&M. This photo sequence won a Pulitzer Prize.

The Legend Of Johnny Bright

Bright shows the wires implanted to treat his broken jaw.

heart, and his body, to Drake University. As an alumnus of Drake, he went on to a distinguished career as a football player in Canada, and - perhaps more important - as a gifted and highly successful teacher and school administrator who had a positive impact on the lives of thousands of young people.” Bright had a successful career in the Canadian Football League with Calgary and Edmonton. He led Edmonton to the Grey Cup championship in 1954, 1955 and 1956. He retired in 1963 as the Eskimos’ leading rusher with 9,966 yards and was inducted into the Canadian Football League Hall of Fame. He would later win accolades for his work as a junior high school principal and his service to youth.

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Early Years: 1893-1920• Drake was previously referred to as the

Ducklings, Drakes, Ganders, and even Tigers (because of school song).The nickname became Bulldogs because then football coach John L. Griffith (1908-15) had two Bulldogs on the sideline with him and Art Gordon, sports editor of The Des Moines Register, dubbed the team the Bulldogs.

• The 1898 team, under coach A.B. Potter, earned a 6-5 victory at Nebraska in its season finale to claim the championship of the west. Nebraska had beaten Kansas, Missouri, and Colorado.

• In 1898, Channing Smith started the annual football player’s post-season banquet. It was held at Dr. Smith’s home in Granger for many years.

• In 1900 Clay (Muck) Stuart punted a football against Iowa for at least 110 yards. Standing behind Drake’s goal line, the ball traveled 80 yards in the air and crossed Iowa’s goal line 110 yards away (the football field was 110 yards long in 1900). Possibly the ball didn’t stop until it went 115 yards.

• Haskins Field was the first stadium for Drake and the opening game there occurred on Oct. 8, 1904, against Iowa with the Hawkeyes winning, 17-0. President Hill M. Bell kicked off for Drake. The current Bell Center on the Drake campus is named after this president.

• On Nov. 14, 1904, Drake played Ames (later to become Iowa State) and carrier pigeons were used to carry news of the game to Ames.

• The Missouri Valley Conference was formed on Feb. 16, 1907 with Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Washington of St. Louis as founding members. Drake, Nebraska, and Iowa State joined one month later on March 15,1907. Grinnell, Kansas State, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma A&M joined later. On May 26, 1911, Iowa withdrew and joined the Big 10. In 1928 the Big 6 was formed with Missouri, Iowa State, Nebraska, Kansas, Kansas State and Oklahoma. Creighton, Butler, Tulsa, Washburn and Saint Louis then joined the MVC.

The 1920’s and 1930’s • The 1922 Drake team, coached

by Ossie Solem, defeated such teams as Kansas (6-0), Iowa State, (14-7) Mississippi State (48-6), and Colorado State (19-6), going undefeated at 7-0. Bill Boelter was the team’s leading rusher and Sam Orebaugh was quarterback.

• The actual first game played in the new Drake Stadium was against Kansas State on Oct. 10, 1925 with Drake prevailing, 7-0.

• New Drake Stadium was christened on Nov. 7, 1925 against Nebraska with the Bulldogs winning, 14-0. The game was played in a snowstorm and the governors from Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska were in attendance. Nebraska was led by All-American Ed Weir who was outplayed by Drake’s Ted Sloane who would become the school’s first All-American that year. He would go on to play in the East-

West Shrine game. Nebraska went on to beat Illinois, featuring Red Grange, and Notre Dame.

• Baseball immortal Babe Ruth visited Drake football practice in 1926 and scored a touchdown in a mock scrimmage.

• In 1927, the Bulldogs played both Notre Dame and Pittsburgh in Drake Stadium. Pittsburgh played Stanford in the Rose Bowl that year (which was the only bowl game played at that time). Drake also played Navy, Kansas, UCLA, Iowa State and Minnesota en route to posting a 3-6 record that season. The first radio broadcast of a UCLA game occurred against Drake that season with the Bulldogs earning a 25-6 victory.• The first night game in Drake Stadium was on Oct. 6, 1928, against Simpson with Drake winning, 41-6. White footballs were used. E. Lee Keyser, who owned the Des Moines baseball

t e a m in the Western League, installed lights for his baseball team after seeing the lights at Drake. This started night baseball.

• The 1928 Drake team, under coach Ossie Solem, went 7-1 and was outright champions of the Missouri Valley Conference. The only loss

was to Knute Rockne’s Notre Dame team, 32-6. Lynn King was quarterback for Drake who later played baseball with the St. Louis Cardinals “Gas House Gang” and won a World Series as a centerfielder. Halfback Dick Nesbitt, the team’s leading rusher, later played in the Chicago Bears backfield with Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski.• Coach Ossie Solem also led Drake to co-championships in the Missouri Valley Conference in 1930 and 1931.

• From 1928-31, Drake’s defense allowed only eight touchdowns in the Missouri Valley

Conference. • Drake played Notre Dame eight times including a 1929 contest before

50,000 fans at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. This was a Drake home game that was set up by Ed Lytton, Drake business manager, who later married Dr. Morehouse’s, daughter, Vega. After three quarters Drake led 7-6, but Notre Dame prevailed, 19-7.

• In 1929, former Drake quarterback Gerry Seiberling was credited with throwing the first pass in the Canadian Football League.• On Oct. 3, 1930, Drake returned to Chicago to play Oregon in the first night game played in Soldier Field with the Ducks, winning 14-7.• Vee Green became head coach in 1933 and would construct a 66-59-8 record through 1946. The Bulldogs posted an 8-2 record in 1937.• Drake opened the 1938 season by playing a doubleheader on Sept. 23, beating Central, 45-0, in the first game and Monmouth, 47-0, in the second game. Drake also would play a home game against Miami that season, earning an 18-6 victory.• Drake beat Kansas, 12-6, at home in its 1939 season opener allowing the Jayhawks just one first down.

The 1940’s and 1950’s • Drake became the first college in Iowa to play in a post-season bowl game, defeating Fresno State, 13-12, in the Jan. 1, 1946 Raisin Bowl in Fresno, Calif. The Bulldogs posted a 5-4-1 record during the 1945 campaign. • The 1948 Drake team was 7-3 and played in the Jan.1,1949 Salad Bowl (now Fiesta Bowl), beating Arizona, 14-3, in Phoenix, Ariz. Head coach Al Kawal left Drake to become the coach at Temple after this season.

Great Moments In Drake History

• Behind the exploits of All-American backJohnnyBright,theBulldogsposteda19-6-2recordfrom1949-51.

• Johnny Bright’s running and passingwizardry enabled him to lead theNCAA intotal offense in 1949 and 1950, setting anNCAA record of 2,400 yards in 1950 for aper-gameaverageof266.7yardswhichalsowasanNCAArecord.HealsosetanNCAAcareertotaloffenserecordof5,983yards.

• Ina1951gameatOklahomaA&M,JohnnyBright’s jawwasbrokenon thefirstplayofthegamebyWilbanksSmith–eventhoughBright was not involved in the play. Drakeand Bradley dropped out of the MissouriValley Conference for 20 years in football.Two Des Moines Register newspaperphotographers who caught the incident onfilmwonaPulitzerPrize.

• JohnnyBright,whofinishedfifthinthe1951HeismanTrophyballoting,playedinthe1951East-WestAll-StarShrinegamewithabackfieldmadeupwithplayers likeHughMcElhenny,OllieMatsonandFrankGifford.Brightaveraged11yardspercarryandwasthetopback.

• JohnnyBrightwasthefirstrounddraftchoiceofthePhiladelphiaEaglesin1952,butsignedwiththeCanadianFootballLeaguewherehewouldretire in 1963 as the Edmonton Eskimos’ career rushing leader with9,966yards.HeledEdmontontotheGreyCupchampionshipin1954,1955and1956,whilebeinginductedintotheCanadianFootballLeagueHallofFame.

• Drakemanaged tobeat IowaState,12-7,onOct.25,1953, inoneofthe most shocking victories in school history. Drake, which had wononlyonegameatthispointintheseason,hadonly29playersandIowaStatetraveledwith55players.Drakechangeditsoffenseforthisgame,movingfromsinglewingtosplit-T.

• The1956Draketeamplayedthehighestscoring game that season incollege football,beatingBradley,55-47, with Bradley throwing 71passesinthegame.

• The 1957 team was calledCoach Gaer’s most colorful byhim, posting a 7-1 regular seasonrecord. The Bulldogs overcamefluwithmostof thestartingelevenleft at home when Drake won atWashington of St. Louis, 19-7. Thenextweek,Drakehad tocancel thegamewithColoradoState.ThegamewasreplacedbyWestTexasStateatthe end of the season. West TexasState,hada7-1recordcomingintothegame.Trailing19-7enteringthefourthquarterDrakewouldnotbedeniedbymakingoneofthegreatestcomebacksin school history to win 20-19. Thevictory was worthy of an invitation toplayinthe1958SunBowlwhereDrakewouldsuffera34-20losstoLouisvilleonJan.1,1958.

The 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980-85• During the decade of the 1960s, Drake football teamscompiledarecordof57-37-2.

• Bus Mertes became the 19th football coach at Drake in 1960. Hecoachedthroughthe1964seasonbeforebecomingassistantcoachwiththeMinnesotaVikings.

• DuringBusMertes’fiveyearsherecruitedmanyplayersfromMarquettewhenitdroppedfootball.His1962Draketeamwas8-2anddefensivebackKarlKassulkewastheleaderoftheteam.KassulkelaterstarredfortheMinnesotaVikings.

• JackWallace,anassistantunderMertes,becamethe20thDrakecoachin1965.Heposteda60-65-3markthroughthe1976season.

• Wallaceledhis1966teamtoan8-2record,whilethe1969teamwent7-2-2advancingtothePecanBowlinArlington,Texas.

• From 1969-1972, JackWallace teams won seven games each year,whilecompilinganoverallrecordof28-15-2.

•The 1972 teamwas the firstDrake teamto earn a share of the Missouri ValleyConferencechampionshipsince1951.TheBulldogs would go on to play TennesseeState in thePioneerBowlatWichitaFalls,Texas. Tennessee State featured Ed (TooTall) Jones, who would be a first-rounddraft choice in the NFL as well as 10other players who played in the NFL fora combined 54 years. Drake also had itsshareof topplayerswithMikeSamples,afirst-teamAll-American,JoeWorobec,DougWinslow,andPeteSolversonwhoallplayedprofessionally.•Chuck Shelton became the 21st Drakecoachin1977andwasthecoachuntilDrakedroppedscholarshipfootballafterthe1985season. Shelton ledDrake to consecutive

roadvictoriesatColoradoin1979(13-9)and1980(41-22).• The1980teamwas8-3andhadseveralplayersinDennisMcKnight,FelixWrightandPatDunsmorewhoenjoyedcareersintheNFL.

• ChuckSheltonledDraketoaschool-record10-1markin1981withthe Bulldogs winning their first seven games to open the season.Theteamfeaturedfirst-teamAll-AmericansPatDunsmore(tightend)andCraigWederquist(offensivetackle)alongwithAmeroWarewhobecametheschool’scareerrushingleader.

• The 1985 team was the last scholarship team for Drake with thehighlightof theseason featuringwinsagainstNorthern Iowa (24-9)andIowaState(20-17).

1986 to Present •NickQuartarobecameDrake’s22nd

headcoachwith the teamplayingattheNCAADivisionIIIlevelfrom1987-92.• Ottumwa, Iowa, native Rob Ashbecame Drake’s 23rd coach onJan,6,1989.Hewouldbecometheschool’s career coaching victoryleaderbypostinga125-63-2markform 1989-2006. He was namedthe Pioneer Football LeagueCoach of theYear in 1995, 1998and2004.•The Pioneer Football Leaguewas formed in1993withDrake,Dayton, Butler, Valparaiso,Evansville,andSanDiego.• Evansville dropped footballin 2001 and four schools wereaddedinAustinPeay,Davidson,Jacksonville and MoreheadState.The leaguewasdividedIntoaNorthandSouthDivisionbefore moving back to onedivisionin2006.• Drake has had manysuccessful teams during its

22-yearrunofnon-scholarshipfootballwith13teamsearningatleastsevenwinsinaseason.

• The1997Drakefootballteampostedan8-3recordwiththehighlightoftheseasonoccurringinTampa,Fla.,whenDrakestunnedacrowdof 33,827 fanswith a 23-22 victory pastDivision I opponentSouthFlorida,usingalategoal-linedefensivestandtopreservethevictory.

• The 1998 team won the Pioneer Football League championship bybecomingthefirstvisitingteamintheshortfive-yearhistoryofthePFLtoearnavictoryatDayton.SolonBell’s25-yardtouchdownpasstoVinceGiovanettiwith41secondsleftprovedtobethedifferenceina28-21win.

• The2004Draketeamtiedaschoolrecordwitha10-2mark,winningitslastninegamesoftheseason,includinga20-17victoryatMoreheadStateinthePioneerFootballLeaguechampionshipgame.

• In the 2007 season opener Drake recorded another monumentalvictory to mark the coaching debut of Steve Loney. Cole Ingle’s56-yard touchdownpass toAugustineAgyeiwith 23.2 seconds leftallowed the Bulldogs to upset Gateway Conference preseasonfavoriteIllinoisState,27-24.

The 1981 Drake football team went 10-1.

Rob Ash won 125 games as Drake coach from 1989-2006.

Great Moments In Drake History

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Paul F. Morrison Athletics Hall of Honor ThePaulF.MorrisonAthleticsHallofHonorinthelobbyoftheDrakeKnappCenterbreatheslifeintoDrakeathleticsthroughthedynamicdisplaysofstudent-athletes,rowsofmemorabilia,andaninteractivekioskfeaturinghistoricalclipsandinterviews. It’satruecelebratoryfocalpointofDrake’sathleticaccomplishments.TheleadgiftgiveninthenameofNickMiletich,aformerDrakebasketballplayer,allowedtheprojecttobecompletedinJanuaryof2005. TheareashowcasesthehistoryofDrake’sproudathletictradition,payingtrib-utetothecoachesandathleteswhohavebeeninstrumentalbehindthesuccessofDrakeathleticsovertheyears. Morrison’ssixdecadesatDrakeandendearingsupportofathletesgreatlycontributestothat“wonderful”qualityofDrake.Hisstatsareimpressive:atten-danceat647Drakefootballgames,72yearsofDrakeRelays,and24yearsofpost-retirement,full-timevolunteerworkintheathleticsdepartment.NamingtheAthletesHallofHonorafterMorrisonwasanaturalchoice. “It’sanicehonortobeassociatedwithit,butit’snotaboutme,”Morrisonsaid.“It’saboutthegreathistoryofDrakeathleticsandthepromisingfutureoftheprograms.Drakestudent-athletesareoutstanding,andtherearestillmanyexcitingachieve-mentstocome.That’swhattheHallrepresentstoalumniandvisitorsalike.”

Football is a game of speed and strength. Each position requires a cus tomized ba lance f rom both components. When combined, speed and strength equal POWER, which every player requires. Developing power is the center of the football training program at Drake. Each athlete at Drake receives a year-round program specifically designed for in-season, off-season and preseason workouts. During off-season training, each player has a position specific program for strength training, agility and speed training. This specific training increase carries over to the competitive arena.

Completely renovated in May of 2003, the 5,700 square foot weight room is one of the best in the Midwest. The room boasts a 41-yard Astroturf training area specifically for speed, agility and plyometric training. In addition, two new ground based jammers and 11 new multi-use power stations allow athletes to train using the latest techniques.

Each training session is led by two certified strength and conditioning coaches to insure proper workout technique, tempo and intensity. Mike Burch, head strength and conditioning coach, and assistant Alex Willcox monitor progress and adjust workouts based on each athlete’s needs.

KEYS TO SUCCESSw Educate each athlete on proper training techniques and how to live a healthy lifestyle. w Design sport and position specific training programs, which will improve athletic ability in competition. w Provide a facility, equipment and environment that will promote consistent and intense training.

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As a member of the football program at Drake University, education often expands beyond the classroom to various parts of the United States. Dain Taylor and his Drake football teammates need to like traveling. As a senior offensive lineman, Mora has widened his horizons considerably since joining the Drake program in 2006, playing games in California, Florida, New York, North Carolina and Pennsylvania with a trip this fall to Montana.

Traveling Bulldogs

Drake travels to both ends of the United States with trips to San Diego along with annual stops on the East Coast to either Florida or North Carolina. In addition to traveling coast-to-coast in conference, the Bull-dogs compete against nationally ranked opponents from the Missouri Valley Conference and Patriot League. The games on Drake’s schedule are motivating and challenge the team to play its very best football. Places We’ve Been....California: Moraga, San DiegoFlorida: Jacksonville, TampaIllinois: Aurora, Carbondale, Chicago, Decatur, Joliet, Lisle, Macomb, Naperville, Normal, QuincyIndiana: Evansville, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Valparaiso Kentucky: MoreheadMaryland: TowsonMichigan: AlmaMinnesota: MinneapolisMissouri: Fayette, Kirksville, SpringfieldNebraska: Blair, Kearney, Lincoln, WayneNew York: Buffalo, PoughkeepsieNorth Carolina: DavidsonOhio: DaytonPennsylvania: BethlelemWisconsin: DePere, LaCrosse, Oshkosh, Platteville, Stevens Point

Bulldogs flex their muscles on the beach at Jacksonville, Fla., before a matchup with the Dolphins ...

Drake players board a charter plane on the way to a road trip at More-head State in Kentucky.

....and pose with Rocky in Philadelphia prior to a battle with the Lehigh Mountain Hawks.

Drake University has always enjoyed great community support and the athletic department annually gives back to the community. The Drake football team extends its sphere of activity beyond the football field every year. Players find time in their schedules to reach out to their community and to prepare for life after their careers at Drake. Last year members of the Drake football team volunteered with Meals from the Heartland, packaging food items to aid hunger relief around the world The Drake football team visited The Boys and Girls Club of Des Moines numerous times, while also conducting a “Youth Day” where members of the YMCA came to learn the fundamentals of football from Bulldog players. These student-athletes also have visited the Blank Children’s Hospital and participated in the Special Olympics Iowa Unified Sports Day in May of 2008 at Drake Stadium where more than 500 Special Olympians and 20 schools participated in all types of different athletic competitions. Drake was one of more than 200 schools across the nation that participated in the 12th annual Take A Kid to the Game which is a program focused on allowing youth to attend college football games. Members of the football team have conducted kids clinics and been involved in a group of Drake student-athletes who conducted The “Grow Bulldogs” Program at Phillips Traditional School in Des Moines. The program successfully integrated a curriculum, centered around the Drake football program, into the Des Moines public school’s curriculum. It covered the standards in the core subjects of math, social studies, science and reading, and health. It was a curriculum project that the Drake Athletic Department, in conjunction with the Drake School of Education, is building to promote Drake football to area youth and connect with the community through education.

Community PrideMembers of the Drake football team (left) volunteered with Meals from t h e H e a r t l a n d , packaging food items to aid hunger relief around the world. Drake players (below) also are actively involved i n c o n d u c t i n g numerous youth clinics.

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The 2010 season marks the 18th year for the Pioneer Football League – the nation’s only non-scholarship NCAA Football Championship Subdivision conference. The league expanded to nine members in 2008 with Campbell University joining the league’s ranks in its first season of intercollegiate football. The PFL expanded again in 2009 as Marist College began membership. In addition, the Pioneer Football League will participate for the fourth consecutive year in the Gridiron Classic, a postseason championship game which pits the PFL champion against the Northeast Conference champion. The PFL is one of only three conferences that sponsor football as its only sport (the Missouri Valley Football Conference and Great West Football Conference being the others). However, the PFL is a truly national conference with members on each coast and throughout the nation’s heartland. The league still retains four of its charter members – Butler, Dayton, Drake and Valparaiso, plus San Diego (joining in 1992) – which were joined in 2001 by Davidson, Jacksonville and Morehead State. In January of 1991 the NCAA passed legislation to require Division I institutions to sponsor all intercollegiate sports at the Division I level. The five charter members (Evansville the fifth before dropping football in 1997), each dedicated to the enhancement and sound management of intercollegiate football as an integral part of the student-athletes’ collegiate experience, joined together to form the Pioneer Football League. From the league’s inception it has been a proponent of the creation of a non-scholarship football classification within Division I and adopted the moniker of Pioneer based on the intent to become the first league in that new division. The league spent its first season in 1993 under the administrative guidance of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. The office moved to St. Louis, Mo., in 1994 when Patty Viverito was named the PFL commissioner, a leadership position she continues to fill.

School Location Enrollment NicknameButler Indianapolis, Ind. 4,200 BulldogsCampbell Buies Creek, N.C. 4,663 Fighting CamelsDavidson Davidson, N.C. 1,800 WildcatsDayton Dayton, Ohio 7,700 FlyersDrake Des Moines, Iowa 5,668 BulldogsJacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 3,436 DolphinsMarist Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 4,245 Red FoxesMorehead St. Morehead, Ky. 9,390 EaglesSan Diego San Diego, Calif. 7,800 TorerosValparaiso Valparaiso, Ind. 3,980 Crusaders

2009 Pioneer Football League Standings Conference Overall W L T Pct. W L T Pct.Butler 7 1 0 .875 11 1 0 .916Dayton 7 1 0 .875 9 2 0 .818 Drake 6 2 0 .750 8 3 0 .727Jacksonville 6 2 0 .750 7 4 0 .636Marist 5 3 0 .625 7 4 0 .636Davidson 3 5 0 .375 3 7 0 .300San Diego 3 5 0 .375 4 7 0 .363Campbell 2 6 0 .250 3 8 0 .273Morehead State 1 7 0 .125 3 8 0 .273Valparaiso 0 8 0 .000 1 10 0 .091

2009 Pioneer Football LeagueDrake All-Conference Selections

••• First Team ••• Offense DefensePos. Name Year Pos. Name YearRB Steve Platek Jr. LB Cale Hunt Sr.OC Quinn McVey Sr DL Dain Taylor Jr.TE Frank Pucher Sr. PK Brandon Wubs Sr.

••• Second Team •••OG Eric Mora Sr. DL Josh Walkup Jr. DB Skye Buckner-Petty Sr.

••• Honorable Mention ••WR, Spencer Cady, Sr.; OL, Evan Lawrence, Jr. DB, Tyler Moorehead, Fr.; LB, Ben Morrison, Jr.

DL, Dave Witkiewicz, Jr.; P, Brandon Wubs, Sr.

Offensive Player of the YearSteve Valentino, Dayton

Defensive Player of the YearWes McDermott, Morehead State

Freshman Offensive Player of the YearKyle Warren, San Diego

Freshman Defensive Player of the Year Tyler Morehead, Drake

Coach of the YearJeff Voris, Butler

2009 Pioneer Football League All-Academic Team

Drake SelectionsName Yr. MajorSpencer Cady Sr. Marketing (first team)Andrew Keller So. Business & History (first team)Sean Kitts Sr. Business (first team)Will Yocius Sr. Actuarial Science (first team)Brandon Wubs Sr. Management & Marketing (first team)Skye Buckner-Petty Sr. Biology (second team)Cale Hunt Sr. Management & Marketing (second team)Tyler Moorehead So. Pharmacy (second team)Frank Pucher Sr. Marketing (second team)

Year Winner Year Winner 1993 Dayton (5-0) 2000 Drake, Dayton (1994 Dayton, Butler (4-1) Valparaiso (3-1)1995 Drake (5-0) 2006 San Diego (7-0)1996 Dayton (5-0) 2007 Dayton (6-1)1997 Dayton (5-0) 2008 Jacksonville (7-1)1998 Drake (4-0) 2009 Butler (7-1)1999 Dayton (4-0)

DIVISIONAL PLAY (2001-2005)Year North Division Winner South Division Winner 2001 Dayton Jacksonville PFL Championship — Dayton 46, Jacksonville 14

2002 Dayton Morehead State PFL Championship — Dayton 28, Morehead State 0 2003 Valparaiso Morehead State PFL Championship —Valparaiso 54, Morehead State 42

2004 Drake Morehead State PFL Championship — Drake 20, Morehead State 17

2005 San Diego Morehead State PFL Championship — San Diego 47, Morehead State 40

Pioneer Football League Champions

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Head Coach Chris Creighton

Chris Creighton is in his third year as head coach of the Drake football pro-gram. Under his guidance, the Bulldogs en-ter the 2010 campaign having won 13 of their last 16 games, while moving toward the upper echelon of the Pioneer Foot-ball League. Drake posted an 8-3 mark in 2009, in-cluding a 6-2 second-place finish. Only a last-second field goal in the season finale by eventual league champion Butler (20-17) prevented Drake from earning a share of the Pioneer Football League title. Creighton was named the 25th head football coach at Drake University Dec. 22, 2007. In his first year as head coach at Drake, Creighton guided the Bulldogs to a 6-5 record in 2008 with the team winning four of its last five games. Prior to his arrival at Drake, Creighton ranked fourth among all active NCAA Di-vision III football coaches in career win-ning percentage. He served as head coach at Wabash College in Craw-fordsville, Ind., from 2001-2007 where he constructed a 63-15 record with teams winning four North Coast Ath-letic Conference championships, while competing in three NCAA Division III playoffs. “Coach Creighton is a proven winner, a man of strong character, and has a vi-sion that will move Drake football to the next level,” said Drake athletic director Sandy Hatfield Clubb.

“Chris Creighton’s focus as a football coach is perfectly aligned with Drake athletics’ emphasis on integrity and excellence, and with the distinguished tradition of Drake football,” said Drake President David Maxwell. “He has a su-perb record not only of wins on the field, but of preparing young men for their lives after college and after football.” Creighton, 41, owns an overall re-cord of 109-32 (.776 winning percent-age) in 12 years as a college head coach including a 32-9 mark as head coach at Ottawa (Kan.) University from 1997-2000. “I am absolutely thrilled about the op-portunity to lead the Drake University football program,” said Creighton. “I am very attracted to Drake’s sense of family, its proud tradition, and the de-sire of both the team and the adminis-tration to become our absolute best.” During his last three years at Wabash, Creighton led the Little Giants to a 30-5 record, including three straight league championships and appearances in the 2005 and 2007 NCAA Division III playoffs. Wabash posted an 11-2 record in 2007, competing in the NCAA Division III playoffs while being ranked No. 8 in the final NCAA Division III coaches poll.Wabash was 12-1 in 2002 and 11-1 in 2005, capping both seasons with ap-pearances in the playoffs. As offensive coordinator at Wabash, Creighton’s teams averaged 35 points per game with the multiple offense producing the school’s all-time leading rusher and passer. Three starting quar-terbacks received All-American honors.

Under Creighton, Wabash won con-ference championships in 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007. He coached 83 all-con-ference players, including seven who earned conference player of the year honors, along with 13 All-Americans. He was named the North Coast Ath-letic Conference Coach of the Year in 2002, 2005 and 2007, as well as the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1997. The Seattle, Wash., native produced one of the greatest single season turn-arounds in NAIA history during his first year at Ottawa in 1997. He inherited a team that posted a 1-8 record the previ-ous season, then finished 9-2 en route to capturing its first Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference title since 1972. He also led Ottawa to a league champion-ship in 2000, along with appearances in the NAIA playoffs in 1997 and 2000. Creighton was offensive coordina-tor at Concordia (Ill.) from 1991-92 and Manchester (Ind.) from 1993-96 before becoming head coach at Ottawa. As an All-American quarterback, Creighton led Kenyon (Ohio) College to its only North Coast Athletic Confer-ence title in 1989. He was named the league’s player of the year after setting single-season conference records for passing yardage (2,843) and touch-downs (29). He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kenyon in 1991 and a master’s degree from Concordia (Ill.) University in 1993. Chris and his wife, Heather, have two daughters, Hallie (six) and Kate (four); and a son Luke (three).

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CREIGHTON At-A-Glance Born: Feb. 7, 1969

High School: Roosevelt High School; Seattle, Wash. Alma Mater: Kenyon College Degrees: Bachelor of Arts degree 1991 Master’s degree from Concordia (Ill.) University in 1993 Playing Experience: Quarterback, Kenyon College, 1987-90

Coaching 1991-92 Roosevelt High School; Seattle, Wash. Experience: 1993 Head coach and quarterback, Limhamn Griffins, Malmo, Sweden 1993-96 Offensive coordinator, Manchester (Ind.) 1997-2000 Head coach, Ottawa (Kan.) University 2001-2007 Head coach, Wabash College 2008-present Head coach, Drake University Head Coaching: 1997 Ottawa 9-2, NAIA playoffs Record: 1998 Ottawa 8-2 1999 Ottawa 6-3 2000 Ottawa 9-2, NAIA playoffs 2001 Wabash 8-2 2002 Wabash 12-1, NCAA Division III playoffs 2003 Wabash 7-3 2004 Wabash 6-4 2005 Wabash 11-1, NCAA Division III playoffs 2006 Wabash 8-2 2007 Wabash 11-2, NCAA Division III playoffs 2008 Drake 6-5 2009 Drake 8-3

Career Record: 109-32 (.776 winning percentage) Ottawa Record: 32-9 (.780 winning percentage) Wabash Record: 63-15 (.807 winning percentage) Drake Record: 14-8 (.545 winning percentage)

Head Coach Chris CreightonWHAT THEY ARE SAYING

“Chris is one of the great young coaches in our nation. Drake University is in for a won-derful experience and oppor-tunity with Chris coaching their outstanding football program.” -Ohio State head football coach Jim Tressel

“Chris Creighton is an out-standing choice for Drake Uni-versity. Chris is a man of integ-rity, who values the lives of his coaches and players above the wins and the losses. He does, however, bring a winning men-tality with him wherever he goes. Chris did that as a player in leading Kenyon to win the only championship in its history. He achieved as a coach at Ottawa in taking them to a national level. He then repeated that success at Wabash, turning that program into a top ten program in the country. He is one of the bright-est young coaches in America today. “Drake has more than just a football coach who wins games. You have a man that is a loving husband and father, and a posi-tive contributing member of the Drake community. He will stand on high principles, and infuse them into the action plans to achieve high goals.“ –Washington (Mo.) Univer-sity head football coach Larry Kindom

TalkingWithCoachCreightonOncoachingphilosophy: “Ibelievethatloveisultimatelymorepowerfulthanhate,fear,negativityorintimidation.SothatishowwewillcoachatDrake. “IntermsofoffenseIbelieveinmultipleformations,withabilitytoattackwithequalproficiencyonthegroundandintheair.Iliketobeunpredictableandkeeppeopleoffbalance.Ondefense,wewanttobeassignmentsound,aggressiveandforceturnovers.Specialteamsandforcingturnoversarethekeystowinningfootballgames.”

Incomingrecruitingclass: “Webelievethereisgoodtalentinthisgroup.Ultimatelytheywillbejudgedinfiveyearsastheyarewalkingacrossthestageinhowtheyhavedoneacademically…whatkindofpeopletheyhavebecome…howtheyhavegrownasmen…howwelltheyhaveservedasun-derclassmenandhowwelltheyhaveledasupperclassmen.Ialwaysjudgeclassesaftertheygraduate. “Intermsofplayingtimeforrecruitswehaveasimplephilosophy.Wewanttoplayourbest11onbothsidesoftheball,alongwithourbestkickerandpunter.Itisoftendifficultforfreshmentobebetterthanplayerswhohavebeendoingitforalongertime,butitdoesn’tmeanthatfreshmencan’tdoit.Sowewillevaluatethenewcomersduringcampandleadinguptothefirstgame.”

OnthePioneerFootballLeague: “IhavegreatrespectforthePioneerFootballLeague.Ireallybelievetheseareschoolsthatdoitrightintermsofbeingstudent-athletes,atthesametimetheseareguyswhoaretalentedandhavepassionaboutthegameoffootball.Wearethrilledtobepartoftheleague.”

WhatareadvantagesthatDrakeoffers: “Drakeisthebestofbothworlds.ItisaDivisionIfootballexperiencewithoutcompromisingagreatinternationallyrenownededu-cation.ThatisreallyhowIsumitup.ItissohardtofindthebestofbothworldsattheDivisionIlevel,butatDrakewebelievethatthis(elusive)balanceexists.”

OnrecruitingatDrake: “IwasdrawnbythesenseoffamilyhereatDrakeandwewillcontinuetorecruitinthatway…student-athleteswhowanttobeapartofafamilyandbepartofsomethingbiggerthanthemselvesaregoingtobeattractedtoDrake.WewillcontinuetorecruitinthegreatstateofIowaandevengrowinthatandrecruitinmetropolitanareaslikeChicago,KansasCity,andSt.Louisinthecontiguousstates. “YouseeanewlyrefurbishedstadiumandothergoodfacilitiesatDrake.However,acollegeexperienceisneverdefinedbybricksandmortarbutbythepeoplewhosurroundyou.ThepeopleatDrakeareincredible.Assoonasarecruitgetstoknowtheplayersonourteam,thekindofpeopletheyare,thevisiontheyhaveforboththeirlifeandforourfootballprogramtheywillbedrawntotheBulldogFootballfamily.”

Head Coach Chris Creighton

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Kyle York joined the Drake coaching staff in the spring of 2009 after serving on the coaching staff at Indiana Uni-versity. During his tenure with the Hoosiers, he served as an offensive assistant handling wide receivers, and recruit-ing assistant. He also worked in defensive quality control, overseeing all game day opponent offensive personnel. York was on the Hoosier staff that played Oklahoma State in the 2008 Insight Bowl. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology, Sports Marketing and Management from Indiana in 2005. Kyle is married to the former Jess Gehring from Lawrenceberg, Ind.

Rick Fox brings an extensive coaching background to Drake as offensive line coach and special teams coordina-tor. He had served as offensive coordinator at Centre (Ky.) College from 1999 to his arrival at Drake in January of 2008. He was promoted to associate head coach at Centre in 2006. During his tenure at Centre, Fox coached 16 first-team all-league performers and 50 offensive all-conference play-ers. Fox also was offensive line coach at Wheaton (Ill.) Col-lege from 1992-99 and offensive line coach at Aurora (Ill.) University from 1987-92. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Wheaton in 1986. Fox was captain of the Wheaton football team in 1985 and graduated in 1986 with a bachelor of arts degree in his-tory and secondary education. He also earned a master’s degree in Biblical studies from Wheaton. He was a recipient of the Presidential Award for Distinguished Service to Centre College in 2005. Fox has been a certified strength and conditioning coach with the National Strength and Conditioning Association since 1999. Rick and his wife, Julie, have three children: Rebecca, 15; Hannah, 13; and Caleb, 11.

Tom Allen, who served the past two years as defensive coordinator at Lambuth (Tenn.) University, was named defensive coordinator at Drake University March 17, 2010. “I have known Coach Allen for nine years and we worked together during my last season at Wabash,” said Drake head coach Chris Creighton. “Coach Allen is exactly what we were looking for in a defensive coordinator. He is bright, intense, and full of energy and enthusiasm.” “He has been successful throughout his impressive career, but most importantly he cares about his players and coaches for all of the right reasons. We are fortunate to have him here with us at Drake.” Allen also served as linebackers coach at Lambuth. Prior to Lambuth, Allen was special teams coordinator and defensive back coach at Wabash College in 2007. He was head coach at Ben Davis High School in Indianapolis, Ind., where he posted a 25-12 record in three seasons (2004-06). “Tom is one of the finest defensive coordinators I have ever been around,” said Lambuth head coach Ron Dickerson. “We were really blessed to have him.” Allen was a four-year starting linebacker at Maranatha Baptist Bible College where he earned a degree in administrative business education in 1992. He was a three-time all-conference selection and was co-captain as a sophomore, junior and senior. He was named the team’s Player of the Year as a senior, while setting the career record for tackles at 456. He also earned Scholar All-American honors. Tom and his wife, Tracy, have three children, Hannah, 13; Thomas, 11; and Brittney, 9.

Coaching Staff

Tom AllenAssistant Head CoachDefensive Coordinator

Linebackers

Rick FoxSpecial Teams Coordinator

Offensive Line Coach

Kyle YorkRecruiting Coordinator

Cornerbacks Coach

GeorgeSypniewskiDefensive Line

AaronSelbyTight EndsJ-Backs

Jeff MartinReceivers

BillCharlesRunning Backs

CaseyCarloDefensive Line

Casey Carlo, who served as defensive line coach at Southwest Minnesota State last year, joined the Drake coaching staff July 25, 2010, as defensive line coach. Carlo was defensive coordinator and linebacker coach at Northern University High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa, from 1996-99. He then became the assistant strength and conditioning coach at UNI from 2000-03. He was defensive line coach at Urbandale High School from 2004-05 before becoming defensive coordinator and head strength and conditioning coach at Upper Iowa from 2005-2008. Carlo graduated from UNI in 1996 where he helped lead the Panthers to three-straight Gateway Conference championships.

Former Drake standout Jeff Martin is in his 15th year as an assistant coach. A native of Des Moines, Martin graduated from Drake in 1977 as owner of five school records, including career pass completions (370) and total offensive plays (982). Martin set a Missouri Valley Conference record for the longest pass completion in league history of 98 yards against New Mexico State in 1976. He earned his master’s degree from Northeast Missouri State in 1981 and served as an assistant coach at Drake under Chuck Shelton from 1982-85. Jeff and his wife, Deb, have a son, Matt, and daughter, Jenny, along with two grandsons.

Bill Charles began coaching at Drake under coach Chuck Shelton when the program was Division I from 1980-85. Before his arrival, he was head coach at Des Moines East High School where he received Metro Coach of the Year honors four times. After coaching at Drake under Nick Quartaro in 1987-88, Charles became head coach and athletic director at Westmar from 1989-92, guiding three nationally ranked teams, and was honored as the NAIA District 15 Coach of the Year. The 1962 Iowa State graduate returned to Drake in 1992. Bill and his wife, Shirley, have six children and 10 grandchildren.

Aaron Selby came from Wabash where he served as the strong safeties coach in 2007. Despite being a stellar defensive player and coach, Selby moved to coach the tight ends. Selby earned first-team all-league honors as a senior at Wabash, helping the team to an undefeated regular season, a 7-0 league record, and the number one seed in the North Region for the NCAA Division III Playoffs. He is ranked seventh in Wabash history in tackles for loss (30-1/2) and 12th on the all-time sacks list with 11-1/2. After graduating from Wabash in 2006, Selby spent the summer working at Kids Across America in Golden, Mo., as a camp counselor working with urban youth.

George Sypniewski rejoined the Drake coaching staff in August 2010. He had served 18 years as an assistant coach with the Bulldogs from 1990-2007. Sypniewski was head football coach at Johnston High School from 1976-89. A three-year starter at outside linebacker for the Bulldogs, Sypniewski was named the most valuable linebacker as a senior on the 1971 Drake football team. A Chicago, Ill., native, he graduated from Drake in 1972 and received his master’s degree in 1978. George and his wife, Cheryl, have a son, Quinn, who was a starting tight end on the University of Colorado football team and played for the Baltimore Ravens from 2006-09.

Coaching Staff

Assistant

MarkWatsonCornerbacks

Mark Watson, Jr., joined the Drake football staff as cornerback coach in July 2010. He began his playing career at Missouri Southern State before transferring to McPherson College where he was a two-year starter and team captain in 2009. He earned a degree in business management and marketing from McPherson College in 2010. A versatile athlete in high school, Watson was a three-year team captain at Francis Howell in St. Charles, Mo., leading the team to conference titles as a sophomore and junior while earning all-league honors as a quarterback. He also helped guide the Francis Howell baseball team to the 2003 Missouri Class 4A state championship and was a member of the school record 4x100 relay team in track.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous HS/College

92 Anthony Gianaras DE 6-3 233 Jr. Mundelein, Ill./Mundelein93 Andrew Asbell*** DE 6-5 264 5Sr. Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem95 Dain Taylor*** DE 6-3 251 5Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista97 EJ Walter DL 5-11 215 Jr. Overland Park, Kan./St. Thomas Aquinas99 Zach Lozier DL 6-0 270 Jr. Farmington, Ill./Farmington Central

NEWCOMERSNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School

94 Matt Acree DT 6-3 252 Fr. Shawnee, Kan./Mill Valley37 Justin Agnew DB 5-9 185 Fr. Southlake, Texas/Carroll30 Troy Butler LB 5-11 197 Fr. Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley West 12d Sean Conerty LB 6-2 206 Fr. Arlington Heights, Ill./St. Viator39 Danny Cox LB 6-0 206 Fr. Sacramento, Calif./Christian Brothers 98 Jason Cunningham DE 6-3 230 Fr. Dublin, Ohio/Worthing Kilbourne66 Dane DeKing OL 6-0 271 Fr. Darien, Ill./Hinsdale South20 2d Jacob Dines WR 5-7 155 Fr. Osage Beach, Mo./Camdenton19 Nick Ens QB 6-1 214 Fr. Grand Rapids, Mich./Central Catholic 45 Arnas Gintautas DE 6-1 235 Fr. Naperville, Ill./Naperville North41 Nick Gral DE 6-2 229 Fr. Whitefish Bay, Wis./Marquette Univ. HS 75 Kyle Hammond OL 6-6 247 Fr. Plano, Texas/Plano Senior8 Idris Hanidu RB 5-6 185 Fr. Naperville, Ill./Naperville North88 Dan Hohenstein TE 6-5 223 Fr. Warrenville, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville So.80 Chris Houlemard WR 5-8 164 Fr. Mandeville, La./Mandeville38 Kyle Klosowicz WR 6-0 181 Fr. Elk Grove Village, Ill./James B. Conant59 Kolby Knuth LB 6-2 202 Fr. Appleton, Wis./Appleton North95 Mike Kremske WR 6-0 171 Fr. Woodstock, Ill./Woodstock25d Brock LaFace RB 5-10 191 Fr. Oconomowoc, Wis./Marquette Univ. HS96 Ryan Larson DT 6-4 262 Fr. St. Croix Falls, Wis./St. Croix Falls40 Joshua Matthews DB 5-9 196 Fr. McKinney, Texas/McKinney North53 Travis Merritt LB 6-0 210 Fr. Johnston, Iowa/Johnston55 Cormack Mulcahy OL 6-2 243 Fr. Palos Heights, Ill./St. Laurence 50 Brett Park DL 6-2 257 Fr. Olivette, Mo./Westminister81d Jason Rafferty TE 6-3 205 Fr. Darien, Ill./Hinsdale Central42 Alec Recker RB 6-0 213 Fr. Des Moines, Iowa/Johnston36 Evan Roll J-Bck 6-2 211 Fr. Fort Worth, Texas/Nolan Catholic 80 Jacob Schmudlach RB 6-2 221 Fr. Carthage, Ill./Illini West22 Brett Seeger WR 6-1 189 Fr. Barrington Ill./Barrington24 Brent Shelton DB 6-2 182 Fr. Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield North63 BJ Sonboli OL 6-1 254 Fr. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Los Osos29 Jeremy Stein P 6-2 191 Fr. Carpinteria, Calif./Carpinteria86 Travis Stinson WR 6-1 163 Fr. Bettendorf, Iowa/Bettendorf57 Mac Stipe OL 6-5 330 Fr. Grapevine, Texas/Colleyville Heritage2 Derek Temple DB 5-11 162 Fr. Grimes, Iowa/Johnston20 Nick Thompson RB 5-10 156 Fr. Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso 47 Nick Underwood LB 6-0 232 Fr. Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove 89 Scott Whitaker WR 5-10 171 Fr. Norman, Okla./Norman North 74 Troy Whitmer OL 6-1 288 Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista3d Ray Wolber DB 5-11 196 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla./Bishop Kelley 78 Tim Wold OL 6-2 248 Fr. Utica, Ill./LaSalle-Peru *Indicates number of varsity letters earned

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous HS/College

1 Lyndon Crawford* DB 5-10 178 Jr. Flossmoor, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor3 Joey Orlando* WR 5-9 197 So. Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South4 Trey Morse* RB 5-7 198 So. Elmo, Texas/Parish Episcopal School 5 Mitch Rasmussen K 6-0 187 5Sr. Long Grove, Ill./Stevenson6 Matt Buckley DB 6-0 189 Jr. Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest7 Stephen Platek*** J-Bck 6-2 235 5Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill./John Hersey9 Nick Chenier** DB 6-2 208 Jr. Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central10 Michael Piatkowski* QB 6-1 179 Jr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton11 Billy Janssen K 6-4 197 Sr. Round Lake Beach, Ill./Carmel Catholic12 Cam Good LB 5-11 221 So. Fox River Grove, Ill./Barrington12 Tyler Castro QB 6-2 202 So. Aurora, Ill./Waubonsie Valley13 Jim Nelson** LB 6-2 222 Sr. Wheaton, Ill./Warrenville South14 Nathan Paddock RB 6-0 202 Jr. Lee’s Summit, Mo./Lee’s Summit West15 Tyler Mosier DB 5-10 187 So. Lewis, Iowa/Griswold16 Kevin Marshall TE 6-4 238 So. Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard South17 Nick Rosa WR 6-0 164 So. Owasso, Okla./Owasso18 Cody Seeger QB 5-10 181 So. Barrington, Ill./Barrington21 Michael Ratelle DB 6-0 188 So. Edina, Minn./St. Thomas Academy23 Lucas Mosier*** DB 6-0 192 Sr. Lewis, Iowa/Griswold26 Matt Hancock** DB 6-3 199 Sr. Kansas City, Mo./Raytown South27 Akeem Campbell* DB 6-2 192 Jr. Hazel Crest, Ill./Homewood-Flossmoor28 Michael Lahart** DB 5-11 181 Sr. Chariton, Iowa/Chariton30 Patrick Cashmore** RB 6-0 227 Sr. Kansas City, Mo./St. Pius X 31 Stoy Hall** LB 5-10 225 Sr. Omaha, Neb./Westside32 Josh Walkup*** DE 6-2 254 5Sr. Littleton, Colo./Heritage33 Drew Blackmon** WR 5-9 177 Jr. Florissant, Mo./St. Louis Univ. High34 Tom Kostek** RB 5-10 192 Sr. West Des Moines, Iowa/DM Christian35 Dustin Davis DB 5-9 177 So. Council Bluffs, Iowa/Abraham Lincoln42 Paddy O’Connell DT 6-2 252 Jr. Orland Park, Ill./Providence 44 Tyler Moorehead* LB 6-1 223 Jr. Mason City, Iowa/Newman Catholic46 Naser Hannoon DT 6-0 237 So. West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley49 Robby Unger DE 6-0 240 Sr. Highlands Ranch, Colo./Highlands Ranch51 Seth Hedman LB 6-3 221 So. Tulsa, Okla./Holland Hall School52 Jeff Grovak* LB 6-4 236 Sr. Mt. Prospect, Ill./Rolling Meadows54 Ben Morrison*** LB 6-2 226 5Sr. Long Grove, Ill./Stevenson56 Matt Purdom OL 6-5 280 So. Elmhurst, Ill./Immaculate Conception58 David Witkiewicz** DT 6-6 286 Jr. Hales Corners, Wis./Whitnall 60 Evan Lawrence** OL 6-4 300 Jr. Moline, Ill./Moline64 Jake Underwood LB 6-1 195 So. Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove65 Andrew Keller OL 6-5 276 Jr. Clarion, Iowa/Clarion-Goldfield70 Avery Fuhs OL 6-4 296 Jr. Chariton, Iowa/Chariton71 Chris Wilson* OL 6-0 282 Jr. Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township72 Vince Israel OL 6-5 284 So. Springfield, Ill./Glenwood73 Zach Bosch OL 6-4 303 So. Tuscola, Ill./Tuscola Community76 Stephen Flynn** OL 6-3 323 Sr. Davenport, Iowa/Bettendorf77 Dan Clinton** OL 6-7 322 Sr Gurnee, Ill./Carmel Catholic82 Matt Bowie TE 6-6 236 So. Oskaloosa, Iowa/Oskaloosa83 Denzel Ray WR 6-0 162 So. Waukegan, Ill./Waukegan 84 Alex Cecena WR 6-1 191 So. Kansas City, Mo./Bishop Miege 87 Ben Sabal* TE 6-4 239 Jr. Arlington Heights, Ill./Rolling Meadows90 John Sawhill* DT 6-3 267 Jr. Jefferson, Iowa/Jefferson-Scranton91 Brandon Coleman DE 6-3 238 So. Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove

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2010 Drake Football Roster

Lettermen Returning (28)Offense (12) — Drew Blackmon, WR; Pat Cashmore, RB; Dan Clinton, OL; Stephen Flynn, OT; Tom Kostek, RB; Evan Lawrence, OT; Trey Morse, RB; Joey Orlando WR; Michael Piatkowski, QB; Steve Platek, J-Back; Ben Sabal TE; Chris Wilson OC.Defense (15) — Andrew Asbell, DE; Akeem Campbell, DB; Nick Chenier, DB; Lyndon Crawford, DB; Jeff Grovak, LB; Matt Hancock, DB; Mike Lahart, DB; Tyler Moorehead, LB; Ben Morrison, LB; Lucas Mosier, DB; Jim Nelson, LB; John Sawhill, DT; Dain Taylor, DE; Josh Walkup, DE; David Witkiewicz, NG.Specialists (1) — Stoy Hall, LS.

Returning Starters (17)Offense (8) — Drew Blackmon, FL; Patrick Cashmore, RB; Dan Clinton, OT; Stephen Flynn, OG; Tom Kostek, RB; Evan Lawrence, OT; Joey Orlando, SE; Michael Piatkowski, QB; Stephen Platek, J-Back; . Defense (8) — Andrew Asbell, DE; Nick Chenier, FS; Michael Lahart, CB; Tyler Moorehead, LB; Ben Morrison, LB; Lucas Mosier, CB; Josh Walkup, LB; Dain Taylor, DE; Josh Walkup, DE; David Witkiewicz, NG; Specialists (1) — Stoy Hall, LS

With 14 starters back, the Drake football team hopes to pick up where it left off last year when the Bulldogs posted an 8-3 record. Only a last-second field goal in the season finale by eventual league champion Butler (20-17) prevented Drake from earning a share of the Pioneer Football League title. “We need to continue to build team chemistry to become better,” said third-year head coach Chris Creighton, who has 28 letterwinners from last year’s second-place team that posted a 6-2 league mark. “We do have a number of returning letterwinners and starters coming back from a year ago,” said Creighton. “Last year’s team had an intense desire to succeed. If we can find that same desire and continue to build our chemistry I think that this year’s team could be dynamite.” Drake will open its 117th season of intercollegiate football entertaining Lehigh Sept. 4. “We are very excited about our 2010 schedule,” said Creighton. “With 10 Division I FCS opponents, we are eligible for a bid to the NCAA FCS national playoffs.” “We need to continue to improve on offense, making big plays in terms of chunks of yardage. We need to be dominant on defense and our special teams will need to step up and continue to help us win football games.” There are eight starters returning on defense, including first-team All-PFL end Dain Taylor who will be a senior. Taylor (6-3, 242), named to both the Sports Network and Consensus Draft Services preseason All-American teams, collected 48 tackles, including 29 solo hits in 2009. He led the PFL with 19.5 tackles for losses totaling 90 yards, while recording a PFL-high 10.5 quarterback sacks for 73 yards in losses. Junior Dave Witkiewicz is back for his second year at starting nose guard, while the team welcomes the return of three-year starting defensive tackle Andrew Asbell who was redshirted in 2009. Asbell earned second-team all-league honors in 2007 and was an honorable mention choice in 2008. Senior end Josh Walkup ranked fourth in the PFL last year with eight quarterback sacks, totaling 73 yards in losses. “With four fifth-year seniors (Asbell, Morrison, Taylor, Walkup) our defense has a chance to be special,” said Creighton.

Senior linebacker Ben Morrison was an honorable mention All-PFL choice last year after totaling 75 tackles, including 14.5 tackles for 57 yards in losses, while collecting 4.5 quarterback sacks. Morrison ranked 10th in the PFL in total tackles last year. Linebacker Tyler Moorehead was named the 2009 Pioneer Football League Freshman Defensive Player of the Year. Moorehead, along with Taylor, tied for second in the PFL in forced fumbles with four. Moorehead had 14.5 tackles for losses totaling 57 yards. The secondary has three starters returning in junior free safety Nick Chenier and cornerbacks Michael Lahart and Lucas Mosier. A three-year letterwinner, Mosier ranked fourth in the league last year with nine pass break ups. Drake’s defense will be under the direction of new coordinator Tom Allen after defensive coordinator and assistant head coach Neal Neathery left to become the defensive coordinator at Texas-San Antonio. “It is not a brand new scheme, but there is new terminology and some of the positions have had to make adjustments. I am very pleased with how quickly our guys have made those adjustments and how fast they have been able to play as a result.” said Creighton. “It fits our strengths and our guys have high football IQ’s.” Senior Steve Platek, a two-time first-team all-league choice at fullback, headlines seven offensive starters. Platek, a co-captain, led Drake with a team-high nine touchdowns last year. He caught a team-best 49 passes for 553 yards, including three touchdowns. He also rushed 30 times for 147 yards, including a team-high six touchdowns. “Steve makes big clutch plays for us,” said Creighton. “He does it on the ground and in the air. We are well balanced with several players who now know our system.” Junior offensive tackle Evan Lawrence, an honorable mention All-PFL selection last fall, and senior left guard Senior

2010 Bulldog Personnel — A Closer Look

2010 Outlook

Two-time first-team All-PFL performer Steve Platek will key Drake’s offense.

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2010 Outlook

Stephen Flynn, a two-year letterwinner, will lead a young offensive line. Other returning letterwinners on the line who are expected to contribute include senior Dan Clinton and junior Chris Wilson. Drake will head into the fall with more certainty at the quarterback position after sophomore Michael Piatkowski assumed the role last year. Piatkowski passed for 2,139 yards — the most by a Drake quarterback since Connor Jostes threw for 2,196 yards in 2004 — including 14 touchdowns. “Last season none of our quarterbacks had experience headed into the opening game. With one year under his belt, I think Michael (Piatkowski) will be better this fall. The greatest improvement is often from year one to year two,” added Creighton. Senior Tom Kostek and Patrick Cashmore will return to share the slot-back duties. Kostek led the Bulldogs with 347 yards rushing in 88 carries (3.9 avg.) including four touchdowns. Cashmore rushed for 251 yards in just five games. Sophomore Trey Morse, who rushed for 278 yards (3.5 avg.), provides depth in the backfield. Returning receivers junior Drew Blackmon and sophomore Joey Orlando caught 31 and 20 passes, respectively, last year. Junior letterwinner Ben Sabal is back at tight end. The special teams features Lahart, who led the league in punt returns, averaging 10.6 yards. Mosier ranked fifth in the conference in kickoff returns, averaging 21.4 yards. Senior Stoy Hall returns for his third year as the long snapper. One of the priorities in the spring was finding a replacement for all-league kicker Brandon Wubs, who also was a four-year starter as punter. “We have fifth-year senior Mitch Rasmussen and senior Billy Janssen competing for the kicking duties,” said Creighton. “That has to be a strength for our football team to succeed.”

Seniors Josh Walkup (32), Dain Taylor and Lucas Mosier

Senior slotback Patrick Cashmore

Drake led the Pioneer Football League in rushing defense in 2009.

6-5 I 264 lbs. I 5Sr. I DE I Machesney Park, Ill.CAREER HIGHLIGHTSThree-yearstarterwhowasselectedasco-captainfor2010...namedtoTheSportsNetworkMid-MajorAll-Americansecond-teamin2007…2009 —Redshirted...2008 —EarnedhonorablementionAll-PioneerFootballLeaguerecognition...had23tackles,including15solohits...returnedfumble12yardsfortouchdowninopenervs.UpperIowa...hadseason-highfivetacklesvs.WilliamPenn,whilerecoveringfumble...recordedsix-yardquarterbacksackagainstMoreheadState...2007 — Achievedsecond-teamAll-PFLhonors...collected32tackles,including24solostops...ledteamwithsixquarterbacksacksfor46yardsinlosses...rankedsecondonteamintacklesforlosseswitheightfor52yards...hadseason-higheightsolotacklesatWisconsin-Platteville...hadsixtackles,includingsix-yardquarterbacksackandtwotacklesfor11yardsinlosses,atMoreheadState...re-cordedfourtacklesatIllinoisState,includingthree-yardquarterbacksack...alsohadfourtackles,whileforcingfumble,atDavidson...hadthreetackles,includingonequarterbacksack,vs.ValparaisoandButler...2006 —Waslonefreshmanstarteronteam...had14tackles,includingtwofor14yardsinlosses...recordedsix-yardquarterbacksackatDayton...recordedseason-highfourtacklesvs.Wisconsin-Platteville...hadinterceptionvs.Wisconsin-Platteville...hadthreetacklesvs.MoreheadState....Prep —Two-yearstarteratHarlemHighwithteamadvancingtosecondroundofIllinoisClass7Aplayoffs...captainofteamassenior,whilerecording62tackles,includingtwoquarterbacksacks...alsoblockedfieldgoalandrecoveredfumble....Personal —Secondaryeducationmajor...namedto2009PioneerFootballLeagueFallAcademicHonorRoll...bornMarch19,1988.

#93 ANDREW ASBELL

6-2 I 226 lbs. I 5Sr. I LB I Long Grove, Ill.CAREER HIGHLIGHTSNamedafinalistfortheAllstateAmericanFootballCoachesAssociationGoodWorksTeam...selectedasco-captainfor2010...three-yearletterwinnerwhoisreturningstarteratlinebacker…team’stopreturningtacklerfromlastyear…2009 —EarnedAll-PioneerFootballLeaguehonorablementionhonors...ledthePFLinfumblesrecoveredwiththree…ranked10thinPFLwith75tackles,including35solo…wasfourthinleagueinforcedfumbleswiththreeandsixthintacklesforlosseswith14.5,totaling48yards…ledteamintacklesinfourgames,includingcareer-high15atSouthDakota...hadtwofumblerecoveriesandfivesolotacklesatButler,returningonefumble21yards...ledteamwith11tackles,includingtwoquarterbacksacksfor14yardsinlosses,vs.Jacksonville...blockedfieldgoalinwinatDavidsonthatledtospecialteamstouchdownandalsohadfive-yardinterceptionreturn...ledteamwithninetacklesatSanDiego...collectedteam-highseventackles,includingtwotacklesforlosses,whileforcingfumblevs.MissouriS&T...recordedeighttacklesvs.Dayton,includingfive-yardquarterbacksack...2008 —Team’sleadingtacklerwith55hits,including31solotackles...hadfivetacklesfor17yardsinlossesandtwoquarterbacksacksfor10yardsinlosses...hadseason-high11tacklesvs.MoreheadState,includ-ingseven-yardquarterbacksackandseven-yardtackleforloss...collectedninetacklesagainstDavidson...hadsixtacklesvs.SanDiego,includingfivesolohits...hadsixtacklesagainstCampbellwhileforcingfumble...hadfumblerecoveryatLehigh...2007 —LedPioneerFootballLeaguewith87tackles,including62solohits...alsoledleaguewiththreefumblerecoveries...hadfivetacklesfor15yardsinlosses,whilerecordingtwotacklesfor13yardsinlosses...startedlasteightgamesatmiddlelinebacker...collectedseason-high14tacklesatWisconsin-Platteville,alongwithquarterbacksackandfumblerecovery...hadteam-highninetacklesatSanDiego,includingquarterbacksack...ledteamwith13tackles,includingeightsolo,atDavidson,whileforcingtwofumbles...hadteam-higheighttacklesvs.Jacksonville...had11tackles,includingeightsolo,alongwithfumblerecoveryvs.Dayton...hadinterceptionsvs.WaldorfandValparaiso...2006 — Wasnamedco-defensivescoutteamplayerofyear…Prep —NamedtoArlingtonDailyHeraldAll-AreateaminfootballandbasketballassenioratStevensonHighaftercatching25passesfor601yards,whileregistering58tackleswithfourinterceptionstoguideteamtoIllinoisClass8Aplayoffs...ledbasketballteamwhichposted21-8recordin2005-06with14.6scoringaverageand6.7reboundingaverage...two-timeall-leaguechoiceinbasketball…Personal —Educationmajor...namedto2009PioneerFootballLeagueFallAcademicHonorRoll...recipientofDrakePresidentialScholarship...bornNov.3,1987.

#54 BEN MORRISON

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6-0 I 192 lbs. I 5Sr. I DB I Lewis, IowaCAREER HIGHLIGHTSThree-yearletterwinnerinsecondary2009 —Finishedseasonwith48tackles,including31solos,withthreetacklesfor23yardsinlosses,...rankedfourthinPFLinpassesbrokenupwithninefromcornerbackspot…wasfifthinPFLinkickoffreturns,averaging21.4yards…ledteamwith10tacklesvs.Valparaiso…hadeight-yardinter-ceptionreturnatSouthDakota…collectedeighttacklesatMarist,including11-yardtackleforloss,whilerecoveringfumble...alsohad11-yardtackleforlossatButler…returnedfivekickoffsfor85yardsvs.Daytonandthreefor74yardsvs.Jacksonville...2008 —Recorded49tackles,including31solohits...hadtwotacklesfor13yardsinlosses...hadseason-high11tacklesvs.Daytonandninetacklesvs.MoreheadState...2007 —Collected21tackles,including14solohits...hadfivetacklesvs.Jacksonville...collectedthreetacklesvs.WaldorfandDavidson...hadtwotacklesalongwithfumblerecoveryatSanDiego...2006 —Redshirted...Prep — Rushedfor1,601yardsassenioratGriswoldHighwith27touchdowns...alsoledteamto2006statetitlein4x200relay,whilefinishingsecondinlongjump...Personal —Marketing/Insurancemajor...namedto2009PioneerFootballLeagueFallAcademicHonorRoll...recipientofDrakePresidentialScholarship…brother,Tyler,ismemberofDrakefootballteam...bornJune7,1987.

#15 LUCAS MOSIER

6-2 I 235 lbs. I 5Sr. I J-Back I Arlington Heights, Ill.CAREER HIGHLIGHTSTwo-timeco-captainandtwo-timefirst-teamAll-PioneerFootballLeagueperformerwholookstocloseoutcareeronhighnoteatJ-Back...2009 — EarnedAll-PFLfirstteamhonorsforsecondconsecutiveyear...namedteamMVPatannualChanningSmithbanquet...rankedfourthinthePFLinre-ceptionspergame(4.9avg.)andinscoringwith54points...caughtteam-high49passesfor553yards,includingthreetouchdowns...alsoaveraged4.9yardspercarryrushingwithsixtouchdowns...setschoolnon-scholarshiprecordwith13receptionsfor112yards,includingonetouchdownatMarist…hadmorethan120yardsinall-purposerunningingamesagainstMarist(122),MissouriS&T(137)andDavidson(139)…ranforgame-winningtwo-yardtouchdowninfourthquarterinadditiontohaulingin35-yardscoringpassinwinvs.Jacksonville...hadtouchdownrunsofnineand63yardsinwinatDavidson...caughtgame-winning20-yardpassinfourthquartertogiveDrakethevictoryatSanDiego...2008 —Madesmoothtransitionfromlinebackertoj-backduringspring,cappingseasonbyearningfirst-teamAll-PioneerFootballLeaguehonors...tiedforninthinPFL,catching41passesfor468yards(11.4avg.)includingfourtouchdowns...alsorushedfor79yardsin29carrieswiththreetouchdowns...namedrecipientofMachestheAwardduringteambanquetassquad’stopcompetitor...caughtseason-highninepassesfor77yards,includingfour-yardtouchdown,atDayton...snaredsixpassesfor72yardsinfinaleatValparaiso...hadfivereceptionfor43yardsatJacksonville...caughtfourpassesagainstWilliamPennandSanDiego...had42-yard touchdownreceptionvs.WilliamPenn...had12-yard touchdownrunatJacksonville...scored two-yard touchdownatVal-paraiso...2007 —Startedlast10gamesofseasonatlinebacker...collected74tackles,including41solo...alsohadsixtacklesfor26yardsinlosses,alongwiththreequarterbacksackstotaling20yards...hadteam-high11tacklesatMoreheadState...recorded10tacklesvs.DavidsonandDayton...hadteam-highninetacklesvs.Butler,includingsevensolohits...alsohadninetacklesatWisconsin-Platteville,includingtwoquarterbacksacksfor16yardsinlosses...recordedsixtacklesvs.Jacksonville,whileforcingfumbleandreturninginterception19yards...madefirstcollegiatestartatstrong-sidelinebackervs.Waldorf,respondingwitheighttackles,whileforcingfumble...2006—Wasnamedco-offensivescoutteamplayerofyear...red-shirted…Prep —Two-timecaptainoffootballsquadatHerseyHigh...alsonamedsquad’smostvaluableplayer,whileearningall-areaandall-leaguehonorsasseniorin2005...had1,200yardstotaloffense,whilerushingforninetouchdownsandpassingfortwotouchdowns...namedArlingtonDailyHeraldOffensivePlayerofWeekinfirststartaftercollecting263yardstotaloffensewiththreerushingtouchdowns,alongwith55-yardscoringpass.Personal — Marketing/Managementmajor...three-timememberofPFLFallAcademicHonorRoll...recipientofDrakePresidentialScholarship...bornJan.18,1988.

#7 STEVE PLATEK

6-0 I 187 lbs. I 5Sr. I K I Long Grove, Ill.CAREER HIGHLIGHTSExpectedtochallengeforplacekickingduties...2009—ConvertedbothPATkicksvs.Campbellandaveraged61yardsonfourkickoffs…..alsopuntedoncefor41yardsvs.Campbell...2007—Redshirted...Before Drake—TransferfromUniversityofMontana...Prep—LedStevensonHIghtotheNorthSuburbanLakeConferencefootballchampionship...all-conferenceandall-areahissenioryear...45/47onPAT’sand8/10onfieldgoalswithlongesta45-yarderasasenior...47-49onPAT’sand3/3onfieldgoalsasajunior...three-yearfootballletterwinner...alsoall-conferenceandall-areainbaseballhissenioryear...namedtoIHSAall-academicteam...Personal —Marketing/Managementmajor...recipientofDrakePresidentialScholar-ship...bornSept.9,1987.

#5 MITCH RASMUSSEN

6-3 I 251 lbs. I 5Sr. I DE I Highlands Ranch, Colo.CAREER HIGHLIGHTSSelectedtoTheSportsNetworkPreseasonAll-Americathirdteam...firstteamselectiononPhilSteel’s2010PreseasonAll-PioneerFootballLeagueteam...namedtoConsensusDraftServicesPreseasonFootballCollegeSubdivisionAll-Americansecondteam...selectedasco-captainfor2010...2009 —EarnedAll-PioneerFootballLeaguefirstteamhonorsafterleadingleagueinquarterbacksacks(10.5),tacklesforlosswith19.5for90yardsinlossesandrankingsecondinforcedfumbleswithfour...finishedseasonrankedthirdnationally intacklesfor losswith1.77pergameandsixthinquarterbacksacks(0.95/game)andforcedfumbles(0.36/game).....hadeighttacklesatDayton,includingsix-yardquarterbacksackand1.5tacklesforlosses...hadtwoquarterbacksacksfor13yardsvs.Valparaiso…forcedtwofumblesatButler…hadthreetacklesforlossestotaling16yardsvs.Jack-sonvilleandeightyardsatDayton…collectedsixtacklesinfinaleatButler,includingtwoquarterbacksacksfor11yardsinlosses...2008 — AchievedsecondteamAll-PioneerFootballLeaguehonorsatdefensiveend...collected34tackles,including22solohits...had7.5tacklesforlossestotaling28yards...hadeighttacklesagainstWilliamPenn,whilereturningblockedpuntsevenyardsfortouchdown...hadfourtacklesvs.Butler,SanDiegoandMoreheadState...had13-yardquarterbacksackatJacksonville,whileforcingfumbleandrecoveringfumble...2007 —Recorded28tackles,including3.5tacklestotaling17yardsinlosses...registeredthree-yardquarterbacksacksvs.JacksonvilleandDayton...totaledcareer-highninetackles,includ-ingsixsolovs.Waldorf...collectedfourtacklesagainstValparaisoandDayton...2006 —Namedteam’sco-defensivescoutteamplayerofyear...Prep—Earnedsecond-teamall-statehonorsassenioratMountainVistaHigh...three-timeall-conferenceselection...Personal—Financemajor...recipientofDrakePresidentialScholarship...bornJune28,1988.

#95 DAIN TAYLOR

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6-2 I 254 lbs. I 5Sr. I LB I Littleton, Colo.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2009 —EarnedAll-PioneerFootballLeaguesecondteamhonors...rankedeighth inPFL inquarterbacksackswitheight for43yards in losses…startedall11games,finishingseasonwith32tackles,including12solohits...forcedfumblesvs.GrandViewandDayton…hadfivetacklesvs.Jack-sonville,including3.5tacklesfor10yardsinlosses…openedseasonwithtwoquarterbacksacksfor12yardsinlossesvs.GrandView…hadeighttacklesatMarist,including11-yardquarterbacksack…hadeight-yardquarterbacksackagainstDayton…2008—Playedinall11games,collecting35tackles,including25solohits...hadseventacklesforlossestotaling28yards...had2.5quarterbacksacksfor16yardsinlosses…hadfivetacklesvs.CampbellandJacksonville...hadfourtacklesagainstUpperIowa,whileforcingfumble...alsohadfourtacklesagainstMoreheadState, includ-ingnine-yardquarterbacksack...recoveredfumbleatLehigh...movedfromlinebackertodefensiveendduringspring...2007 —Collected23tackles,including16solostops...ledteamwithninetackles,includingeightsoloandtwotacklesforlosses,vs.NorthernIowa...recordedfourtacklesvs.Wal-dorf,whileforcingfumble...madefirststartatmiddlelinebackervs.Valparaisocollectingthreetackles...hadtwostopsvs.Wisconsin-PlattevilleandJacksonville...2006—Redshirted...Prep—CaptainofHeritageHighfootballteamassenior,whileearningfirst-teamall-leaguehonors...blocked10kicksincareerincludingsevenasjuniorin2004...Personal—MarketingandFinancemajor...recipientofDrakePresidentialScholarship...namedto2007PioneerFootballLeagueFallAcademicHonorRoll...bornOct.6,1987.

#32 JOSH WALKUP

2009 — Team’s topreturning receiverwho caught 31 pass-es for 457 yards,while starting all 11games….caught fivepassesvs.SouthDa-

kota(53yards),Davidson(72yards)andCampbell(63yards)…scoredteam’sfirsttouchdown of season on 61-yard scor-ingreceptioninfirstquarterofopenervs.GrandView…hadfourreceptionsvs.Val-paraiso…rankedninthinPFLinreceptionyardspergame(41.5)…2008—Caughtsixpassesfor82yards…had38-yardre-ceptionvs.MoreheadState…caught twopasses for 15 yards at Butler…Prep —Earnedfirst-teamMetroCatholicAll-con-ference honors as junior and senior forSt. Louis University High…football cap-tain as senior…four-year letterwinner intrackwithteamwinningMissouriClass4statetitle…alsocaptainoftracksquadasjuniorandsenior…Personal—Marketingmajor…named to 2009 Pioneer FootballLeague Fall Academic Honor Roll…fa-ther,Stacey,playedfootballatSoutheastMissouriState…bornFeb.11,1990.

#33 DREW BLACKMON

5-9 I 177 lbs. I WRJunior

Florissant, Mo.2009—Redshirted…Prep—Namedmostvaluableplayerasse-nioron2008Oskaloo-sa High team...alsoearnedIowaClass3AAll-District5honors...

started at both receiver and defensiveend...Personal — Biology major...bornDec.11,1990.

#82 MATT BOWIE

6-6 I 236 lbs. I TESophomore

Oskaloosa, Iowa2009—Redshirted…Prep —NamedClass1A first team all-state by the IllinoisHigh School FootballCoaches Associa-tion...earned News-

Gazette all-area honors in 2007 and2008...two-year all-conference offensiveteam in addition to all-defensive teamaccolades as a senior...selected to theOrderoftheEasternStarall-stargame...starterontheTuscolaHigh2006Class1Astatechampionteamaswellasthe2007runner-upteam...teamcaptainassenior...selectedasIllinoisstatescholarandIHS-FCAfirstteamall-stateacademic...mem-berofNationalHonorSociety...Personal —Law,PoliticsandSocietymajor...recipi-ent of Drake Presidential Scholarship...bornNov.14,1990.

#73 ZACH BOSCH

6-4 I 303 lbs. I OLSophomoreTuscola, Ill.

Challenging for start-ing spot at free safe-ty...2009—Appearedin three games…hadtackle vs. MissouriS&T…2008 — Red-shirted...Prep — Led

OakForestHightoSouthSuburbanCon-ferencefootballtitlesin2006and2007...earned all-league and all-area honorsas senior, while leading team with 29receptions for 630 yards, includingeighttouchdowns...earnedfirst-teamacademicall-state and academic all-conferencehonors…Personal — Health Sciencesmajor...named to 2009 Pioneer FootballLeagueFallAcademicHonorRoll...recipi-ent of Drake Presidential Scholarship...bornMay14,1990.

#6 MATT BUCKLEY

6-0 I 189 lbs. I DBJunior

Oak Forest, Ill.

Returning letterwin-ner at strong safe-ty…2009 — Hadthree tackles, whilebreakinguptwopass-es…started inopenervs. Grand View and

Valparaiso…2008 — Redshirted...Prep —Two-year letterwinner at Homewood-Flossmoor High...received distinguishedscholar award and the senior athleticaward...Personal—Healthsciencesma-jor...recipientofDrakePresidentialSchol-arship...bornMarch2,1990.

#27 AKEEM CAMPBELL

6-2 I 192 lbs. I DBJunior

Hazel Crest, Ill.Projected as No. 2quarterback…2009— Redshirted...Prep — Led WaubonsieValley High to 2007UpstateEightConfer-ence Championship

with 1,100 passing yards and 13 touch-downs...passed for 2,003 yards and 23touchdowns as senior...all-conference,all-areaandall-citychoicein2008...mem-berofbasketballregionalchampionteamin 2007 and 2008...awarded all-stateacademic and Illinois state scholar hon-ors….Personal—SecondaryEducationmajor...named to 2009 Pioneer FootballLeagueFallAcademicHonorRoll...activevolunteerwithBestBuddiesandSpecialOlympicsatDrake…bornAug.16,1991.

#12 TYLER CASTRO

6-2 I 202 lbs. I QBSophomoreAurora, Ill.

Two-year letterwin-ner in backfieldwho will challengefor starting spot atslotback…2009 —Team’s third leadingrusherwith251yards

(5.3 avg.) despite missing six games…did not play in initial five games of sea-sonbeforerushingforacareer-high127yardsin18carriesinseasondebutatSanDiego…also caught two passes for 23yards,including20-yardtouchdownpassin second quarter…rushed for 39 yardsat Butler in 10 carries, including seven-yard touchdown run…had six-yard scor-inggallopvs.Campbell…2008—Playedin last eight games of season, rushingfor 324 yards in 71 carries (4.6 avg.)...gained103yardsonthegroundin21car-riesvs.Davidson...had65yards rushingin 13 carries at Jacksonville...scored ontouchdown runsof sevenand twoyardsvs.Campbell...2007—Redshirted…Prep — Four-year starter at St. Pius X whoearnedClass3Aall-statehonorsasjuniorandsenior,whileleadingteamtoquarter-final round of 2006 Missouri state play-offs...recipientofFontanaAwardwhichispresentedannuallytobestoffensiveath-leteatsmallschoolinKansasCityMetro-politan area...ranked second inMissouriprephistorywith108careertouchdownsand fourth in career rushing with morethan 6,000 yards…Personal — Market-ing/Management major...named to 2008and 2009 Pioneer Football League FallAcademicHonorRoll…father,Bill,wasanNCAA national competitor in swimmingat Southern Illinois...mother, Laura, alsoattendedSouthern Illinoisongymnasticsscholarship...brother,Willie,wastwo-yearstarting running back at Drake in 2006and2007...bornJuly18,1988.

#30 PATRICK CASHMORE

6-0 I 227 lbs. I RBSenior

Kansas City, Mo.

Returning two-yearletterwinner who en-tered camp listed asstarter at right guard...2009 — Startedagainst Valparaisoand Campbell…2008

— Played in six games...2007 — Red-shirted...Prep—Two-timeall-areachoiceat Carmel Catholic High...was fourthat 285 pounds in 2007 Illinois ClassAAstate wrestling meet...also posted 76-6recordinlasttwoyearsaswrestler…Per-sonal—Marketing/Managementmajor...named to 2008 and 2009Pioneer Foot-ball League FallAcademic Honor Roll...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholar-ship...bornMarch20,1989.

#77 DAN CLINTON

6-7 I 322 lbs. I OLSenior

Gurnee, Ill.

Expected to seeplaying time at flank-er…2009 — Red-shirted…Prep —Helped lead BishopMiegeHigh to districtand regional football

titlesas senior in2008...named toEast-ern Kansas League all-conference firstteam...had51receptionsfor1,054yardsand 13 touchdowns to become BishopMiege’sfirst1,000yardreceiverin2008...two-yearletterwinnerinbaseball...namedEasternKansasLeagueScholarall four-years...member of National Honor soci-ety...Personal —Businessmajor...recipi-ent of Drake Presidential Scholarship…bornDec.3,1990.

#84 ALEX CECENA

6-1 I 191 lbs. I WRSophomore

Kansas City, Mo.

Returning starter atstrong safety...2009 — Played in eightgames, finishing sea-son with 44 tackles,including 18 solohits…had 26-yard

interception return in season debut atMarist…collected career-high 15 tacklesatSouthDakota…alsohadseventacklesvs.Dayton,andsixtacklesatSanDiegoandDavidson…2008—Played in all 11games,collectingeight tackles...had twotacklesvs.MoreheadState...Prep —Wastwo-timeAll-West Suburban ConferenceSilverDivisionchoiceatHinsdaleCentralHigh...had 63 tackles and one intercep-tionatsafetyassenior…Personal—Fi-nance and entrepreneurial managementmajor...named to 2009 Pioneer FootballLeague FallAcademic Honor Roll...bornMay11,1990.

#9 NICK CHENIER

6-2 I 208 lbs. I DBJunior

Hinsdale, Ill.

Strong safety Nick Chenier

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Listed as top backupat defensive end be-hind All-AmericanDainTaylor…2009—Redshirted...Prep —LedCary-GroveHighto fourth consecutive

Fox Valley Conference division footballtitle... awarded all-conference first teamandNorthwestHerald all-area first teamselection...four-year basketball teammember...honored as Cary-Grove HighMaleScholar-AthleteoftheYear...namedto IllinoisHighSchool FootballCoachesAssociationall-stateacademicteam...Personal — Education major...namedto 2009 Pioneer Football League FallAcademicHonorRoll...recipientofDrakePresidential Scholarship…born May 2,1991.

#91 BRANDON COLEMAN

6-3 I 238 lbs. I DESophomore

Cary, Ill.

Returning veteran ondefensive line...2008 — Redshirted...Prep — Named first-teamAll-North SuburbanLeague as senior atMundelein High in

2007...alsoearnedall-arearecognitionbyArlingtonDailyHerald,PioneerPressandNews Sun...two-time captain and three-year starter who led team in tackles atdefensiveendassenior, including10forlosses…Personal — Education major...named to2009PioneerFootballLeagueFall Academic Honor Roll...recipient ofDrake Presidential Scholarship…bornMay13,1990.

#92 ANTHONY GIANARAS

6-3 I 233 lbs. I DEJunior

Mundelein, Ill.

Redshirtwho is listedas reserve at corner-back behind MichaelLahart…Prep — Ca-reer rushing recordholder for CouncilBluffs Abraham Lin-

coln High with 3,258 yards...rushed for1,324 yards and 11 touchdowns his se-nioryeardespitemissingtwogameswithinjury...setsingle-seasonschoolrecordinrushing in2007with1,336yardsand13touchdowns...three-year Missouri Riverall-conferencehonoree...statetrackquali-fierandfour-yearletterwinner...namedtoacademicall-conferenceteam...Personal — Marketing major…recipient of DrakePresidential Scholarship….sister, Court-ney, plays soccer for Northwestern Col-legeinMinnesota...bornOct.16,1990.

#35 DUSTIN DAVIS

5-9 I 177 lbs. I DBSophomore

Council Bluffs, Iowa

Two-year letterwin-ner at offensive tack-le…2009 — Startedin seven gamesi...2008 — Played in10 games...2007 —Redshirted...Prep —

EarnedIowaClass4Afirst-teamall-stateaswellasall-metroandall-leaguehonorsas senior at Bettendorf High...Personal —Accountingmajor...namedto2007and2008PFLFallAcademicHonorRoll...re-cipientofDrakePresidentialScholarship…father, Patrick, played football at Pur-duefortwoyears...bornOct.22,1988.

#76 STEPHEN FLYNN

6-3 I 323 lbs. I OLSenior

Davenport, IowaReturningletterwinnerin secondary...2009 — Started at corner-back vs. South Da-kotaandValparaiso…finished season with14 tackles, includ-

ing nine solos...had career-high seventackles at South Dakota…2008— Red-shirted...Prep — Standout football andtrackperformeratHomewood-FlossmoorHigh...namedaNationalMeritScholarasa senior…Personal — Finance major...namedto2008and2009PioneerFootballLeagueFallAcademicHonorRoll...recipi-ent of Drake Presidential Scholarship…father, Lyndon, was four-year footballstandoutatUCLA...bornMay29,1990.

#1 LYNDON CRAWFORD5-10 I 178 lbs. I DB

JuniorFlossmoor, Ill.

2009 — Played insix games at offen-sive tackle, startingin season opener vs.GrandView...2008—Redshirted...Prep —Versatileathlete,who

wastwo-timefirst-teamAll-Districtchoiceat Chariton High as junior and senior...earned Iowa Class 2A second-team all-statehonors...playedin2008IowaShrineBowl...three-time all-league choice inwrestlingandcaptured285-poundtitleat2008IowaClass2Astatemeet...two-timefootballacademicall-districtchoice...Personal — Biology/Chemistry major...named to 2008 and 2009Pioneer Foot-ball League FallAcademic Honor Roll...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholar-ship...volunteer atBlankChildren’sHos-pital…bornApril25,1990.

#70 AVERY FUHS

6-4 I 296 lbs. I OLJunior

Chariton, Iowa

2009—Redshirted...Prep — Led Cary-Grove High to fourconsecutive Fox Val-ley Conference foot-balltitles...seniorcap-tain who was named

all-conference and all-area...had two in-terceptions, two forced fumblesandhada punt return average of 35.6 yards in2008...grabbedfiveinterceptionsasaju-nior…Personal—Radio-TVmajor...bornDec.3,1990.

#12 CAM GOOD

5-11 I 221 lbs. I LBSophomore

Fox River Grove, Ill.

Offensive tackle Stephen Flynn leads the way for all-league performer Steve Platek.

2009 — Appeared infivegames…collectedsix tackles…2008 —Earned first varsityletter as top reserveat linebacker...col-lected 25 tackles...

madelonestartatDayton,collectingsea-son-high seven tackles, including three-yard tackle for loss...had six tackles vs.Campbell,whileforcingfumble...recordedfour tackles vs. Jacksonville...2007 —Redshirted...Prep — Captain of RollingMeadowsHighfootballteamasasenior...earnedall-leaguehonorsinfootball...alsolettered in baseball and swimming...two-timeIllinoisstatequalifierin50freestyle...Personal — Business major...recipientof Drake Presidential Scholarship...bornJune29,1989.

#52 JEFF GROVAK

6-4 I 236 lbs. I LBSenior

Mt. Prospect, Ill.Two-year letterwin-ner at strong corner-back…2009 — Start-ed against Davidson,Campbell, Daytonand Butler…finishedseason with eight

tackles, including seven solos...2008 —Played in all 11 games, collected 17tackles...had season-high six tackles vs.Davidson,whilereturninginterception40yards...collected three tackles in openervs. Upper Iowa...2007 — Redshirted...Prep — Two-time all Suburban Mid-6Conference choice at Raytown SouthHigh...alsocaptainassenior...hadsevencareer interceptions...received footballacademicaward...Personal—Marketingandentrepreneurialmanagementmajor...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholar-ship…attendedSustainableDevelopmentSeminarinUgandainJuneof2010…bornMarch26,1989.

#26 MATT HANCOCK

6-3 I 199 lbs. I DBSenior

Kansas City, Kan.

Two-year letterwin-ner who has provenvaluable commod-ity as team’s longsnapper and reservelinebacker…2009 —Recorded 13 tack-

les, including seven solo hits...collectedcareer-high seven tackles at Campbell,including four solos…2008 — Movedfrom J-back to linebacker during 2008preseason camp...2007 — Redshirted...Prep—Two-timesecond-teamNebraskaClassAall-statechoiceassenioratWest-side High...had 58 tackles, four fumblerecoveries, three quarterback sacks assenior...Personal—Financemajor...bornFeb.6,1989.

#31 STOY HALL

5-10 I 225 lbs. I LBSenior

Omaha, Neb.

2009—Redshirted...Prep—Two-timespe-cial mention All-Cen-tral State Eight Con-ference selection atGlenwoodHigh...hon-oredasa2009Illinois

State Scholar…Personal —Recipient ofDrakePresidentialScholarship..namedto2009 Pioneer Football League FallAca-demicHonorRoll...bornJan.9,1991.

#72 VINCE ISRAEL

6-5 I 284 lbs. I OLSophomore

Springfield, Ill.Could see action asreserve defensivetackle…2009— Red-shirted…Prep — Se-nior captain who ledWestDesMoinesVal-ley to the 2008 Iowa

Class4Astatechampionshiptitle...namedcaptainof the IowaNewspaperAssocia-tionClass4AAll-Statefirstteam...select-ed to Des Moines Register 4A all-Statesecond team...two-year CIML all-confer-ence selection...placed fourth in discusat 2009 Drake Relays as well as thirdinshotputandsixth indiscusat the4Astate trackmeet...four-year all-academicrecognition...Personal — InternationalBusiness/economics major...recipient ofDrakePresidentialScholarship...MVCrepforStudentAthleteAdvisoryCouncil...sis-ter,Noor,isaDrakegraduate...bornFeb.21,1991.

#46 NASER HANNOON

6-0 I 237 lbs. I DTSophomore

W. Des Moines, Iowa

Listed as top backupat strongside line-backer…2009 —Redsh i r ted . . .Prep — Senior captainwho led Holland HallSchoolwith105tack-

les, four sacks and two interceptions ondefense,alongwith14receptionsfor250yardsandfivetouchdownsattightend...earned Tulsa all-metro honors, selectedasTexasPrivateSchoolCoachesAsso-ciationFootballAll-Starandwastwo-timeall-conference selection...garnered 86tackles,fivesacksand two interceptionsasjuniorand102tacklesassophomore...four-yearletterwinnerinfootballandpar-ticipatedinfivestraightconferencecham-pionshipgames... lettered in soccer andbasketballandwonaconferencechampi-onshipinsoccer...servedasstudentbodyvice-president…Personal — Law, Poli-tics and Society major...named to 2009Pioneer Football League Fall AcademicHonorRoll…bornOct.3,1990.

#51 SETH HEDMAN

6-3 I 221 lbs. I LBSophomoreTulsa, Okla.

Locked in battlefor placekickingchores...2007 —Redshirted...Prep —Earned Illinois Class7Aall-statehonorablementionhonorsasse-

nioratCarmelCatholicHighSchool...alsofirst-team East Suburban Catholic Con-ferenceall-leaguechoice...had39.9yardpunting average...made four field goalsandhad35touchbacks...earnedacadem-ic all-state scholar honors...Personal—Physics/Math/Computer Sciencemajor...named to 2008 and 2009Pioneer Foot-ball League FallAcademic Honor Roll...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholar-ship...bornSept.30,1988.

#11 BILLY JANSSEN

6-4 I 197 lbs. I KSenior

Round Lak Beach, Ill.

Cornerback Matt Hancock

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2009—Played insixgames at offensivetackle...named toAcademic All-PioneerFootball League firstteam…2008—Red-shirted...Prep —

EarnedIowaClass2Aall-statehonorsbyIowaNewspaperAssociationassenioratClarion High...played for North team inIowaShrineAll-Star football game...alsocaptainoffootballandbasketballteams...valedictorianofgraduatingclass...namedfirst team Academic All-State and alsoState of Iowa Scholar…Personal — Fi-nanceandPoliticsmajor...namedto2008and 2009 Pioneer Football League FallAcademicHonorRoll...recipientofDrakePresidential Scholarship...born June 15,1989.

#65 ANDREW KELLER

6-5 I 276 lbs. I OLJunior

Clarion, Iowa

Will see action attight end…2009 —Redsh i r ted…Prep— Led GlenbardSouth to the2008 Il-linois Class 6A statequarterfinals...rushed

for 234 yards and three touchdowns inthirdgameofseasonbeforebeingside-lined until playoffs with broken finger...had 19 touchdowns while passing for1400 yards and rushing for 500 yardsin 2007...honored as football MVP andGlenbard South Athlete of the Year in2008-2009...academic all-conferencein football and basketball...Personal—Pre-medmajor...recipientofDrakePresi-dential Scholarship…member of DrakeStudent Athlete Advisory Council..bornApril10,1990.

#16 KEVIN MARSHALL

6-4 I 238 lbs. I TESophomore

Glen Ellyn, Ill.

Returns for secondyear at starting cor-nerback, makingsmooth transitionafter beginning hiscollegecareerasrun-ning back…2009 —

LedPFL inpunt returnswith10.6avg…alsohadteam-hightwointerceptions...re-corded29tacklesincluding24solostopsand one blocked kick...had career-highnine tackles inopenervs.GrandView…collectedeight tacklesvs.DavidsonandSouth Dakota…had seven stops vs.MaristandCampbell…returnedfivekick-offs for 118 yards (23.6 avg.)…scoopedupopponentfieldgoalattemptblockedbyteammate BenMorrison to score touch-downinwinatDavidson…had117yardsinall-purpose runningagainstCampbell,including109yardsonfivepuntreturns…had 10-yard interception return vs. Val-paraiso,whilerecordingpasstheftinfina-leatButler...2008—Collected226yardsonthegroundin64carries(3.5avg.)withthree touchdowns...also caught sevenpassesfor35yards...gainedseason-high65 yards in 16 carries vs.Upper Iowa...hadnine-yardtouchdownrunvs.WilliamPenn...threwfive-yardtouchdownpasstoStevePlatekvs.SanDiego....caughtthreepassesvs.MoreheadState,whilescoringonseven-yardrun...2007—Redshirted...Prep—EarnedsecondteamIowaClass3Aall-statehonorsafterrushingfor1,324yards, including 20 touchdowns, as se-nior at Chariton in 2006...had 15 careerinterceptions...also four-year letterwinnerinbaseballandbasketball…Personal—Pharmacy major...earned second teamAll-Academic Pioneer Football Leaguehonors in 2008...named to 2007, 2008and2009PFLFallAcademicHonorRoll...bornApril8,1989.

#28 MICHAEL LAHART

5-11 I 181 lbs. I RBSenior

Chariton, Iowa

Returning starter atright offensive tack-le...2009 — EarnedAll-Pioneer Foot-ball League honor-able mention hon-ors...2008 — Played

in10gameson theoffensive line...Prep —Earned all-metro and all-league hon-ors in both baseball and football atMo-lineHigh...playedinIllinoisShrineAll-Stargame...also led team to league titles inbaseballand football in2007…Personal —Accounting/Finance major...named to2008and2009PioneerFootballLeagueFall Academic Honor Roll...recipient ofDrake Presidential Scholarship...bornDec.13,1989.

#60 EVAN LAWRENCE

6-5 I 300 lbs. I OLJunior

Moline, Ill.

Two-year letterwinnerin backfield…2009 — Led team in rush-ing with 347 yardsin 88 carries (3.9avg.)…alsocaught14

passes for83yards… rushed for careerhigh69 yardsatSanDiego in nine car-ries,helpingsecurewininfinalminutes...totaled53yardsonthegroundin13car-ries vs. Jacksonville...had go-ahead 14-yardtouchdownruninsecondquarteratMarist…had five-yard touchdown run atSouth Dakota, four-yard scoring run vs.Valparaisoandtwo-yardtouchdownburstvs. Campbell...had four receptions for24 yards vs.Dayton, including four-yardscoringpass...2008—Appeared inninegames, rushing 26 times for 141 yards(5.4 avg.), including two touchdowns...had 10-yard touchdown run at Valparai-so...rushed forseason-high55yardsvs.Campbell in seven attempts, including13-yard touchdown run...2007 — Red-shirted...Prep — Earned second-teamIowaClass1Aall-statehonorsasseniorat Des Moines Christian...also two-timeall-district selection...netted 1,480 yardsrushingassenior...alsocompetedin2007Iowa state track and field meet in fourevents...Personal — Creative advertis-ing major...recipient of Drake Presiden-tial Scholarship…father, Mark, is assis-tantathleticdirectoratDrakeandformerDrakeRelaysdirector...twinsister,Leah,plays volleyball at Northwestern (Minn.)Collegewithyoungersister,Katilyn..bornDec.7,1988.

#34 TOM KOSTEK

5-10 I 192 lbs. I RBSenior

W. Des Moines, Iowa

Entered camp listedas top reserve atnose guard…2009 — Named DefensiveScoutTeamPlayeroftheYear atChanningSmith banquet...2008

— Redshirted...Prep — Earned IllinoisClass 2A first-team all-state honors atFarmington Central High...two-time first-teamAll-OlympicConferencechoiceandteamMVP…Personal—Accountingandfinancemajor...namedto2008and2009Pioneer Football League Fall AcademicHonor Roll...named to Alpha LambdaDelta freshmen honor society...recipientof Drake Presidential Scholarship...bornOct.10,1989.

#99 ZACH LOZIER

6-0 I 270 lbs. I DLJunior

Farmington, Ill.

2009 — Named Pio-neer Football LeagueFreshman DefensivePlayer of the Year...ranked second inPFL in forced fum-bles with four and

sixthintacklesforlosswith14.5totaling57 yards...also ranked sixth in NCAA inforced fumbles...honorable mention All-PFL selection…finished season with 67tackles, including 44 solo...tallied seventackles, including three for 18 yards inlosses.vs.Dayton...hadseventacklesinwinvs.Campbellincludingoneforloss...collected eight tackles, including threeforsevenyards in losses,atDavidson...had season-high nine tackles vs. GrandView, including interception...collectedeighthitsvs.SouthDakota,includingtwotackles for losses…alsohad two tacklesfor losses vs. Marist, while forcing twofumbles.…recoveredfumblevs.Jackson-ville…named toCoSIDA andESPNTheMagazineAcademicAll-District7secondteam...named toAcademicAll-PFL sec-ond team… 2008— Redshirted…Prep —Earned first-team IowaClass 1-A all-statehonorsatMasonCityNewmanHighby both Des Moines Register and IowaNewspaper Association...named MasonCity Globe Gazette Defensive Player ofYear...was sixth in 110 hurdles at 2008IowaClass1Astatetrackmeet...wassev-enthat189 in2008IowaClass1Astatewrestling meet...earned all-league hon-ors in baseball…Personal— Pharmacymajor...namedto2008and2009PioneerFootball League Fall Academic HonorRoll...recipient of Drake PresidentialScholarship...bornJan.21,1990.

#44 TYLER MOOREHEAD

6-1 I 223 lbs. I LBJunior

Mason City, IowaBrightfuturepredictedafter ranking secondontheteaminrushingas freshman…2009 — Rushed for 278yards in 80 carries(3.5 avg.)…ran for

careerbest100yardson13carrieswitha34-yard touchdownvs.Campbell...had14 carries vs. Valparaiso and MissouriS&T…caught eight passes for 35 yards,including career-high three , in openervs.GrandView…Prep —Prolificrunningback for Parish Episcopal School whohad four seasons of 1,000 plus rushingyards...earnedfirst-teamall-stateandall-districtaswell asdistrictoffensiveMVP,whilerushingfor1,800yards,300receiv-ingyardsand30touchdownsasjunior...gained 1,100 rushing yards, 250 receiv-ingyardsand21touchdownsasseniortogarner second-team all-district honors...two-yearteamcaptain...powerliftingstatechamp in 2008 and 2009...Personal —Psychology/Business major…born May28,1991.

#4 TREY MORSE

5-7 I 198 lbs. I RBSophomoreElmo, Texas

Listedasatopreserveat nose guard...2009 — Played in fivegames, recordingthree tackles...2008 — Redshirted...Prep — Led Providence

Catholic High with seven quarterbacksacksasseniorin2007...earnedall-areahonors…Personal—GraphicDesign/Ad-vertisingmajor...namedto2008and2009Pioneer Football League Fall AcademicHonorRoll...recipientofDrakePresiden-tialScholarship…bornJan.1,1990.

#42 PADDY O’CONNELL

6-2 I 252 lbs. I DTJunior

Orland Park, Ill.

2009—NamedSpe-cial Teams ScoutPlayer of the Year atChanning Smith ban-quet…redshir ted. . .Prep — Named toIowa Newspaper As-

sociationClass1Aall-statesecond-teamas defensive back as well as first-teamall-district as quarterback...honored assecond-team all-district in 2006 and2007...four-year letterwinner in trackandbaseballandthree-yearlettermaninbas-ketball...memberofNationalHonorSoci-ety...Personal—Businessmajor...broth-er,Lucas,isDrakefootballteammate...onbornAug.24,1990.

#15 TYLER MOSIER

5-10 I 187 lbs. I DBSophomoreLewis, Iowa

Two-year letterwinnerat linebacker who ischallenging for start-ing role at weaksidelinebacker..2009 —Appeared in eightgames…co l l e c t ed

two tackles…had 15-yard kickoff returnat South Dakota...2008— Collected sixtackles on the season...recorded fourtacklesvs.Campbell...forcedfumbleandrecoveredfumblevs.WilliamPenn...2007 — Redshirted...Prep — Earned sec-ond team all-state honors while leadingWheatonWarrenvilleSouthHighSchoolto2008IllinoisClass8Astatefootballtitlein 2006...also standout weight throwerontrackandfieldteam,leadingsquadtoleaguetitle...Personal —Entrepreneurialmanagement/Marketing major...recipientof Drake Presidential Scholarship...bornSept.19,1988.

#13 JIM NELSON

6-2 I 222 lbs. I LBSenior

Wheaton, Ill.

Slotback Trey Morse Linebacker Tyler Moorehead (left), defenisve end Dain Taylor

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Will provide depthat flanker…2009 —Redsh i r t ed…Prep — Named to CentralSuburban LeagueSouth Division all-conference team...

scoredseventouchdownsforWaukeganHigh...state qualifier in track...Personal— Computer sciences/graphic designmajor...bornSept.27,1990.

#83 DENZEL RAY

6-0 I 162 lbs. I WRSophomore

Waukegan, Ill.

Started all 11 gamesat quarterback lastyear…2009 —Passed for 2,139yards, the most bya Drake quarterbacksince Connor Jostes

threw for 2,196 in 2004…ranked fourthinPFLinpassingaverage(194.5yards),fifthinpassingefficiency(127.2)andfifthin total offense (190.1 yards)…threw 14touchdown passes…passed for morethan 200 yards in six games, includingseason-high340vs.MissouriS&T…com-pleted27of34passes(79.4percent)vs.Missouri S&T…threw three touchdownpassesvs.Jacksonville…hadtwotouch-down passes in games vs. Valparaiso,SanDiegoandCampbell…threwfor201yards vs. Campbell...completed 17 of26 passes for 220 yards at Davidson....passed for 248 yards (23-34), includingone touchdown, in first collegiate startvs. Grand View...2008 — Redshirted...Prep — Attended Wheaton South HighSchool...Personal — Marketing major...bornFeb.26,1990.

#10 MICHAEL PIATKOWSKI

6-1 I 179 lbs. I QBJunior

Wheaton, Ill.

Made progress inspringtochallengeforstartingroleat leftof-fensive tackle…2009 — Redshirted…Prep — Talented athletewho was selected

Class2Afirstteamall-statebytheIllinoisHigh School Football Coaches Associa-tion...ledImmaculateConceptionHighasthe Illinois Class 2A state champions...also honored as all-area, all-conferenceand conference lineman of year...alsonamed all-state, all-area and all-confer-ence in basketball his junior and senioryears...threeyearletterwinnerandseniorbaseballcaptain...awardedacademicall-state and academic all-conference hon-ors...memberofNationalHonorSociety...Personal—Financemajor...recipient ofDrake Presidential Scholarship…bornMarch25,1991.

#56 MATT PURDUM

6-5 I 280 lbs. I OLSophomoreElmhurst, Ill.

Involved in battle forstarting free safetyspot…2009 — Red-shirted...Prep — LedSt.ThomasAcademyto section champion-ship and state foot-

ball quarterfinals...named all-conferenceand all-state honorable mention as se-nior captain...also named all-conferencein basketball…Personal — Finance/ac-countingmajor...named to 2009 PioneerFootball League Fall Academic HonorRoll...mother,Mary,isaDrakegraduate...bornFeb.8,1991.

#21 MICHAEL RATELLE

6-0 I 188 lbs. I DBSophomoreEdina, Minn.

Projected as start-ing flanker...oneof six freshmen toearn varsity letterlast year...2009 —Appeared in all 11games, snaring 20

passes for 259 yards and three touch-downs...had 53-yard reception for atouchdownatButler…caughtfivepassesfor 49 yards, including 24-yard touch-down reception, vs. Campbell...had fourreceptions for70yardsatButler, includ-ing 53-yard touchdown catch…caughtthreepasses in collegedebut vs.GrandView…hauled in 39-yard pass for firstcollegiate touchdown vs. Valparaiso...Prep—Two-yearcaptainforParkRidge(Maine South) team which won 2008 Il-linoisClass8Astatetitle...had73recep-tionsfor1,030Yardsand15touchdownsas senior...garnered 54 receptions for950yardsand13touchdownsasjunior...honorable mention all-state and two-year all-conference selection...also statetrackqualifier and three-year track teammember…Personal—Businessmajor...named to2009PioneerFootballLeagueFallAcademicHonorRoll...sister,Jestina,played soccer at Northern Illinois...bornFeb.21,1991.

#3 JOEY ORLANDO

5-9 I 197 lbs. I WRSophomore

Park Ridge, Ill.

Will provide depthat J-back...2009 — Played in fivegames...2008—Red-shirted...Prep — SetLee’s Summit WestHigh school record

for single-season touchdown recep-tions (seven) and single-season recep-tion yardage (552) as senior...played inMissouri-Kansas All-Star game...helpedlead team to 2007 Missouri Class 4Astate title…Personal—Financemajor...named to 2008 and 2009Pioneer Foot-ball League FallAcademic Honor Roll...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholar-ship...bornAug.18,1989.

#14 NATHAN PADDOCK

6-0 I 202 lbs. I RBJunior

Lee’s Summit, Mo.

Expected to seeplaying time at splitend…2009 — Red-shirted...Prep—Four-year member of thefootball and trackteams at Owasso

High...grabbed 47 receptions for 640yards in 2007...Personal — Businessmajor...bornAug.18,1990.

#17 NICK ROSA

6-5 I 250 lbs. I LBSenior

Machesney Park, Ill.

2009 — Named Of-fensive Scout TeamPlayer of the Year...Prep — Led Bar-rington High to the2008 Illinois Class8A state quarterfinals

while passing for 1,763 yards with 12touchdowns and rushing for 579 yardsandeighttouchdowns...earnedDailyHer-aldnorthwestsuburbanall-areaandMid-Suburban League all-conference hon-ors....two-year all-academic honoree...Personal — Business major...brother,Brett, is Drake football teammate...bornNov.30,1990.

#18 CODY SEEGER

5-10 I 181 lbs. I WRSophomore

Barrington, Ill.

Providesdepthatde-fensive end...2009—Playedinfivegames,recording five tack-les, including two forsix yards in losses...had quarterback

sack at South Dakota…2008 — Playedin three games...2007 — Redshirted...Prep—Two-timefirstteamAllContinen-tal League choice at Highlands RanchHigh...had120 tacklesas senior, includ-ing90solohits,whileforcingfourfumblesandrecoveringtwofumbles...fifthin2007ColoradoClass5Astatewrestlingmeet…Personal—Marketingmajor...named to2008and2009PFLFallAcademicHon-or Roll...recipient of Drake PresidentialScholarship...bornJune27,1988.

#49 ROBBY UNGER6-0 I 240 lbs. I DE

SeniorHighlands Ranch,

Colo.

Returning letterwin-ner who entered fallcamp listed as start-ing defensive tack-le…2009 — Playedin 10 games, collect-ing 21 tackles includ-

ing10solo...alsoposted2.5quarterbacksacks for 21 yards in losses…had twotackles, totaling 11 yards in losses, atMarist…had nine-yard tackle for loss atDavidson…2008—Redshirted...Prep—Named to Iowa Class 2A second-teamall-stateinfootball...seventhin2008IowaClass2Astatewrestlingmeetasheavy-weight at Jefferson-Scranton High...thirdin shot put at 2008 IowaClass2A statetrackmeet….Personal—Accountinma-jor...named to 2008 and 2009 PioneerFootball League Fall Academic HonorRoll...bornJune7,1990.

#90 JOHN SAWHILL

6-3 I 267 lbs. I DTJunior

Jefferson, Iowa

Three-year squadmember…2008 —Redsh i r ted . . .Prep — Helped lead St.Thomas AquinasHIghtoKansasClass5A district titles from

2005-07...earned all-league honors asjunior and senior...was league and re-gional champ at 215 pounds as seniorwrestler…Personal — Creative writingand pyschology major...named to 2008and2009PFLFallAcademicHonorRoll...bornOct.12,1989.

#97 E.J. WALTER

5-11 I 215 lbs. I DLJunior

Overland Park, Kan.

Projected as top can-didateforstartingtightend…2009 — Playedin eight games asreserve tight end…caughttwopassesfor14 yards vs. Camp-

bell....2008—Redshirted...Prep—Two-time Mid-Suburban East all-conferencequarterback at Rolling Meadows HighSchool...namedall-areahissenioryear...honored by Illinois High School FootballCoaches Association as academic all-state…Personal — TV/Radio major...named to 2008 and 2009Pioneer Foot-ball League FallAcademic Honor Roll...recipient of Drake Presidential Scholar-ship...bornSept.1,1989.

#87 BEN SABAL6-4 I 239 lbs. I TE

JuniorArlington Heights,

Ill.2009—Redshirted...Prep — Led Cary-Grove High to fourconsecutive league-football titles...seniorcaptain who wasnamedall-conference

and all-area..had a punt return averageof35.6yardsin2008...hadfiveintercep-tionsasa junior…Personal—Businessmajor...namedto2009PFLFallAcademicHonorRoll...recipientofDrakePresiden-tial Scholarship...brother, Nick, is Drakefootballteammate…bornFeb.5,1991

#64 JAKE UNDERWOOD

6-1 I 195 lbs. I LBSophomore

Cary, Ill.

Returning two-year starter at noseguard...second teamselection on PhilSteel’s 2010 Pre-season All-PioneerFootball League

team…2009—EarnedAll-PFLhonorablemention honors...collected 15 tackles,including nine solo hits…had five-yardquarterback sack vs. Campbell…recov-eredfumbleatMarist...2008 —Playedineight games at nose guard, seeing firstextensiveactionagainstSanDiego...col-lectedfoursolohitsatButlerwhichwar-rantedmovetostartinglineupatDayton...had career-high seven tackles againstMorehead State...collected two tacklesvs. Davidson, including 11-yard quar-terback sack...preserved 20-17 victoryagainst Davidson by blocking field goalon last play of game...had three tacklesat Jacksonville...Prep—Earnedsecondteamall-statehonorsassenioratWhitnallHigh...two time first-team all-conferencechoice, while collecting 15 quarterbacksacksas juniorandsenior...ownsschoolrecord for career wins in wrestling with158...two-time captain in football andwrestling...finalist for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel BoysAthlete of Year…Person-al — Pharmacy major...named to 2008PFLFallAcademicHonorRoll...selectedtoAlpha Lambda Delta freshman honorsociety...recipient of Drake PresidentialScholarship...bornFeb.24,1990.

#58 DAVE WITKIEWICZ

6-6 I 286 lbs. I DTJunior

Hales Corner, Wis.

Returningletterwinneron offensive linewhostarted at center in2009 season openervs.GrandView...2008 — Redshirted...Prep — Earned first-team

all-leaguehonorsasasenioratLockportTownship High...Personal — Businessmajor...bornOct.27,1990.

#71 CHRIS WILSON

6-0 I 282 lbs. I OLJunior

Homer Glenn, Ill.

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Last time Drake played an overtime game —Valparaiso 51, Drake 45 (one overtime), Oct. 25, 2003, Valparaiso, Ind.

Last shutout by Drake — 19-0 vs. Missouri S&T, Oct. 10, 2009

Last shutout by Drake at home —19-0 vs. Missouri S&T, Oct. 10, 2009

Last time Drake shut out — 19-0 at Lehigh, Sept. 6, 2008

Last time Drake shut out at home — 37-0 by San Diego, Oct. 21, 2006

Last Drake kickoff return for touchdown — 90 yards, Augustine Agyei vs. Waldorf, Sept. 8, 2007

Last Drake punt return for a touchdown — 60 yards, Jordan Bontrager vs. Austin Peay, Sept. 24, 2005

Last time Drake blocked a punt for a touchdown — 39 yards, Clint Martindale vs. San Diego, Sept. 30, 2000

Last time Drake blocked a punt for a safety — Mike Bialas vs. Butler, Oct. 6, 2007

Last Drake pass interception for a touchdown — 46 yards, Andy Green vs. Davidson, Oct. 25, 2008

The Last Time It Happened ...Last Drake fumble return for a touchdown — 58 yards, Michael Lahart at Davidson, Oct. 24, 2009

Last Drake player to rush for 100 yards — 100 yards in 13 carries, Trey Morse vs. Campbell, Nov. 7, 2009

Two Drake players rush for 100 yards in same game — 101 yards in 19 carries, Willie Cashmore; and 216 yards in 27 carries, Scott Phaydavong vs. Jacksonville, Nov. 10, 2006 Last Drake player to pass for over 300 yards —389 yards, Connor Jostes at Valparaiso, Oct. 25, 2003

Last Drake player to rush for three touchdowns — 3, Scott Phaydavong vs. Valparaiso Sept. 29, 2007

Last Drake player to catch three touchdowns — 3, Jason Jones vs. Jacksonville, Oct. 4, 2003

Last Drake player to pass for four touchdowns — 5, Connor Jostes vs. Upper Iowa, Nov. 6, 2004

Last Drake player to score three touchdowns — 3, Scott Phaydavong vs. Valparaiso, Sept. 29, 2007

Last Drake player to make four field goals — 4, Brandon Wubs vs. Missouri S&T, Oct. 10, 2009

Support Staff

Adam BortzDirector of Equipment Operations

Angie DahlAthletic Trainer

Chris HansenVdeo Coordinator

Kara KelleyAdministrative Assistant

Scott KerrAthletic Trainer

Thomas StierAssistant Director of Equipment

Alex WillcoxStrength & Conditioning Coach

INDIVIDUAL RUSHING G NO. YDS G NET AVG TD LG AVG-GAMETom Kostek 11 88 370 23 347 3.9 4 36 31.5Trey Morse 11 80 308 30 278 3.5 1 34 25.3Pat Cashmore 5 47 252 1 251 5.3 2 30 50.2Steve Platek 10 30 157 10 147 4.9 6 63 14.7Hans Broman 11 34 150 10 140 4.1 1 14 12.7Peter Badovinac 5 7 60 0 60 8.6 1 30 12.0Patrick Oliver 4 20 58 7 51 2.5 1 9 12.8Spencer Cady 10 4 7 0 7 1.8 2 3 0.7Brandon Wubs 11 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.5Mason Bucklin 2 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 3 2.5Ben Sabal 4 2 45 0 4 2.0 0 4 1.0Nathan Paddock 3 1 3 0 3 3.0 1 3 1.0Drew Blackmon 11 2 2 0 2 1.0 0 2 0.2Will Yocius 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0Joey Orlando 11 1 0 6 -6 -6.0 0 0 -0.5TEAM 5 0 9 -9 -1.8 0 0 -0.8Michael Piatkowski 11 89 230 278 -48 -0.5 2 17 -4.4 INDIVIDUAL PASSING G NO. COMP. INT PCT. YARDS TD LG AVGMichael Piatkowski 11 323 203 9 .628 2,139 14 64 194.5Peter Badovinac 5 11 7 0 .636 55 0 18 11.0Stephen Platek 10 2 1 0 .500 13 0 13 1.3Trey Morse 11 1 1 0 1.000 1 0 1 0.1 PUNTING NO. YDS. AVG. BK LG TB INSIDE 20Brandon Wubs 64 2,425 37.9 2 75 3 22TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0Mitch Rasmussen 1 41 41,0 0 41 0 0

FIELD GOALS 11-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG BLKBrandon Wubs 0-0 7-8 4-4 2-2 0-1 45 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS. AVG. TD LGMichael Lahart 2 18 9.0 0 17Nick Chenier 1 26 26.0 0 26Skye Buckner-Petty 1 13 13.0 0 13Lucas Mosier 1 8 8.0 0 8Ben Morrison 1 5 5.0 0 5Tyler Moorehead 1 0 0.0 0 0Cale Hunt 1 0 0.0 0 0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTALDrake 63 82 80 64 289 Opponents 52 67 36 33 188

DEFENSIVE STATS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YD QB SACKS-YD PBU FR FF Cale Hunt 55 31 86 7.5-19 2-9 13 1 0Skye Buckner-Petty 45 30 75 3.5-6 0-0 3 1 2Ben Morrison 35 40 75 14.5-48 4.5-28 7 3 3Tyler Moorehead 44 23 67 14.5-57 2.5-19 5 1 4Lucas Mosier 31 17 48 3-23 1-11 17 1 0Dain Taylor 29 19 48 19.5-90 10.5-73 10 1 4Nick Chenier 18 26 44 1.5-2 0-0 5 0 0Josh Walkup 12 20 32 13.5-58 8-43 4 0 2Rashad Stewart 24 7 31 0-0 0-0 6 1 1Michael Lahart 24 5 29 1.5-2 0-0 4 0 0Sean Kitts 13 12 25 5-16 2.5-13 2 1 1Dave Witkiewicz 12 11 23 2-7 1-5 0 1 0John Sawhill 10 11 21 5-28 2.5-21 0 0 0StevePlatek 11 6 17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Lyndon Crawford 9 5 14 0-0 0-0 2 0 0Stoy Hall 7 6 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Matt Hancock 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Andrew Reed 5 2 7 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 0Gus Olofsson 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Jeff Grovak 1 5 6 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0Robby Unger 2 3 5 2-6 1.5-5 0 0 0Patrick Oliver 2 1 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0Tom Kostek 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Drew Blackmon 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Akeem Campbell 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0John Meehan 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 0Paddy O’Connell 0 3 3 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0Jim Nelson 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 John Pugh 2 0 2 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 0Joey Orlando 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Aaron Wies 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Brandon Wubs 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Spencer Cady 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Trey Morse 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Hans Broman 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0Ben Sabal 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Billy Janssen 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Michael Santee 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Matt Buckley 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Mason Bucklin 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LGMichael Lahart 20 212 10.6 0 39Mike Bilton 1 13 13.0 0 13

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LGLucas Mosier 14 299 21.4 0 44Patrick Oliver 8 181 22.6 0 51Michael Lahart 5 118 23.6 0 27Rashad Stewart 5 88 17.6 0 22Cody Midgett 4 56 14.0 0 23Gus Olofsson 1 23 23.0 0 23Jim Nelson 1 15 15.0 0 15Stoy Hall 1 5 5.0 0 5Will Yocius 0 1 0.0 0 1

SCORING TD FG-A 1PAT 2 PAT SAFETY PTSBrandon Wubs 0 13-15 30-32 0-0 0 69Steve Platek 9 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 54Tom Kostek 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 30Spencer Cady 4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 26Joey Orlando 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 18Pat Cashmore 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 18Frank Pucher 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 12Michael Piatkowski 2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 12Patrick Oliver 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Peter Badovinac 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Michael Lahart 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Drew Blackmon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Nathan Paddock 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Trey Morse 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Hans Broman 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Mike Bilton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Mitch Rasmussen 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2

RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG. TD LGSteve Platek 10 49 553 11.3 3 64Drew Blackmon 11 31 457 14.7 1 61Spencer Cady 10 28 298 10.6 2 32Joey Orlando 11 20 259 12.9 3 53Frank Pucher 11 15 157 10.5 2 21Tom Kostek 11 14 83 5.9 1 17Travis Bogaard 5 11 151 13.7 0 30Mike Bilton 9 11 65 5.9 1 12Trey Morse 11 8 35 4.4 0 17Hans Broman 11 7 22 3.1 0 5 Pat Cashmore 5 5 34 68 1 20Mason Bucklin 2 3 25 8.3 0 10Jonathan Gerken 1 2 14 7.0 0 10Ben Sabal 4 2 14 7.0 0 7Will Yocius 10 2 13 6.5 0 7Aaron Wies 10 1 18 18.0 0 18Michael Lahart 10 1 8 8.0 0 8Patrick Oliver 4 1 2 2.0 0 2Denzel Ray 1 1 0 0.0 0 0

DU OPPFIRST DOWNS 195 170 Rushing 73 59 Passing 102 95 Penalty 20 16RUSHING, NET YDS. 1,238 996 Attempts 414 364 Yds. Gained 1,612 1,400 Yds. Lost 374 404 Per Game 112.5 90.5 Touchdowns 21 12PASSING, NET YDS. 2,208 2,045 Attempts 338 353 Completions 212 193 Percentage .627 .547 Comp./Game 19.3 17.5 Yards/Game 200.7 185.9 Yards/Comp. 10.4 10.6 Yards/Att. 6.5 5.8 Touchdowns 14 12 Interceptions 9 8TOTAL OFFENSE, YDS. 3,446 3,041 Plays 752 717 Plays/Game 68.4 65.2 Rushes/Game 37.6 33.1 Passes/Game 30.7 32.1 Yards/Game 313,3 276.5 Yards/Play 4.7 4.2

DU OPPSCORING 289 188 Per Game 26.3 19.1 Touchdowns 36 25 PAT Kicking 32-34 20-24 PAT Others 0-1 0-0 Safety 0 0 Field Goals 13-15 6-12PUNTS 67 74 Yards 2,466 2,720 Average 36.8 36.8KICKOFF RETURNS 39 46 Yards Returned 786 961 Per Return 20.2 20.9 Touchdowns 0 0PUNT RETURNS 21 23 Yards Returned 225 184 Per Return 10.7 8.0 Touchdowns 0 0 INTERCEPTIONS 8 9 Yards Returned 70 122 Per Return 8.8 13.6 Touchdowns 0 1PENALTIES 73 65 Yards Penalized 666 646 Average Per Game 6.6 5.9FUMBLES-LOST 12-8 23-14TOTAL TURNOVERS 17 223RD DOWN CONVER. 61-163 53-1674TH DOWN CONVER. 4/13 6/18

8-3 OVERALL RECORD, 6-2 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUEDate Opponent Score Attendance Record PFL RecordSept. 5 GRAND VIEW W, 22-0 7,156 1-0Sept. 12 *at Marist W, 34-6 2,422 1-1 1-0Sept. 19 at South Dakota L, 21-51 8,274 2-1Oct. 3 *at Valparaiso W, 34-14 3,526 3-1 2-0Oct. 10 MISSOURI S&T W, 19-0 1,019 4-1Oct. 17 *at San Diego W, 21-14 2,357 5-1 3-0Oct. 24 *at Davidson W, 21-16 4,174 6-1 4-0Oct. 31 *JACKONSVILLE W, 45-38 1,121 7-1 5-0Nov. 7 *CAMPBELL W, 49-6 1,826 8-1 6-0Nov. 14 *DAYTON L, 6-23 2,541 8-2 6-1Nov. 21 *at Butler L, 17-20 2,122 8-3 6-2

2009 Final Statistics

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DEFENSIVE STATS SOLO AST TOTAL TFL-YD QB SACKS-YD PBU FR FF Cale Hunt 55 31 86 7.5-19 2-9 13 1 0Skye Buckner-Petty 45 30 75 3.5-6 0-0 3 1 2Ben Morrison 35 40 75 14.5-48 4.5-28 7 3 3Tyler Moorehead 44 23 67 14.5-57 2.5-19 5 1 4Lucas Mosier 31 17 48 3-23 1-11 17 1 0Dain Taylor 29 19 48 19.5-90 10.5-73 10 1 4Nick Chenier 18 26 44 1.5-2 0-0 5 0 0Josh Walkup 12 20 32 13.5-58 8-43 4 0 2Rashad Stewart 24 7 31 0-0 0-0 6 1 1Michael Lahart 24 5 29 1.5-2 0-0 4 0 0Sean Kitts 13 12 25 5-16 2.5-13 2 1 1Dave Witkiewicz 12 11 23 2-7 1-5 0 1 0John Sawhill 10 11 21 5-28 2.5-21 0 0 0StevePlatek 11 6 17 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Lyndon Crawford 9 5 14 0-0 0-0 2 0 0Stoy Hall 7 6 13 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Matt Hancock 7 1 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Andrew Reed 5 2 7 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 0Gus Olofsson 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Jeff Grovak 1 5 6 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0Robby Unger 2 3 5 2-6 1.5-5 0 0 0Patrick Oliver 2 1 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0Tom Kostek 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Drew Blackmon 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Akeem Campbell 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 4 0 0John Meehan 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 0Paddy O’Connell 0 3 3 0.5-2 0-0 0 0 0Jim Nelson 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 John Pugh 2 0 2 0.5-1 0-0 0 1 0Joey Orlando 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Aaron Wies 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Brandon Wubs 0 2 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Spencer Cady 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Trey Morse 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Hans Broman 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0Ben Sabal 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Billy Janssen 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Michael Santee 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Matt Buckley 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0Mason Bucklin 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LGMichael Lahart 20 212 10.6 0 39Mike Bilton 1 13 13.0 0 13

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG TD LGLucas Mosier 14 299 21.4 0 44Patrick Oliver 8 181 22.6 0 51Michael Lahart 5 118 23.6 0 27Rashad Stewart 5 88 17.6 0 22Cody Midgett 4 56 14.0 0 23Gus Olofsson 1 23 23.0 0 23Jim Nelson 1 15 15.0 0 15Stoy Hall 1 5 5.0 0 5Will Yocius 0 1 0.0 0 1

SCORING TD FG-A 1PAT 2 PAT SAFETY PTSBrandon Wubs 0 13-15 30-32 0-0 0 69Steve Platek 9 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 54Tom Kostek 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 30Spencer Cady 4 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 26Joey Orlando 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 18Pat Cashmore 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 18Frank Pucher 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 12Michael Piatkowski 2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 12Patrick Oliver 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Peter Badovinac 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Michael Lahart 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Drew Blackmon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Nathan Paddock 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Trey Morse 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Hans Broman 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Mike Bilton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 6Mitch Rasmussen 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 2

RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG. TD LGSteve Platek 10 49 553 11.3 3 64Drew Blackmon 11 31 457 14.7 1 61Spencer Cady 10 28 298 10.6 2 32Joey Orlando 11 20 259 12.9 3 53Frank Pucher 11 15 157 10.5 2 21Tom Kostek 11 14 83 5.9 1 17Travis Bogaard 5 11 151 13.7 0 30Mike Bilton 9 11 65 5.9 1 12Trey Morse 11 8 35 4.4 0 17Hans Broman 11 7 22 3.1 0 5 Pat Cashmore 5 5 34 68 1 20Mason Bucklin 2 3 25 8.3 0 10Jonathan Gerken 1 2 14 7.0 0 10Ben Sabal 4 2 14 7.0 0 7Will Yocius 10 2 13 6.5 0 7Aaron Wies 10 1 18 18.0 0 18Michael Lahart 10 1 8 8.0 0 8Patrick Oliver 4 1 2 2.0 0 2Denzel Ray 1 1 0 0.0 0 0

• Longest Plays •Longest Rushing Plays 95, Al Wieland vs. Oklahoma A&M, 10-7-3290, Lynn King vs. Simpson, 9-27-29(Non-Scholarship)82, Scott Phaydavong at Morehead State, 11-20-0478, Scott Phaydavong vs. Butler, 10-29-0574, Willie Cashmore vs. Morehead State, 9-30-0670, Pete Sylvester vs. Wis.-LaCrosse, 9-19-9869, Brant Alley vs. Sioux Falls, 11-14-8769, Scott Phaydavong vs. Upper Iowa, 9-9-06Longest Passing Plays 98, Jeff Martin to Mark Flaker vs. N.M. State, 9-4-7689, Rex Perry to Doug Winslow vs. Northern Arizona, 10-2-71(Non-Scholarship)95, Ira Vandever to Aaron Overton vs. Wis.-LaCrosse, 9-21-0292, Bill Castonzo to Jason Jones vs. Waldorf, 11-15-0384, Jamie DeAngelo to DeShaun Diggs vs. Aurora, 10-2-93Longest Punt Returns 91, Duane Miller vs. North Texas State, 10-4-6986, Duane Miller vs. Western Illinois, 10-15-69(Non-Scholarship)75, Eric Anderson vs. Sioux Falls, 11-14-87Longest Field Goal 55, Walt Brindley vs. Kansas, 10-16-2048, Ron Daemen vs. Northern Iowa, 9-4-82(Non-Scholarship)62, Billy Cundiff vs. San Diego, 9-30-200054, Billy Cundiff vs. Wis.-Stevens Point, 9-16-2000

54, Billy Cundiff vs. Wis.-Stevens Point, 9-18-99Longest Kickoff Return 115, Charles Taylor vs. Haskell Indian College, 11-11-05(Non-Scholarship)97, Chad Briley vs. Valparaiso, 10-16-93Longest Pass Interception 96, Lee Brothers vs. Abilene Christian, 11-14-6485, Mike Carden vs. Arkansas State, 9-21-68(Non-Scholarship)100, Noah Joseph vs. Wayne State (Neb.), 10-4-9799, Grant Pohlmann vs. Saint Mary’s, 10-9-99Longest Punt 93, Bob Handke vs. Wichita State, 11-12-4988, Dick Nesbitt vs. Iowa State, 11-16-29(Non-Scholarship)75, Brandon Wubs vs. Jacksonville, 10-31-0972, Ryan Horvath vs. Valparaiso, 10-23-0471, Matt Sneller vs. St. Norbert, 9-14-96

Punt Return Yardage Season(Non-Scholarship) 382, 2005Game 162 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-7-61(Non-Scholarship) 118 vs. Sioux Falls, 11-14-87Kickoff Returns Game 11 vs. Louisville, 10-15-66Kickoff Return Yardage Game 237 vs. Louisville, 10-15-66Penalties Season(Non-Scholarship) 80, 1994Game 16 vs. Emporia State, 10-4-52 16 vs. North Central, 11-4-89Yards Penalized Season (Non-Scholarship) 751, 1993 Game 176 vs. Memphis St., 9-23-72(Non-Scholarship) 134 vs. Wis.-Stevens Point, 9-16-2000 115 vs. Morehead State, 9-24-2004 114 vs. North Central,11-4-89First Downs By Penalty Season 24, 1977(Non-Scholarship) 24, 2002Game 6 vs. West Texas State, 9-14-74

• Rushing •Most Rushing Yardage Season 2,240, 1980(Non-Scholarship) 2,642, 2004Game 441 vs. Louisville, 10-19-74(Non-Scholarship) 447 vs. Aurora, 10-2-93Most Rushing Plays Season 568, 1981(Non-Scholarship) 558, 1997Game 71 vs. Louisville, 10-19-74(Non-Scholarship) 64 vs. St. Norbert, 11-2-91Most First Downs Rushing Season 129, 1993(Scholarship) 127, 1997Game 22 vs. Louisville, 10-19-74(Non-Scholarship) 26 vs. Wis.-Oshkosh, 11-5-94Touchdowns Rushing Season(Non-Scholarship) 31, 2006Game 7 vs. Bradley, 10-27-56(Non-Scholarship) 7 at Quincy, 9-26-98Fumbles Game 9 vs. Louisville, 11-21-70Fumbles Lost Game 6 vs. Colorado State, 10-23-48 6 vs. Idaho State, 11-18-72

• Passing •Most Passing Yardage Season 2,877, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 3,360, 2002 3,143, 2003Game 455 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 9-26-70(Non-Scholarship) 398 vs. San Diego, 10-11-03Most Passes Completed Season 218, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 215, 2003Game 30 vs. Tulsa, 10-23-82(Non-Scholarship) 28 vs. Simpson, 9-8-90Most Passes Attempted Season 454, 1970(Non-Scholarship) 397, 2003Game 59 vs. Tulsa, 11-13-76(Non-Scholarship) 51 vs. Simpson, 1990; vs. Dayton, 2002Most Touchdowns Passing Season 27, 1970(Non-Scholarship) 32, 2002Game 6 vs. Idaho State, 9-12-70(Non-Scholarship) 6 vs. San Diego, 10-2-02 5 vs. Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 9-21-02 5 vs. Butler, 10-26-02 5 vs. Upper Iowa, 11-6-04Most First Downs Passing Season 142, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 137, 2002Game 21 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 9-26-70

•Kicking •Punt Returns Season (Non-Scholarship) 34, 2005Game 8 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-12-63 8 vs. Louisville, 9-25-71 8 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-9-71 8 vs. South Dakota St., 11-16-68

Ira Vandever Scott Phaydavong

Most Victories 10, 1981(Non-Scholarship) 10, 2004 Fewest Victories 0, 1893, 1917(Non-Scholarship) 4, 1991Most Losses 10, 1976, 1983(Non-Scholarship) 6, 1991Fewest Losses 0, 1922Most Ties 2, 1917, 1935, 1969Longest Winning Streak 7, 1922, 1981(Non-Scholarship) 9, 2004Consecutive Victories 13, 1921-23Longest Losing Streak 7, 1976, 1977(Non-Scholarship) 4, 1991Consecutive Losses 10, 1976-77

• Scoring •Most Points Season (Div. I) 306, 1980(Non-Scholarship) 410, 2000Game 96 vs. Parsons, 1912(Non-Scholarship) 62 vs. Butler, 2000 Scoring Against Season 424, 1976(Non-Scholarship) 429, 2002Game 85, Ohio State (7), 1935(Non-Scholarship) 64, Western Illinois (7), 2002Two-Team Scoring Game 102-Drake 55, Bradley 47, 1956(Non-Scholarship) 103-Drake 62, Butler 41, 2000Most Touchdowns Season 52, 2005Game 9 vs. Butler, 10-28-2000 8 vs. Quincy & Ill. Benedictine, 1992 8 vs. Simpson, 9-3-88(Scholarship) 8 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-19-66 8 vs. Idaho State, 11-22-69 Most Field Goals Made Season 15, 1981(Non-Scholarship) 20, 2000Game 5 vs. Wis.-Stevens Point, 9-16-2000 4 vs. St. Ambrose, 11-12-94 4 vs. St. Ambrose, 9-12-98(Scholarship) 4 vs. Northern Iowa, 9-4-82 4 vs. Indiana State, 9-1-79 4 vs. West Texas State, 11-17-84 Most Extra Points Made Season 39, 1980(Non-Scholarship) 44, 2002; 44, 2005Game 8 vs. Butler, 10-28-2000(Scholarship) 7 vs. South Dakota State, 9-17-48 7 vs. South Dakota, 10-7-49 7 vs. Bradley, 10-27-56 7 vs. Idaho State, 11-22-69 7 vs. South Dakota, 10-23-71

• Offense •Total Offense Season 4,893, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 5,281, 2003 5,089, 2002Game 734 vs. Butler, 10-28-2000 671 vs. Aurora, 10-2-93(Scholarship) 572 vs. Louisville, 10-19-74Most Plays Season 919, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 873, 2003Game 99 vs. Simpson, 9-8-90(Scholarship) 97 vs. North Texas State, 9-30-72 97 vs. Northern Iowa, 10-14-72 97 vs. Tulsa, 11-16-74Most First Downs Season 271, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 277, 2002Game 35 vs. Wichita State, 11-6-82(Non-Scholarship) 35 vs. Simpson, 9-8-90

Team Records

Most Points Career 290 Jerry Heston, 1970-74(Non-Scholarship) 284 Billy Cundiff, 1998-2001Season 108 Johnny Bright, 1950(Non-Scholarship) 108 Willie Cashmore, 2006Game 30 Bill Boelter vs. Mississippi St. 11-19-22; vs. Grinnell, 10-27-23(Non-Scholarship) 30 Jonathan Taylor at Valparaiso, 10-25-03; 30 Willie Cashmore at Jacksonville, 11-10-06Most Points By Kicker Career 146 Bob Chase, 1968-70(Non-Scholarship) 284 Billy Cundiff, 1998-2001Season 72 Henrik Mike-Mayer, 1980(Non-Scholarship) 100 Billy Cundiff, 2000Game 13 Tae Kim vs. Northern Iowa, 9-4-82 13 John Brda vs. West Texas State, 11-17-89(Non-Scholarship) 17 Billy Cundiff vs. Wis.-Stevens Point, 9-16-2000Most Touchdowns Career 48 Jerry Heston, 1970-74(Non-Scholarship) 43 Jason Grove, 1995-98Season 18 Johnny Bright, 1950(Non-Scholarship) 18 Willie Cashmore, 2006Game 5 Gus Young vs. Iowa Teachers, 10-3-1900 5 Bill Boelter vs. Mississippi State, 11-19-22; Grinnell 10-27-23(Non-Scholarship) 5 Willie Cashmore at Jacksonville, 11-10-06 5 Jonathan Taylor at Valparaiso, 10-25-03 4 Jason Grove vs. Quincy, 9-26-98 4 Pete Sylvester vs. Butler, 10-31-98Most Field Goals Career 28 Todd Gaffney, 1973-75 (Non-Scholarship ) 49 Billy Cundiff, 1998-2001 Season 15 Henrik Mike-Mayer, 1981(Non-Scholarship) 20 Billy Cundiff, 2000Game 4 Mark Mendenhall vs. Indiana State, 9-1-79 4 John Brda vs. West Texas State, 11-17-84(Non-Scholarship) 5 Billy Cundiff vs. Wis.-Stevens Point, 9-16-2000 4 Bill Willers vs. St. Ambrose, 11-12-94 4 Billy Cundiff vs. St. Ambrose, 9-12-98 & 9-9-2000Most Field Goal Attempts Career 40 Bob Chase, 1968-70(Non-Scholarship) 79 Billy Cundiff, 1998-2001Season 21 Bob Smith, 1971(Non-Scholarship) 27 Billy Cundiff, 2000; 24, Logan Rees, 2007; 21 Tyler McGlade, 2004;18 Billy Cundiff, 1998Game 5 Todd Gaffney vs. Dayton, 10-27-73 5 John Brda vs. West Texas State, 11-17-84(Non-Scholarship) 5 Billy Cundiff vs. Wis.-Stevens Point, 9-16-2000 5 Billy Cundiff vs. St. Ambrose, 9-12-98 5 Bill Willers vs. St. Ambrose, 11-12-94High FG Conversion Rate Career (20 att.) .764 (26-34) Henrik Mike-Mayer, 1980-81(Non-Scholarship) .690 (20-29) Bill Willers, 1992-94Season (12 att.) .833 (15-18) Henrik Mike-Mayer, 1981(Non-Scholarship) .800 (12-15) Andy Cook, 1987-90Game 1.00 (4-4) Mark Mendenhall vs. Indiana State, 9-1-79(Non-Scholarship) 1.00 (5-5) Billy Cundiff vs. Wis.-Stevens Point, 9-16-2000Most Extra Points Scored Career 86 Bob Chase, 1968-70(Non-Scholarship) 137 Billy Cundiff, 1998-2001 Season 39 Henrik Mike-Mayer, 1980 (Non-Scholarship) 43 Tyler McGlade, 2002; 43, Ryan Horvath, 2005Game 7 Bob Chase vs. Idaho State, 11-22-69 7 Bob Smith vs. South Dakota, 10-23-71(Non-Scholarship) 8 Billy Cundiff vs. Butler, 10-28-2000 8 Billy Cundiff vs. Quincy, 9-26-98 8 Bill Willers vs. Quincy; Ill. Benedictine, 1999 Most Extra Points Attempted Career 102 Bob Chase, 1968-70(Non-Scholarship) 151 Billy Cundiff, 1998-2001Season 40 Bob Chase, 1970 (Non-Scholarship) 48 Ryan Horvath, 2005Game 8 Bob Chase vs. Idaho State, 11-22-69(Non-Scholarship) 9 Billy Cundiff vs. Butler, 10-28-2000

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• Rushing •Most Net Rushing Yardage Career 3,217 Amero Ware, 1979-82(Non-Scholarship) 5,830 Scott Phaydavong, 2004-07Season 1,353 Amero Ware, 1981(Non-Scholarship) 1,613 Scott Phaydavong, 2006Game 246 Johnny Bright vs. South Dakota, 9-30-50(Non-Scholarship) 270 Jonathan Taylor at Valparaiso, 10-25-03Most Carries Career 827 Jerry Heston, 1970-74(Non-Scholarship) 925 Scott Phaydavong, 2004-07Season 290 Amero Ware, 1981(Non-Scholarship) 318 Jonathan Taylor, 2003 283 Jason Grove, 1997Game 42, Amero Ware vs. Long Beach State, 10-3-81(Non-Scholarship) 37 Jason Grove vs Dayton, 10-11-97Most 100-Yard Games Career 17 Amero Ware, 1980-82(Non-Scholarship) 31 Scott Phaydavong, 2004-07Season 8 Amero Ware, 1981(Non-Scholarship) 10 Jason Grove, 1997Most Consecutive 100-Yard Games Career 9 Amero Ware, 1980-81(Non-Scholarship) 10 Jason Grove, 1997

Highest PAT Conversion Rate Career .935 (58-62) Henrik Mike-Mayer, 1980-81(Non-Scholarship) .907 (137-151) Billy Cundiff, 1998-2001Season 1.000 (39-39) Henrik Mike-Mayer, 1980(Non-Scholarship) .955 (43-45) Tyler McGlade, 2002Game 1.000 (7-7) Bob Smith vs. South Dakota, 10-23-71(Non-Scholarship) 1.000 (8-8) Billy Cundiff vs. Quincy, 9-26-98 1.000 (8-8) Bill Willers vs. Quincy & Ill. Benedictine, 1992 1.000 (7-7) Kevin Butler vs. Ill. Benedictine, 11-9-91 1.000 (7-7) Ryan Horvath vs. Butler & Valparaiso, 2005 1.000 (6-6) Logan Rees at Jacksonville, 11-10-06 1.000 (6-6) Andy Cook vs. Sioux Falls, 11-14-87 1.000 (6-6) Chris Willis vs. Aurora, 11-1-97 1.000 (5-5) Chris Willis vs. Wayne State, 10-4-97 1.000 (5-5) Kevin Butler vs. North Central, 11-4-89 1.000 (5-5) Kevin Butler vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 10-29-90

Most Net Passing Yardage Career 4,795 Gary Yagelski, 1979-82(Non-Scholarship) 7,868 Ira Vandever, 1999-2002Season 2,618 Gary Yagelski, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 3,239 Ira Vandever, 2002Game 455 Mike Grejbowski vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 9-26-70(Non-Scholarship) 398 Connor Jostes at San Diego, 10-11-03 394 Steve Osterberger vs. Dana, 9-9-89Most Passes Completed Career 370 Jeff Martin, 1973-76(Non-Scholarship) 536 Steve Osterberger, 1987-90Season 188 Gary Yagelski, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 205 Ira Vandever, 2002Game 30 Gary Yagelski vs. Tulsa, 10-23-82(Non-Scholarship) 28 Steve Osterberger vs. Simpson, 9-8-90Most Passes Attempted Career 753 Jeff Martin, 1973-76 (Non-Scholarship) 964 Steve Osterberger, 1987-90Season 339 Dennis Redmond, 1971(Non-Scholarship) 36 Ira Vandever, 2002Game 52 Jeff Martin vs. Tulsa, 11-13-76(Non-Scholarship) 51 Ira Vandever at Dayton, 10-19-2002Highest Completion Percentage Career (175 Att.) .559 (353-631) Gary Yagelski, 1979-82(Non-Scholarship) .548 (523-954) Ira Vandever, 1999-2002Season (75 Att.) .591 (81-137) Johnny Bright, 1950(Non-Scholarship) .624 (58-93) Roy Fletcher, 1992Game (10 Att.) .900 (9-10) Johnny Bright vs. South Dakota, 9-30-50(Non-Scholarship) .941 (16-17) Connor Jostes vs. Austin Peay, 9-24-05

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Individual Records

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Most Touchdown Passes Career 31 Ron Royer, 1963-66(Non-Scholarship) 67 Ira Vandever, 1999-2002Season 18 Gary McCoy, 1968(Non-Scholarship) 32 Ira Vandever, 2002Game 5 Gerald Seiberling vs. Temple, 11-29-30 5 Mike Grejbowski at Idaho State, 11-22-69 5 Mike Grejbowski vs. Idaho State, 9-12-70(Non-Scholarship) 6 Ira Vandever vs. San Diego, 2002 5 Ira Vandever vs. Wisconsin-LaCrosse & Butler, 2002 5 Connor Jostes vs. Upper Iowa, 2004 4 Steve Osterberger (three times), 1987, 1989 4 Roy Fletcher vs. Ill. Benedictine & Olivet Nazarene, 1992 4 Connor Jostes vs. Jacksonville, 10-4-03; vs. Davidson 10-1-05Most Passes Had Intercepted Career 47 Jeff Martin, 1973-76(Non-Scholarship) 35 Ira Vandever, 1999-2002Season 18 Gary McCoy, 1968(Non-Scholarship) 16 Steve Osterberger, 1990Game 6 Mike Grejbowski vs. North Texas State, 10-3-70(Non-Scholarship) 4 Solon Bell vs. San Diego, 10-25-97Most Yards Total Offense Career 5,903 Johnny Bright 1949-51(Non-Scholarship) 9,161 Ira Vandever, 1999-2002 Season 2,772 Gary Yagelski, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 3,654 Ira Vandever, 2002Game 456 Mike Grejbowski vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 9-26-70(Non-Scholarship) 464 Ira Vandever vs. Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 9-21-02Most Total Offensive Plays Career 982 Jeff Martin 1973-76(Non-Scholarship) 1,353 Ira Vandever, 200-02 Season 429 Gary Yagelski, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 488 Ira Vandever, 2002Game 60 Gary Yagelski vs. Wichita State, 11-6-82(Non-Scholarship) 66 Ira Vandever at Dayton, 10-19-02

Most Passes Intercepted Career 18 J.E. Williams, 1969-72(Non-Scholarship) 17, Andy Green, 2004-08; 12 Jim Walker, 1987-90Season 8 J.E. Williams, 1970(Non-Scholarship) 6 Andy Green, 2008; Tim Harvey, 2008; 5 Andy Green, 2006; Greg Gerlach, 1991; Dave Fox, 1989; Noah Joseph,1997; Grant Pohlmann, 1999; Corey Dickmeyer, 2000Game 3 J.E. Williams vs. Indiana State, 11-13-71 3 J.E. Williams vs. Idaho State, 9-12-70 3 Mark Wood at Colorado, 10-2-76 3 Greg Benton vs. Wichita State, 11-1-80 3 Dave Killpack vs. Illinois State, 11-14-81 3 Dave Killpack vs. Iowa State, 9-25-82(Non-Scholarship) 3 Poul Collins vs. Davidson, 11-4-06 3 Jake Wilson vs. Butler, 10-5-96

• Defensive Standards •

Most Punt Returns Career (Non-Scholarship) 30 Jordan Bontrager, 2005Season 31 Doug Winslow, 1971(Non-Scholarship) 30 Jordan Bontrager, 2005Game 7 Doug Winslow vs. Louisville, 9-25-71 7 Doug Winslow vs. Northern Iowa, 10-9-71(Non-Scholarship) 7 Jim Walker vs. Evansville, 11-10-90 7 Jordan Bontrager at Wisconsin-Platteville, 9-17-05Most Punt Return Yardage Career 1,159 Duane Miller 1967-69(Non-Scholarship) 365 Aaron Overton, 1999-2002Season 481 Duane Miller, 1969(Non-Scholarship) 309 Jordan Bontrager, 2005Game 117 Eric Anderson vs. Sioux Falls, 11-14-87(Scholarship) 112 Duane Miller vs. North Texas St., 10-4-69 112 Duane Miller vs. Northern Iowa, 10-18-69Best Punt Return Average Season 23.1 Lee Brothers, 1964 (10-231)(Non-Scholarship) 19.5 Eric Anderson, 1987 (6-117)Most Kickoffs Returned Career (Non-Scholarship) 36 Chad Briley, 1990-93Season 33 Mike Williams, 1982(Non-Scholarship) 25 Allen Ussin, 2003Game 7 Bob Misner vs. Louisville, 10-15-66(Non-Scholarship) 6 Willie Brown vs. Dana, 9-10-88 6 Willie Brown vs. Dayton, 10-1-88Most Kick Return Yardage Career (Non-Scholarship) 1,045 Chad Briley, 1990-93Season 679 Duane Miller, 1969(Non-Scholarship) 545 Chad Briley, 1992Game 181 Bob Misner vs. Louisville, 10-15-66(Non-Scholarship) 158 Chad Briley vs. Aurora, 10-3-92Best Kickoff Return Average Season 28.2 Bob Misner, 1966 (18-508)(Non-Scholarship) 32.1 Chad Briley, 1992

• Punt, Kick Returns •

Most Punts Career 237 Fred Dunn, 1966-69(Non-Scholarship) 218 Brandon Wubs, 2006-09Season 86 Curtis Highland, 1983(Non-Scholarship) 64 Brandon Wubs, 2009Game 12 Bob Handke vs. Wichita State, 11-12-49 12 Curtis Highland vs. Iowa State, 9-15-84(Non-Scholarship) 11 Lonnie Johnson vs. Morningside, 9-6-97Most Punting Yardage Career (Non-Scholarship) 8,193, Brandon Wubs, 2006-09Season (Non-Scholarship) 2,555 Ryan Horvath, 2003Game (Non-Scholarship) 424 Lonnie Johnson vs. Morningside, 9-6-97Most Yardage Per Punt Season 42.2 Joe Bevere, 1952(Non-Scholarship) 41.7 Ryan Horvath, 2005Game 51.4 Bob Huston & Chuck Orebaugh vs. Grinnell, 10-31-36 (14-720)(Non-Scholarship) 51.3 Andy Cook vs. Wartburg, 9-23-89

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Most Passes Caught Career 148 Manley Sarnowsky, 1963-66(Non-Scholarship) 208 Aaron Overton, 1999-2002Season 95 Dick Hewins, 1968(Non-Scholarship) 75 Jason Jones, 2003 72 Aaron Overton, 2002Game 15 Manley Samowsky vs. W. Kentucky, 10-22-66(Non-Scholarship) 13 Steve Platek at Marist, 9-12-09 12 Aaron Overton vs. Truman State, 9-7-02 11 Jason Jones at San Diego, 10-11-03 9 Aaron Overton at Dayton, 10-19-02 9 Aaron Overton at Butler, 10-26-02 9 Bill Martin at Truman State, 9-1-01Most Receiving Yardage Career 2,163 Doug Winslow 1969-72(Non-Scholarship) 3,378 Aaron Overton, 1999-2002Season 1,393 Duane Miller 1969(Non-Scholarship) 1,267Jason Jones, 2003Game 280 Steve Valasek vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-16-63(Non-Scholarship) 206 Aaron Overton at Wisconsn.-LaCrosse, 9-21-02Most Consecutive Games With a Reception Career(Non-Scholarship) 30 Rich Hoskins, 1993-95Season(Non-Scholarship) 12 Jason Jones, 2003Most Scoring Passes Caught Career 16 Bob Misner, 1965-68(Non-Scholarship) 32 Aaron Overton, 1999-2002Season 14 Dick Hewins, 1968(Non-Scholarship) 14 Jason Jones, 2003Game 3 Jerry Mertens vs. Northern Iowa, 9-14-57 3 Bob Misner vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 11-19-66 3 Bob Misner vs. South Dakota State, 11-4-67 3 Bill Boelter vs. Grinnell, 11-24-21(Non-Scholarship) 4 Jeff Seaman at San Diego, 11-2-02 4 Aaron Overton vs. Wisconsin-LaCrosse, 9-21-02 3 Jason Jones vs. Jacksonville, 10-4-03; at Butler, 10-26-02 3 Bill Martin at Truman State, 9-1-01

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Individual Records

Year Coach W L T1931 Ossie Solem 5 6 01930 Ossie Solem 5 4 01929 Ossie Solem 5 3 11928 Ossie Solem 7 1 01927 Ossie Solem 3 6 01926 Ossie Solem 2 6 01925 Ossie Solem 5 3 01924 Ossie Solem 5 2 11923 Ossie Solem 5 2 01922 Ossie Solem 7 0 01921 Ossie Solem 5 2 01920 M. B. Banks 4 5 11919 M. B. Banks 4 3 01918 M. B. Banks 3 2 01917 Ralph Glaze 0 5 21916 Ralph Glaze 3 5 01915 John L. Griffith 2 6 01914 John L. Griffith 4 3 11913 John L. Griffith 4 3 11912 John L. Griffith 5 3 01911 John L. Griffith 5 2 11910 John L. Griffith 3 5 01909 John L. Griffith 7 1 01908 John L. Griffith 6 2 01907 Charles A. Pell 3 4 11906 Charles A. Pell 2 4 11905 W. M. Heston 4 4 01904 W. J. Monilaw 5 4 01903 W. J. Monilaw 5 3 01902 G. O. Dietz 4 3 11901 Charles M. Best 4 4 01900 Charles M. Best 6 3 01899 A. B. Potter 5 2 01898 A. B. Potter 4 2 01897 A. B. Potter 2 3 01896 Fred Rogers 2 3 01895 Hermon P. Williams 1 4 01894 W. W. Wharton 2 2 01893 No Coach 0 2 1

Year Coach W L T1970 Jack Wallace 7 4 01969 Jack Wallace 7 2 21968 Jack Wallace 5 5 01967 Jack Wallace 4 5 01966 Jack Wallace 8 2 01965 Jack Wallace 6 4 01964 Bus Mertes 6 4 01963 Bus Mertes 4 4 01962 Bus Mertes 8 2 01961 Bus Mertes 5 4 01960 Bus Mertes 4 5 01959 Tom O’Connell 2 7 01958 Warren Gaer 2 7 01957 Warren Gaer 7 2 01956 Warren Gaer 3 6 01955 Warren Gaer 4 4 01954 Warren Gaer 2 7 01953 Warren Gaer 4 4 01952 Warren Gaer 2 7 01951 Warren Gaer 7 2 01950 Warren Gaer 6 2 11949 Warren Gaer 6 2 11948 Al Kawal 7 3 01947 Al Kawal 1 7 11946 Vee Green 2 6 11945 Vee Green 5 4 11944 Vee Green 7 2 01943 Vee Green 4 2 01942 Vee Green 3 7 01941 Vee Green 4 5 11940 Vee Green 4 5 01939 Vee Green 5 5 01938 Vee Green 5 4 11937 Vee Green 8 2 01936 Vee Green 6 4 01935 Vee Green 4 4 21934 Vee Green 3 6 11933 Vee Green 6 3 11932 E. O. (Bill) Williams 2 6 1

Year Coach W L T2009 Chris Creighton 8 3 02008 Chris Creighton 6 5 02007 Steve Loney 6 5 02006 Rob Ash 9 2 02005 Rob Ash 6 4 02004 Rob Ash 10 2 02003 Rob Ash 6 6 02002 Rob Ash 5 6 02001 Rob Ash 5 5 02000 Rob Ash 7 4 01999 Rob Ash 7 4 01998 Rob Ash 7 3 01997 Rob Ash 8 3 01996 Rob Ash 8 3 01995 Rob Ash 8 1 1 1994 Rob Ash 7 3 01993 Rob Ash 8 2 0 1992 Rob Ash 7 2 1 1991 Rob Ash 4 6 01990 Rob Ash 6 4 01989 Rob Ash 7 3 01988 Nick Quartaro 7 3 01987 Nick Quartaro 5 5 01986 (Exhibition Only) 3 4 01985 Chuck Shelton 4 7 01984 Chuck Shelton 4 7 0 1983 Chuck Shelton 1 10 0 1982 Chuck Shelton 4 7 0 1981 Chuck Shelton 10 1 0 1980 Chuck Shelton 8 3 01979 Chuck Shelton 3 8 01978 Chuck Shelton 4 7 01977 Chuck Shelton 2 9 01976 Jack Wallace 1 10 01975 Jack Wallace 3 8 01974 Jack Wallace 3 7 11973 Jack Wallace 2 9 01972 Jack Wallace 7 5 01971 Jack Wallace 7 4 0

Drake’s All-Time Head Coaches

Jack Wallace1965-76

Vee Green1933-46

Warren Gaer1949-58

Ossie Solem1921-31

Coach Seasons W L T Pct.No Coach (1893) 1 0 2 1 .000W. W. Wharton (1894) 1 2 2 0 .200Hermon P. Williams (1895) 1 1 4 0 .200Fred Rogers (1896) 1 2 3 0 .400A. B. Potter (1897-1899) 3 11 7 0 .611Charles M. Best (1900-01) 2 10 7 0 .588G. O. Dietz (1902) 1 4 3 1 .714W. J. Monilaw (1903-04) 2 10 7 0 .588W. M. Heston (1905) 1 4 4 0 .500Charles A. Pell (1906-07) 2 5 8 2 .385John L. Griffith (1908-15) 8 36 25 3 .590Ralph Glaze (1916-17) 2 3 10 2 .231M. B. Banks (1918-20) 3 11 10 1 .524

Rob Ash1989-2006

Coach Seasons W L T Pct.Ossie Solem (1921-31) 11 54 35 2 .607E. O. (Bill) Williams (1932) 1 2 6 1 .250Vee Green (1933-46) 14 66 59 8 .528Al Kawal (1947-48) 2 8 10 1 .444Warren Gaer (1949-58) 10 43 43 2 .500Tom O’Connell (1959) 1 2 7 0 .222Bus Mertes (1960-64) 5 27 19 0 .587Jack Wallace (1965-76) 12 60 65 3 .480Chuck Shelton (1977-85) 9 40 59 0 .404Nick Quartaro (1987-1988) 2 12 8 0 .600Rob Ash (1989-2006) 16 125 63 2 .655Steve Loney (2007) 1 6 5 0 .545Chris Creighton (2008-present) 2 14 8 0 .545Drake Totals 116 556 479 29 .537

Year-by-Year Coaching Records

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Opponent W L T First LastMissouri 4 14 0 1899 1931Missouri S&T 4 0 0 1923 2009Missouri State 1 6 0 1963 2004Missouri Valley 2 0 0 1943 1944Missouri Western 0 0 1 1995 1995Monmouth (Ill.) 4 0 0 1896 1938Montana State 1 0 0 1940 1940Morehead State 4 2 0 2003 2008Morningside 6 1 1 1906 1999Navy 0 3 0 1926 1940Nebraska 2 6 0 1898 1926Nebraska-Kearney 0 1 0 1994 1994Nebraska-Omaha 10 2 0 1961 1982Nebraska Wesleyan 0 3 0 1986 1991New Mexico 1 1 0 1947 1948New Mexico State 5 8 0 1938 1984North Central 1 1 0 1988 1989North Dakota State 2 0 0 1955 1962Northeast Louisiana 1 1 0 1972 1975Northern Arizona 4 0 0 1968 1974Northern Colorado 2 0 0 1961 1962Northern Iowa 25 20 1 1900 2007Northern Michigan 0 1 0 1979 1979North Texas State 4 10 1 1955 1976Northwestern 0 2 0 1916 1938Northwestern (Iowa) 2 1 0 1995 1997Northwest Missouri State 2 0 0 1979 1984Notre Dame 0 8 0 1926 1937Ohio State 0 1 0 1935 1935Oklahoma 2 3 0 1920 1926Oklahoma State 2 7 1 1929 1951Olivet Nazarene 1 0 0 1992 1992Oregon 0 1 0 1930 1930Panora AC 1 2 0 1894 1897Parsons 2 0 0 1911 1912Pittsburgh 0 1 0 1927 1927Quantico Marines 0 2 0 1966 1968Quincy 8 0 0 1986 2002Rose-Hulman 1 1 0 1990 1991St. Ambrose 7 3 0 1941 2001St. Francis (Ill.) 0 2 0 1988 1989Saint Louis 5 4 2 1906 1949Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 2 4 1 1949 2003St. Norbert 4 0 0 1990 1997St. Olaf 1 0 0 1944 1944San Diego 9 8 0 1993 2009San Jose State 0 2 0 1939 1956Simpson 25 8 1 1893 1994Sioux Falls 1 0 0 1987 1987South Dakota 11 6 0 1919 2009South Dakota State 8 2 0 1945 1983South Florida 1 0 0 1997 1997Southeast Missouri State 1 0 0 1960 1960Southern Illinois 13 11 0 1961 2000Southern Methodist 0 1 0 1925 1925Tampa 0 2 0 1971 1972Temple 1 8 0 1929 1979Tennessee State 0 1 0 1972 1972Texas-Arlington 3 0 0 1978 1985Texas-El Paso 1 1 0 1946 1947Towson State 0 2 0 1998 2000Truman State 2 2 0 1979 2002Tulsa 1 20 0 1935 1985UCLA 1 0 0 1927 1927Upper Iowa 3 0 0 2004 2008Utah 1 1 0 1924 1934Utah State 0 1 0 1956 1956Valparaiso 14 3 0 1993 2009Waldorf 5 0 0 2003 2007Wartburg 2 0 0 1988 1989Washburn 6 0 0 1908 1944Washington (Mo.) 23 8 2 1911 1960Wayne (Neb.) State 2 0 0 1996 1997Wayne (Mich.) State 1 1 0 1953 1954Weber State 1 0 0 1970 1970Western Illinois 5 6 0 1943 2002Western Kentucky 1 1 0 1965 1966West Texas State 10 8 0 1957 1985Wichita State 10 25 0 1944 1985William Jewell 1 0 0 1943 1943William Penn 11 2 1 1895 2008Wisconsin 0 1 0 1904 1904Wisconsin-LaCrosse 2 1 0 1995 2002Wisconsin-Oshkosh 3 0 0 1990 1994Wisconsin-Platteville 3 2 0 2003 2007Wisconsin-Stevens Point 1 1 0 1999 2000YMCA 1 2 0 1894 18952010 Opponents in Bold

Opponent W L T First LastAbilene Christian 4 1 0 1951 1971Albany 1 0 0 2002 2002Alma (Mich.) 1 1 0 1987 1989Alumni 3 0 1 1907 1912Arizona 1 1 0 1935 1948Arkansas State 0 4 1 1968 1978Army 0 1 0 1934 1934Augustana (Ill.) 2 0 0 1992 1993Augustana (S.D.) 1 0 0 1980 1980Aurora 7 1 0 1990 1997Austin Peay State 1 0 0 2005 2005Boston College 0 1 0 1952 1952Boston University 0 1 0 1955 1955Bowling Green 0 1 0 1956 1956Bradley 15 2 0 1948 1964Buena Vista 1 0 0 1904 1904Buffalo State 1 0 0 1987 1987Butler 12 6 1 1932 2009Campbell 2 0 0 2008 2009Central 8 0 0 1913 1943Central Methodist 2 0 0 1988 1989Central Michigan 0 1 0 1959 1959Chicago 2 0 0 1992 1993Cincinnati 0 1 0 1963 1963Coe 9 1 1 1904 1937Colorado 2 2 0 1954 1980Colorado State 4 3 0 1922 1962 Concordia (Neb.) 0 2 0 1986 1987Concordia (St. Paul) 2 0 0 1987 1988Cornell College 7 0 0 1899 1944Creighton 8 8 2 1907 1942Dana 1 2 0 1987 1989Davidson 4 1 0 2005 2009Dayton 4 22 0 1952 2009Denver 2 6 1 1934 1955Des Moines 1 0 0 1918 1918Des Moines HS 0 0 1 1918 1918Des Moines Baptist 6 1 0 1900 1911Detroit 2 4 0 1945 1956Doane 1 1 0 1943 1944Emporia State 4 0 0 1948 1952Evansville 10 0 0 1960 1997Findlay 0 1 0 1986 1986Florida 0 1 0 1924 1924Florida Atlantic 1 0 0 2001 2001Fordham 0 1 0 1931 1931Fort Des Moines 1 0 0 1918 1918Fresno State 1 0 0 1946 1946Graceland 1 4 0 1954 1987Grand View 1 0 0 2009 2009Great Lakes Naval 1 0 0 1951 1951Grinnell 37 15 2 1894 1942Gustavus Adolphus 2 0 0 1944 1944Haskell 4 0 0 1905 1935Hawaii 0 1 0 1931 1931Highland Park 0 1 0 1915 1915Hope 0 2 0 1990 1991Idaho State 3 4 0 1961 1982Illinois 0 4 0 1910 1941Illinois Benedictine 3 0 0 1991 1993Illinois State 3 5 0 1981 2007Indiana State 2 8 0 1971 1985Iowa 3 12 0 1896 1985Iowa State 17 48 4 1898 1985Jacksonville 8 1 0 1999 2009Kansas 6 10 1 1899 1939Kansas State 3 2 0 1924 1981Kearney Air Force Base 1 0 0 1945 1945Knox 1 1 0 1896 1924Knoxville 1 0 0 1897 1897Lamar 3 1 0 1973 1980Leander Clarke 2 0 0 1908 1914Lehigh 0 1 0 2008 2008Lenox 1 0 0 1899 1899Long Beach State 1 7 0 1974 1981Loras 2 1 0 1987 1989Louisville 5 10 1 1957 1979Loyola (Los Angeles) 0 1 0 1931 1931McKendree 1 0 0 2000 2000Marist 1 0 0 2009 2009Marquette 1 3 0 1928 1932Memphis State 1 0 0 1972 1972Miami (Fla.) 2 1 0 1937 1939Michigan 0 3 0 1903 1905Millikin 2 1 0 1990 1992Minnesota 0 1 0 1927 1927 Mississippi 1 0 0 1926 1926Mississippi State 1 0 0 1922 1922

All-Time Series Records

1911 (5-2-1)Coach: John L. GriffithO7 Parsons-H W 23-0 Des Moines Baptist W 29-0O21 Coe-H W 65-6O28 Kansas L 3-11N9 Simpson-H W 33-0N11 Grinnell-H W 6-0N18 Washington (Mo.)-H T 6-6N25 Iowa State-H L 0-6 165-29

1912 (5-3)Coach: John L. Griffith Parsons-H W 96-0 Alumni W 21-7O19 Kansas-H W 6-0O26 Simpson-H W 28-0N2 Washington (Mo.) W 33-13N9 Missouri-H L 14-17N16 Grinnell-H L 0-13N23 Iowa State-H L 3-23 201-73

1913 (4-3-1)Coach: John L. GriffithS27 Central-H W 24-0O4 Coe-H T 0-0O11 Grinnell-H W 20-0O18 Kansas L 0-11N1 Washington (Mo.)-H W 32-17N8 Missouri L 0-10N15 Northern Iowa-H W 25-0N22 Iowa State-H L 3-26 104-64

1914 (4-3-1)Coach: John L. GriffithS26 Leander Clark-H W 19-0O3 Central-H W 51-0O10 Grinnell-H W 20-7O17 Kansas-H L 7-32O30 Washington (Mo.) T 7-7N7 Missouri-H L 6-32N12 Northern Iowa-H W 14-3N21 Iowa State-H L 0-52 124-133

1915 (2-6)Coach: John L. GriffithO2 Nebraska L 13-48O9 Highland Park-H L 13-16O16 Kansas L 7-30O24 Simpson-H W 45-3O30 Washington (Mo.)-H W 26-16N6 Grinnell-H L 0-58N13 Missouri L 13-41N25 Iowa State-H L 14-28 131-240

1916 (3-5)Coach: Ralph GlazeO1 William Penn-H W 7-2O7 Nebraska L 0-53O21 Washington (Mo.) W 13-0O28 Northwestern L 6-40 Grinnell L 0-21N11 Simpson-H W 32-0N18 Missouri L 0-14N30 Iowa State L 14-33 72-163

1917 (0-5-2)Coach: Ralph GlazeO6 William Penn-H T 7-7O13 Creighton L 3-12O27 Missouri L 0-49N3 Grinnell-H L 7-25N10 Washington (Mo.)-H L 0-20 Simpson T 7-7N29 Iowa State-H L 0-47 24-167

1918 (3-2)Coach: M. B. Banks Des Moines U.-H W 36-7N2 Grinnell-H L 0-71N10 Washington (Mo.) L 0-26N16 Simpson-H W 13-6 Iowa State (cancelled) Fort Des Moines-H W 35-7 83-117

1919 (4-3)Coach: M. B. Banks O4 William Penn-H W 33-0O18 Simpson-H W 12-10O25 Missouri L 0-3N1 Grinnell-H W 6-0N8 Washington (Mo.)-H W 14-13

1893 (0-2-1)No Coach DM High School T 0-0 Simpson L 0-62 Simpson L 0-6 0-681894 (2-2)Coach: W. W. Wharton Panora AC L 0-20 Y.M.C.A. W 18-6 Grinnell-H W 16-4 Simpson L 0-18 34-48

1895 (1-4)Coach: Hermon Williams Panora AC (forfeit) W 6-0 Y.M.C.A. L 0-4O23 William Penn L 0-4N2 Simpson-H L 16-18 Y.M.C.A. L 0-22 22-48

1896 (2-3)Coach: Fred RogersO3 Iowa L 0-32 Monmouth W 16-10 Monmouth W 12-2 Grinnell-H L 0-48 Knox L 0-6 28-98

1897 (2-3)Coach: A. B. Potter William Penn-H W 16-4 Panora AC L 0-16 Knoxville W 18-0N13 Iowa-H L 0-16 Grinnell-H L 0-30 34-66

1898 (4-2)Coach A. B. Potter Grinnell L 10-12 Monmouth W 34-0O15 Iowa W 18-5O29 Iowa State L 16-17 Grinnell W 18-16N12 Nebraska W 6-5 102-55

1899 (5-2)Coach: A. B. PotterO14 Lenox -H W 48-5 Cornell W 6-0O21 Kansas L 6-29 Missouri W 11-0N11 Nebraska-H L 6-12D1 William Penn W 17-5 Grinnell W 18-6 112-57

1900 (6-3)Coach: Charles Best Des Moines Baptist W 29-0O4 Grinnell-H W 6-0O3 Northern Iowa-H W 50-0O20 Nebraska L 0-8 Iowa L 0-26 Simpson W 6-5N10 Iowa State W 16-0 William Penn L 5-6 Grinnell-H W 17-0 129-45

1901 (4-4)Coach: Charles BestS28 Des Moines Baptist W 29-0O5 Grinnell-H L 5-6O12 Iowa L 5-6O19 Northern Iowa W 33-2O26 Missouri W 24-0N1 Simpson-H L 5-10N16 Iowa State W 12-5N28 Grinnell-H L 0-5 113-34

1902 (4-3-1)Coach: G. O. DietzO4 Grinnell-H W 11-0O11 Iowa L 0-12O25 Northern Iowa-H W 36-5N1 Simpson L 5-6N8 Cornell L 0-6N15 Iowa State-H T 0-0N21 Des Moines Baptist W 22-0N26 Grinnell-H W 47-0 Kansas (cancelled) 127-23

1903 (5-3)Coach: W. J. MonilawO3 William Penn-H W 45-0O10 Iowa L 6-22O17 Missouri W 17-0O24 Michigan L 0-47N1 Simpson-H W 45-2N6 Cornell-H W 25-6N14 Grinnell W 32-0N26 Iowa State-H L 0-16 170-93

1904 (5-4)Coach: W. J. MonilawO1 Buena Vista-H W 18-0O8 Iowa-H L 0-17O15 Coe-H W 52-0O22 Wisconsin L 0-81O29 Grinnell-H W 67-0N5 Michigan L 4-36N12 Simpson W 46-5N18 Northern Iowa-H W 26-6N24 Iowa State-H L 0-19 213-164

1905 (4-4)Coach: W. M. HestonS30 William Penn W 18-6O8 Coe W 32-15O21 Grinnell-H L 4-5O28 Michigan L 0-48N4 Simpson-H W 75-0N11 Haskell Indians-H W 10-6N19 Iowa L 0-44N30 Iowa State-H L 12-17 151-141

1906 (2-4-1)Coach: Charles PellO13 Nebraska L 0-5O21 Des Moines Baptist-H W 14-6O27 Grinnell-H L 0-4N3 Haskell Indians-H W 10-0N10 Morningside T 8-8N18 St. Louis L 9-32 Iowa (cancelled)N29 Iowa State-H L 0-7 41-62

1907 (3-4-1)Coach: Charles Pell Grinnell W 6-0O5 Morningside W 6-5 Alumni T 0-0O19 Coe-H W 26-0O26 Iowa-H L 4-25N2 Grinnell-H L 0-10N9 Creighton L 11-21N30 Iowa State L 8-13 61-74

1908 (6-2)Coach: John L. Griffith Alumni W 4-0O10 Leander Clark-H W 45-0O17 Coe W 18-0O24 Grinnell-H W 9-0O30 Washburn W 6-0N7 Missouri-H L 8-11N14 Iowa W 12-6N26 Iowa State-H L 6-12 108-29

1909 (7-1)Coach: John L. GriffithO2 Des Moines Baptist-H W 9-0 Alumni W 12-0O16 Coe-H W 35-0O23 Simpson-H W 16-0O30 Grinnell-H W 32-0N6 Iowa-H W 17-14N13 Missouri L 6-22N25 Iowa State-H W 11-0 138-36

1910 (3-5)Coach: John L. GriffithO1 Des Moines Baptist-H L 5-6O8 Illinois L 0-29O15 Coe-H W 22-0O22 Kansas-H L 0-6O29 Simpson-H W 3-0N5 Grinnell-H W 13-9N12 Iowa L 0-21N24 Iowa State-H L 0-2 43-73

N15 South Dakota L 3-6N27 Iowa State-H L 0-14 68-46

1920 (4-5-1)Coach: M. B. Banks S25 William Penn W 54-0O2 Simpson-H W 66-0O9 Illinois L 0-41O16 Kansas L 3-7O23 Missouri-H L 7-10 Grinnell T 6-6N6 Washington (Mo.) W 14-6N12 Creighton W 7-0N20 Morningside L 6-14N25 Oklahoma-H L 7-44 170-128

1921 (5-2)Coach: Ossie SolemO7 William Penn W 42-0O15 Kansas W 15-7O22 Cornell-H W 41-0O29 Missouri L 0-6N4 Iowa State-H L 0-7N12 Morningside W 20-10N24 Grinnell-H W 21-10 139-40

1922 (7-0)Coach: Ossie SolemO8 Cornell-H W 16-0O14 Kansas-H W 6-0O21 Washington (Mo.) W 31-7N4 Iowa State-H W 14-7N11 Colorado A&M-H W 19-6N18 Grinnell-H W 21-0N25 Mississippi State W 48-6 155-26

1923 (5-2)Coach: Ossie SolemO6 Cornell-H W 20-0O13 Missouri Mines-H W 54-0O27 Grinnell W 41-0N3 Iowa State-H W 21-0N10 Coe-H L 6-12N17 Kansas L 0-17N29 Oklahoma W 26-20 168-49

1924 (5-2-1)Coach: Ossie SolemO4 Utah W 33-14O11 Knox-H W 19-10O18 Grinnell-H W 13-0O25 Oklahoma-H W 28-0N8 Kansas-H T 6-6N15 Kansas State W 7-6N22 Iowa State L 0-10N27 Florida L 0-10 106-56

1925 (5-3)Coach: Ossie SolemO3 Washington (Mo.) W 5-0O10 Kansas State-H W 19-0O17 Oklahoma L 0-7O24 Grinnell W 7-6O31 Kansas W 7-0N7 Nebraska-H W 14-0N21 Iowa State-H L 6-7N26 So. Methodist L 8-21 66-41

1926 (2-6)Coach: Ossie SolemO2 Nebraska L 0-21O9 Navy L 7-24O16 Oklahoma-H L 0-11O23 Mississippi-H W 33-15O30 Kansas-H W 13-0N13 Iowa State L 7-13N20 Notre Dame L 0-21N25 Grinnell L 0-13 60-118

1927 (3-6)Coach: Ossie SolemO1 Simpson-H W 20-6O8 Navy L 6-35O15 Pittsburgh-H L 0-32O22 Grinnell W 26-6O29 Kansas L 6-7N5 Iowa State-H L 0-7N12 Minnesota L 6-27N19 Notre Dame-H L 0-32N26 UCLA W 25-6 89-158

Year-by-Year Results

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1928 (7-1)Coach: Ossie SolemO6 Simpson-H W 40-6O13 Marquette W 26-7O20 Grinnell-H W 19-7O27 Notre Dame L 6-32N3 Missouri W 6-0N10 Washington (Mo.)-H W 20-0N24 Iowa State W 18-0N29 Creighton W 6-0 141-52

1929 (5-3-1)Coach: Ossie SolemS27 Simpson-H W 39-0O4 Oklahoma A&M-H W 18-6O12 Washington (Mo.) W 20-0O19 Missouri L 0-20O26 Grinnell-H T 6-6N2 Creighton-H W 34-12N9 #Notre Dame L 7-19N16 Iowa State W 7-0N23 Temple L 14-16 145-79#at Soldier Field, Chicago

1930 (5-4)Coach: Ossie Solem O3 #Oregon L 7-14O10 Marquette L 0-12O17 Grinnell-H W 20-7O25 Missouri L 13-14O31 Washington (Mo.)-H W 12-0N8 Creighton W 38-6N15 Notre Dame L 7-28N22 Iowa State-H W 20-19N29 Temple W 49-20 166-120#at Soldier Field, Chicago

1931 (5-6)Coach: Ossie SolemO2 Simpson-H W 26-0O9 Creighton-H W 19-6O17 Notre Dame L 0-63O24 Fordham L 0-46O31 Washington (Mo.) W 26-0N7 Missouri-H L 20-32N14 Iowa State W 7-6N21 Grinnell-H W 6-0N26 Marquette-H L 6-32D4 Loyola (Calif.) L 7-22D19 Hawaii L 13-19 130-226

1932 (2-6-1)Coach: E. O. (Bill) WilliamsS30 Simpson-H W 31-9O7 Oklahoma A&M-H L 7-27O15 Notre Dame L 0-62O22 Creighton L 0-12O28 Grinnell-H L 0-7N5 Butler T 0-0N12 Washington (Mo.)-H W 6-0N19 Iowa State L 13-34N26 Marquette L 0-45 57-196

1933 (6-3-1)Coach: Vee Green S22 Simpson-H W 14-7S30 Illinois L 6-13O6 Butler-H W 26-6O13 Creighton-H W 6-0O20 Grinnell-H W 13-0O28 Washington (Mo.) W 6-0N4 Temple L 14-20N11 Oklahoma A&M L 0-21N18 Grinnell W 13-0N25 Iowa State-H T 7-7 105-74

1934 (3-6-1)Coach: Vee GreenS21 Simpson-H T 6-6S28 Utah-H L 0-6O5 Oklahoma A&M-H L 0-7O13 Army L 0-48O19 Grinnell-H W 8-0O26 Washington (Mo.) L 0-20N3 Haskell Indians-H W 20-7N10 Denver L 7-8N17 Iowa State L 12-33N24 Creighton-H W 6-0 59-135

1935 (4-4-2)Coach: Vee GreenS27 Central-H W 27-0O4 Simpson-H W 40-12O12 Ohio State L 7-85O19 Creighton T 6-6025 Haskell Indians-H W 21-0N2 Grinnell-H W 33-21N9 Washington (Mo.) L 0-13N16 Iowa State-H T 7-7N23 Tulsa L 0-7N28 Arizona L 0-53 141-204

1936 (6-4)Coach: Vee GreenS25 Simpson-H W 52-6O2 Coe-H W 53-6O9 Central-H W 44-14O16 Creighton-H L 6-13O24 Washington (Mo.) W 20-18O31 Grinnell-H W 19-6N7 Denver-H L 13-27N14 Tulsa-H L 6-21N21 Iowa State L 7-21N26 Washburn W 18-0 238-132

1937 (8-2)Coach: Vee GreenS17 Central-H W 47-0S24 Washington (Mo.)-H W 32-2O2 Notre Dame L 0-21O8 Washburn-H W 25-0015 Creighton W 9-0023 Iowa State-H W 30-0O29 Grinnell-H W 45-7N6 Tulsa L 9-41N20 Coe-H W 31-2N26 Miami W 7-0 235-73

1938 (5-4-1)Coach: Vee GreenS23 Central-H W 45-0S23 Monmouth-H W 47-0O1 Washington (Mo.) L 13-25O8 Northwestern L 0-33O15 Creighton-H T 7-7O22 Miami-H W 18-6O23 Grinnell-H W 21-6N5 Iowa State L 0-14N12 Tulsa-H W 27-7D2 New Mexico State L 16-20 194-118

1939 (5-5)Coach: Vee GreenS29 Kansas-H W 12-6O6 Grinnell-H W 13-0O14 Creighton L 0-7O21 Iowa State-H W 7-0O27 St. Louis W 12-0N3 Washburn-H W 20-7N10 Miami L 6-33N18 Washington (Mo.)-H L 13-25N25 Tulsa L 6-14N30 San Jose L 0-12 89-104

1940 (4-5)Coach: Vee GreenS27 Montana State-H W 56-0O4 Grinnell-H W 20-7O12 Kansas L 6-20O19 Navy L 0-19O26 St. Louis-H L 0-21N2 Washburn W 19-6N9 Iowa State L 6-7N16 Washington (Mo.) W 20-14N23 Creighton-H L 0-14 127-108

1941 (4-5-1)Coach: Vee GreenS19 St. Ambrose-H W 21-6S27 Iowa L 8-25O3 Grinnell-H W 8-0O10 St. Louis T 6-6O18 Illinois L 0-40O25 Creighton L 7-12O31 Washington (Mo.)-H L 0-12N8 Northern Iowa-H W 13-0N15 Iowa State-H W 14-13N22 Tulsa L 6-20 83-134

1942 (3-7)Coach: Vee GreenS18 Central-H W 32-0S25 St. Ambrose-H L 6-12O2 Grinnell-H W 7-6O9 St. Louis-H W 19-9O17 Iowa State L 6-29O24 Creighton-H L 14-33O30 Tulsa-H L 0-40N7 Northern Iowa L 12-27N14 Washington (Mo.) L 7-14N21 Oklahoma A&M L 12-55 115-225

1943 (4-2)Coach: Vee GreenO1 Central-H W 12-6 O8 Western Illinois-H W 50-0O15 Missouri Valley-H W 19-7O22 William Jewell-H W 23-19N4 Doane L 6-12N13 Iowa State-H L 0-20 110-64

1944 (7-2)Coach: Vee GreenS29 Cornell-H W 27-0O6 Gustavus Adolphus-H W 25-14O13 Washburn W 26-6O20 Gustavus Adolphus W 14-2O28 Doane-H W 59-0N3 St. Olaf-H W 26-13N11 Missouri Valley-H W 31-0N18 Iowa State L 0-9N23 Wichita State L 12-13 220-57

1945 (5-4-1)Coach: Vee GreenS28 Kearney Air Base-H W 40-13O6 Tulsa L 0-19O12 S. Dakota State-H W 34-0O19 Denver-H T 19-19O26 Detroit L 14-19N2 St. Louis W 25-0N10 Northern Iowa-H W 53-6N17 Iowa State-H L 6-8N22 Wichita State L 13-19J1 #Fresno State-N W 13-12 217-115# Raisin Bowl at Fresno

1946 (2-6-1)Coach: Vee GreenS20 St. Ambrose-H W 26-13S27 Texas Mines W 7-2O5 Tulsa-H L 13-48O11 Wichita State-H L 6-12O19 St. Louis-H L 6-27O5 Detroit L 6-33N9 Iowa State T 7-7N16 Northern Iowa L 0-46N23 Oklahoma A&M L 7-59 78-247

1947 (1-7-1)Coach: Al KawalS19 Texas Mines-H L 7-19S26 Colorado A&M-H L 19-23O4 Tulsa L 14-28O11 Wichita State L 13-21O18 St. Louis L 12-41O24 Oklahoma A&M-H W 13-9N1 Northern Iowa-H T 6-6N8 Iowa State-H L 6-36N15 New Mexico L 7-8 97-191

1948 (7-3)Coach: Al KawalS17 S. Dakota State-H W 47-0S24 St. Louis-H W 14-0O2 Northern Iowa L 0-6O8 Wichita State-H L 20-21O15 Bradley-H W 17-14O23 Colorado A&M W 31-29O30 Emporia State-H W 43-20N6 Iowa State L 0-2N13 New Mexico-H W 13-0J1 #Arizona W 14-13 199-105#Salad Bowl at Phoenix

1949 (6-2-1)Coach: Warren GaerS16 S. Dakota State-H W 40-0S23 Emporia State-H W 42-0O1 Bradley W 17-7O7 South Dakota-H W 48-6

O15 Oklahoma A&M L 0-28O21 St. Louis-H W 27-14O28 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) T 13-13N5 Iowa State-H L 8-21N12 Wichita State W 7-6 202-95

1950 (6-2-1)Coach: Warren GaerS15 Denver-H W 7-0S23 Emporia State W 47-6S30 South Dakota W 41-13O6 Oklahoma A&M-H T 14-14O14 Northern Iowa W 34-18O21 Wichita State-H L 14-17O27 Detroit L 13-14N4 Bradley-H W 42-14N11 Iowa State W 35-21 247-117

1951 (7-2)Coach: Warren GaerS14 Abilene Christian-H W 19-7S22 Denver W 20-7S29 Bradley W 20-14O6 Northern Iowa-H W 39-6O11 Detroit-H W 26-6O20 Oklahoma A&M L 14-27O27 Iowa State-H L 0-13N3 Great Lakes-H W 35-20N10 Wichita State W 14-7 187-107

1952 (2-7)Coach: Warren GaerS20 Northern Iowa W 14-12S27 Dayton L 13-34O4 Emporia State-H W 34-18O10 Boston College L 14-20O18 Detroit L 0-57O24 Bradley-H L 0-33N1 Denver-H L 19-27N8 Iowa State L 7-55N15 Wichita State-H L 14-41 115-297

1953 (4-4)Coach: Warren GaerS19 Kansas State L 0-50S25 Denver L 14-33O10 South Dakota-H W 18-0O17 Wichita State L 0-27O25 Iowa State-H W 12-7O31 Bradley W 21-13N6 Wayne State (Mich.)-H L 19-25N13 Northern Iowa-H W 27-20 111-175

1954 (2-7)Coach: Warren GaerS18 Colorado L 0-61S24 Denver-H L 13-33O1 Wichita State-H L 6-54O9 Northern Iowa W 14-12O16 South Dakota L 26-33O23 Bradley-H L 7-14O30 Iowa State L 0-35N5 Kansas State-H L 18-53N12 Wayne State (Mich.) W 33-24 117-319

1955 (4-4)Coach: Warren GaerS16 North Dakota State-H W 28-6S23 Denver L 7-33S30 Northern Iowa-H L 14-21O8 Washington (Mo.) W 39-19O15 Boston University L 2-32O22 Bradley W 40-7O29 Iowa State-H W 27-21N12 Wichita State L 7-59 164-198

1956 (3-6)Coach: Warren GaerS15 Utah State-H L 33-39S22 San Jose State L 7-26S29 Northern Iowa L 0-20O6 Bowling Green-H L 7-46O13 Washington (Mo.)-H W 14-6O20 Wichita State L 14-27O27 Bradley-H W 55-47N3 Iowa State L 14-39N10 Detroit W 26-13 170-263

Year-by-Year Results

1957 (7-2)Coach: Warren GaerS14 Northern Iowa-H W 34-12S28 S. Dakota State-H W 25-7O5 North Texas State W 19-6O12 Washington (Mo.) W 19-7O19 Colorado State-H (cancelled)O26 Bradley W 21-13N2 Iowa State-H W 20-0N9 Wichita State L 7-14N16 West Texas State-H W 20-19J1 #Louisville L 20-34 185-112#Sun Bowl at El Paso

1958 (2-7)Coach: Warren GaerS13 S. Dakota State L 6-12S20 Iowa State L 0-33S27 Colorado State-H L 0-21O4 Northern Iowa L 16-20O11 North Texas State-H L 0-42O18 Tulsa L 0-59O25 Bradley-H W 14-12N8 Washington (Mo.) W 28-21N15 Wichita State-H L 8-32 72-252

1959 (2-7)Coach: Tom O’ConnellS18 Iowa State-H L 0-41S25 Central Michigan-H L 21-41O2 Northern Iowa-H L 6-14O16 St. Ambrose-H L 22-23O24 Bradley W 20-12O31 West Texas State L 21-34N7 Washington (Mo.)-H W 7-0N14 Wichita State L 7-20N21 North Texas State L 2-62 106-247

1960 (4-5)Coach: Bus MertesS17 Iowa State L 0-46S23 SE Missouri-H W 17-6O1 Northern Iowa L 3-14O8 Colorado State College L 0-30O14 Evansville-H W 14-0O22 North Texas State L 7-29029 Bradley-H W 14-6N5 Washington (Mo.)-H W 21-6N11 Wichita State-H L 7-32 86-169

1961 (5-4)Coach: Bus MertesS16 Iowa State-H L 0-21S23 Southern Illinois W 7-0S30 Colorado State College W 7-007 Northern Iowa-H W 21-6014 Idaho State-H L 11-12028 Bradley-H W 24-13N4 North Texas State L 21-28N11 Wichita State L 13-20N18 Nebraska-Omaha W 36-13 140-114

1962 (8-2)Coach: Bus MertesS15 Iowa State L 7-14S22 Southern Illinois-H W 14-13S29 Colorado State College-H W 21-006 South Dakota W 15-14013 Northern Iowa W 21-15020 Wichita State-H W 10-0026 Bradley W 30-13N3 Idaho State L 14-33N10 N. Dakota State-H W 40-6N17 Evansville W 32-0 204-108

1963 (4-4)Coach: Bus MertesS21 Cincinnatti L 0-28S28 SW Missouri State L 6-13O5 South Dakota-H W 23-0O12 Northern Iowa-H W 21-12O26 Bradley W 27-8N2 Idaho State-H W 15-12N9 Western Illinois L 12-14N16 Nebraska-Omaha-H L 29-34N23 Iowa State (Cancelled) 133-121

1964 (6-4)Coach: Bus MertesS19 Iowa State L 0-25S26 South Dakota W 28-14O3 Western Illinois-H L 12-14

O10 Northern Iowa L 14-41O17 Southern Illinois-H L 19-28O24 Nebraska-Omaha W 24-19O31 Bradley-H W 46-19N7 So. Dakota State-H W 37-15N14 Abilene Christian-H W 14-3N21 Louisville W 14-8 208-186

1965 (6-4)Coach: Jack WallaceS18 Iowa State L 0-21S25 South Dakota W 17-0O2 SW Missouri State-H W 24-8O9 Northern Iowa-H W 31-7O16 Southern Illinois W 28-12O23 Western Kentucky L 21-28O30 Abilene Christian W 24-7N6 West Texas State L 14-20N13 Louisville-H L 17-32N20 Nebraska-Omaha-H W 36-30 212-165

1966 (8-2)Coach: Jack WallaceS17 NW Missouri-H W 27-0S24 Northern Iowa W 9-6O1 Southern Illinois-H W 30-7O8 Wichita State-H W 34-16O15 Louisville L 26-66O22 Western Kentucky-H W 37-21O29 North Texas State-H W 17-13N5 Quantico Marines L 13-21N12 South Dakota-H W 31-14N19 Nebraska-Omaha W 53-0 250-164

1967 (4-5)Coach: Jack WallaceS16 Louisville-H L 7-46S23 North Texas State L 0-31S30 Wichita State L 13-46O7 NW Missouri W 7-0O14 Northern Iowa-H W 10-7O21 Nebraska-Omaha-H W 23-15N4 South Dakota State W 34-21N11 South Dakota-H L 35-37N18 Southern Illinois L 17-45 139-248

1968 (5-5)Coach: Jack WallaceS14 Northern Arizona-H W 30-14S21 Arkansas State-H L 14-46S28 Quantico Marines-H L 31-33O5 Wichita State W 26-23O12 Northern Iowa L 19-21O19 Nebraska-Omaha W 32-14O26 Southern Illinois-H L 20-21N2 South Dakota L 28-49N16 So. Dakota State-H W 28-20N23 Louisville W 38-37 266-278

1969 (7-2-2)Coach: Jack WallaceS13 Louisville-H T 24-24S20 South Dakota State W 21-16O4 North Texas-H W 27-23O11 Northern Iowa-H L 13-23O18 Nebraska-Omaha W 31-21O25 Western Illinois-H W 44-7N1 South Dakota W 29-24N8 Arkansas State T 21-21N15 Southern Illinois W 19-17N22 Idaho State W 58-30D13 *Arkansas State L 21-29 308-236*Pecan Bowl @ Arlington, Texas

1970 (7-4)Coach: Jack WallaceS12 Idaho State-H W 39-10S19 Weber State W 36-19S26 Nebraska-Omaha-H W 51-22O3 North Texas State L 13-37O10 Northern Iowa L 10-13O17 Northern Arizona W 31-17O24 Western Illinois W 28-24031 Abilene Christian-H L 13-33N7 South Dakota-H W 37-28N14 Southern Illinois-H W 21-9N21 Louisville L 14-23 293-235

1971 (7-4)Coach: Jack WallaceS11 New Mexico State L 3-7S18 Abilene Christian-H W 34-17S25 Louisville-H W 10-7O2 Northern Arizona W 38-13

O9 Northern Iowa-H W 28-0O16 Tampa-H L 2-36O23 South Dakota-H W 49-7O30 North Texas State L 12-21N6 Southern Illinois L 32-34N13 Indiana State W 27-15N20 West Texas State W 32-28 267-185

1972 (7-5)Coach: Jack WallaceS16 West Texas State-H W 40-12S23 Memphis State W 23-7S30 North Texas State-H W 54-8O7 South Dakota L 23-28 O14 Northern Iowa W 21-14O21 Tampa L 7-24O28 New Mexico State-H W 28-10N4 Southern Illinois-H W 19-9N11 NE Louisiana-H W 35-7N18 Idaho State L 21-24N25 Louisville L 0-27D9 *Tennessee State L 7-29 277-199*Pioneer Bowl at Wichita Falls, Texas

1973 (2-9)Coach: Jack WallaceS1 New Mexico State-H L 12-27S8 West Texas State L 10-13S22 Louisville-H L 17-27S29 Lamar-H W 24-10O6 Tulsa L 7-44O13 Northern Iowa-H L 3-31O20 North Texas State L 7-19O27 Dayton L 9-16N3 Wichita State W 13-10N10 Southern Illinois L 20-37N17 Temple-H L 10-35 132-289

1974 (3-7-1)Coach: Jack WallaceS7 Dayton-H L 7-21S14 West Texas State-H L 17-37S21 Lamar L 6-18S28 Long Beach State L 13-20O5 North Texas State-H T 24-24O12 Northern Iowa L 17-41O19 Louisville W 38-35O26 New Mexico State W 29-28N2 Wichita State L 14-23N9 Northern Arizona-H W 34-16N16 Tulsa-H L 14-52 213-315

1975 (3-8)Coach: Jack WallaceS6 New Mexico State L 10-14S13 North Texas State-H L 3-7S20 Louisville-H W 31-7S27 NE Louisiana L 25-38O11 Northern Iowa-H L 24-27O18 West Texas State L 6-24O25 Long Beach State-H L 10-31N1 Southern Illinois W 38-27N8 Tulsa L 7-70N15 Wichita State-H W 27-23N22 Temple L 7-44 188-312

1976 (1-10)Coach: Jack WallaceS4 New Mexico State-H L 29-30S11 Iowa State L 14-58S18 Southern Illinois-H L 15-27S25 Louisville L 24-37O2 Colorado L 24-45O9 Long Beach State L 10-41O16 Wichita State L 23-33O23 West Texas State-H W 34-14N6 Temple-H L 7-31N13 Tulsa-H L 20-45N20 North Texas State L 0-63 200-424

1977 (2-9)Coach: Chuck SheltonS10 Arkansas State-H L 29-31S17 Temple L 0-42S24 New Mexico State L 9-35O1 Long Beach State-H L 10-27O8 Indiana State-H L 20-23O15 West Texas State L 7-31O22 Wichita State L 17-47O29 Lamar-H W 43-21N5 Tulsa-H L 23-33N12 Louisville L 13-18N19 Southern Illinois W 13-9 184-317

1978 (4-7)Coach: Chuck SheltonS2 Texas-Arlington-H W 25-23S9 Southern Illinois-H W 38-14S16 Temple-H L 29-36S23 Arkansas State L 0-10S30 Iowa State L 7-35O7 Wichita State-H W 48-22O14 Indiana State L 0-13O28 Tulsa L 20-43N4 New Mexico State L 20-21N11 West Texas State-H W 24-21N17 Long Beach State L 0-25 211-264

1979 (3-8)Coach: Chuck SheltonS1 Indiana State L 12-19S8 New Mexico State-H W 14-13S15 Temple L 21-43S22 Colorado W 13-9S29 Louisville-H L 21-31O6 NE Missouri State-H W 41-6O13 Long Beach State-H L 14-17O20 Wichita State L 17-24N3 Northern Michigan-H L 26-30N10 Southern Illinois-H L 21-22N17 West Texas State L 18-28 218-242

1980 (8-3)Coach: Chuck SheltonS6 Indiana State-H L 10-13S13 Augustana S.D.-H W 42-0S20 Lamar W 38-7S27 Southern Illinois-H L 28-34O4 Texas-Arlington W 30-20O11 Colorado W 41-22O18 West Texas State-H W 27-21O25 New Mexico State W 28-22N1 Wichita State-H W 38-15N8 Nebraska-Omaha-H W 17-0N22 Long Beach State L 7-21 306-175

1981 (10-1)Coach: Chuck SheltonS5 Northern Iowa W 39-30S12 Indiana State-H W 17-14S19 Western Illinois-H W 21-6S26 Kansas State W 18-17O3 Long Beach State-H W 18-7O10 Wichita State W 24-23O24 West Texas State-H W 21-13O31 Tulsa L 6-59N7 Southern Illinois W 22-17N14 Illinois State W 13-10N21 Nebraska-Omaha-H W 53-0 252-196

1982 (4-7)Coach: Chuck SheltonS4 Northern Iowa-H W 40-13S11 Idaho State-H L 21-41S18 Southern Illinois L 17-24S25 Iowa State L 10-35O2 Indiana State-H L 19-29O9 Western Illinois W 31-12O16 Nebraska-Omaha L 17-27023 Tulsa-H L 18-34030 West Texas State W 31-24N6 Wichita State-H L 29-38N13 Illinois State W 42-35 275-312

1983 (1-10)Coach: Chuck SheltonS3 Northern Iowa L 10-34S10 S. Dakota State-H L 3-20S17 Western Illinois L 14-31S24 Illinois State-H L 17-36O1 Wichita State L 0-43O8 Southern Illinois L 9-28O15 New Mexico State L 23-42O22 Missouri State-H L 11-22O29 West Texas State-H W 36-26N5 Tulsa-H L 13-22N12 Indiana State-H L 0-38 136-342

1984 (4-7)Coach: Chuck SheltonS1 Missouri State-H L 12-17S8 Northern Iowa-H L 28-33S15 Iowa State L 17-21S22 New Mexico State-H W 35-28S29 Illinois State L 0-28O6 NE Missouri State-H W 31-17O13 Western Illinois L 20-37O20 Indiana State L 3-17

Year-by-Year Results

FOOTBALL | 10

O17 Dayton L 9-38O24 Quincy-H W 59-7O31 Illinois Benedictine W 59-6N7 Olivet-Nazarene-H W 50-14N14 Evansville W 17-7 334-158

1993 (8-2)Coach: Rob AshS11 Simpson-H W 35-9S18 Augustana Ill. W 54-48S25 Butler L 3-28O2 Aurora-H W 47-14O9 Chicago W 33-19O16 Valparaiso W 31-12O23 Dayton-H L 7-35O30 Illinois-Benedictine-H W 48-33N6 San Diego W 17-14N13 Evansville-H W 29-27 304-239

1994 (7-3)Coach: Rob AshS10 Simpson W 22-6S17 San Diego-H W 14-9S24 Aurora W 26-0\O1 Butler-H L 20-28O8 Evansville W 31-21O15 Valparaiso-H W 23-3O22 Dayton L 7-24O29 Nebraska-Kearney L 14-17N5 Wisconsin-Oshkosh-H W 41-7N12 St. Ambrose-H W 19-0 217-115

1995 (8-1-1)Coach: Rob AshS2 Missouri Western-H T 19-19S9 St. Ambrose W 23-0S16 Wisconsin-LaCrosse L 7-14S23 Aurora-H W 37-7S30 Butler W 29-8O7 Evansville-H W 23-6O14 Valparaiso W 28-21O21 Dayton-H W 34-23O28 San Diego W 9-0N11 Northwestern IA.-H W 28-6 237-1041996 (8-3)Coach: Rob AshS7 Morningside-H W 32-26S14 St. Norbert W 31-0S21 San Diego-H W 34-7S28 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) L 12-16O5 Butler-H W 51-7O12 Evansville W 55-34O19 Valparaiso-H W 27-12O26 Dayton L 16-19N2 Aurora W 43-13N9 Wayne State (Neb.)-H W 54-41N16 Northwestern IA. L 6-13 363-188

1997 (8-3)Coach: Rob AshS6 Morningside W 7-0S13 St. Norbert-H W 48-7S20 South Florida W 23-22S27 Valparasio W 27-7O4 Wayne State (Neb.) W 35-17011 Dayton-H L 13-14O18 Evansville-H W 28-18O25 San Diego L 30-39N1 Aurora-H W 45-0N8 Butler L 13-14N15 Northwestern (Iowa)-H W 27-20 296-158

1998 (7-3)Coach: Rob AshS5 Morningside-H W 12-0S12 St. Ambrose L 18-24S19 Wisconsin-LaCrosse-H W 28-21S26 Quincy W 59-34O3 Valparaiso-H W 33-18O10 Dayton W 28-21O24 San Diego-H W 37-13O31 Butler-H W 41-7N7 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) L 21-27N14 Towson L 14-17 291-182

1999 (7-4)Coach: Rob AshS4 Morningside W 21-17S11 St. Ambrose-H W 47-3S18 Wis.-Stevens Point-H L 17-28S25 Quincy-H W 48-7O2 Valparasio L 17-27

O19 Colorado State-H (cancelled)O27 Wichita State-H L 6-23N3 Southern Illinois-H W 20-17N17 West Texas State W 25-22 197-260

1985 (4-7)Coach: Chuck SheltonA31 Missouri State-H L 24-31S7 Northern Iowa-H W 24-9S14 Iowa L 0-58S21 Southern Illinois-H W 31-6S28 Indiana State L 10-17O5 Iowa State W 20-17O12 Texas-Arlington-H W 21-10O19 Wichita State L 21-24O26 Illinois State-H L 3-10N2 West Texas State-H L 27-28N9 Tulsa L 15-45 196-255

1986 (Exhibition only)

1987 (5-5)Coach: Nick QuartaroS5 Loras L 0-31S12 Dana L 3-43S19 Graceland-H W 24-7S26 Alma L 0-21O10 Quincy-H W 42-14O17 Concordia (NE)-H L 13-14O24 Buffalo State W 52-13O31 Concordia (MN)-H W 36-13N7 Dayton L 6-28N14 Sioux Falls W 45-33 221-217

1988 (7-3)Coach: Nick QuartaroS3 Simpson W 55-21S10 Dana-H W 38-28S17 Central Methodist W 24-3S24 Wartburg-H W 31-3O1 Dayton-H L 0-29O8 Quincy W 21-15O15 Loras-H W 26-22O22 St. Francis L 0-39O29 Concordia (St. Paul) W 54-7N5 North Central L 20-21 269-188

1989 (7-3)Coach Rob AshS2 Simpson-H W 31-22S9 Dana L 28-31S16 Central Methodist-H W 40-14S23 Wartburg W 31-21S30 Alma-H W 35-20O7 Evansville W 23-6O14 Loras W 32-18O21 St. Francis-H L 36-49O28 Dayton L 14-38N4 North Central-H W 38-7 308-226

1990 (6-4)Coach: Rob AshS8 Simpson L 20-35S15 Rose-Hulman-H W 44-21S22 Hope L 13-17S29 Nebraska Wesleyan L 38-59O6 Aurora W 14-3O13 Dayton L 20-28O20 Wisconsin-Oshkosh-H W 26-22O27 Millikin W 30-21N3 St. Norbert-H W 26-7N10 Evansville-H W 49-21 280-234

1991 (4-6)Coach: Rob AshS7 Simpson-H L 7-16S14 Rose-Hulman L 21-31S21 Hope-H L 28-31S28 Nebraska Wesleyan-H L 21-26O5 Aurora-H W 27-14O12 Dayton-H L 0-13O19 Wisconsin-Oshkosh W 21-0O26 Millikin-H L 14-23N2 St. Norbert W 6-0N9 Illinois Benedictine W 55-8 200-162

1992 (7-2-1)Coach: Rob AshS12 Simpson T 20-20S19 Augustana Ill.-H W 39-19S26 Millikin-H W 30-12O3 Aurora L 20-30O10 Chicago-H W 31-19

O9 Saint Mary’s (Calif.)-H W 38-7O16 Dayton-H L 14-20O23 Butler W 53-6O30 San Diego W 41-20N6 Jacksonville W 34-14N20 Western Illinois L 0-24 330-173

2000 (7-4)Coach: Rob AshS2 McKendree-H W 28-11S9 St. Ambrose W 33-16S16 Wis.-Stevens Point W 37-29S30 San Diego-H W 52-12O7 Valparasio-H W 54-7O14 Southern Illinois L 23-35O21 Dayton L 13-41O28 Butler-H W 62-41N4 Jacksonville-H W 42-0N11 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) L 43-45N18 Towson-H L 23-30 410-267

2001 (5-5)Coach: Rob AshS1 Truman State L 29-40S8 St. Ambrose-H W 43-27S15 Davidson canceled (9-11)S22 Quincy-H W 33-7S29 San Diego L 24-31O6 Florida Atlantic-H W 31-7O13 Valparaiso L 7-17O20 Dayton-H L 23-24O27 Butler W 41-39N3 Missouri State L 14-63N10 Jacksonville W 31-23 276-275

2002 (5-6)Coach: Rob AshA29 Western Illinois L 7-64S7 Truman State-H L 14-28S14 Missouri-Rolla W 28-25S21 Wisconsin-LaCrosse-H W 35-17S28 Quincy W 45-28O5 Valparaiso-H W 52-35O12 Albany-H (2 OT) W 49-42O19 Dayton L 7-35O26 Butler L 44-48N2 San Diego-H L 46-51N9 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) L 28-46 355-429

2003 (6-6)Coach: Rob AshA28 Illinois State L 13-27S6 William Penn-H W 38-24S13 Missouri-Rolla-H W 28-7S20 Wisconsin-Platteville L 20-21S27 Morehead State L 17-34O4 Jacksonville-H W 40-34O11 San Diego L 35-41O18 Butler-H W 24-7O25 Valparaiso (OT) L 45-51 N1 Dayton-H L 15-31N8 Saint Mary’s (Calif.)-H W 20-13N15 Waldorf-H W 47-17 342-307

2004 (10-2)Coach: Rob AshS2 Missouri State L 26-31S11 William Penn-H W 16-6S18 Wisconsin-Platteville-H L 23-33S25 Morehead State-H W 42-12O2 Jacksonville W 20-7O9 San Diego-H W 41-38O16 Butler W 43-6O23 Valparaiso-H W 37-10

O30 Dayton W 13-6N6 Upper Iowa-H W 45-27N13 Waldorf-H W 39-7N20 *Morehead State W 20-17*PFL Championship 365-200

2005 (6-4)Coach: Rob AshS1 Northern Iowa L 17-52S10 Illinois State L 19-56S17 Wisconsin-Platteville W 37-14S24 Austin Peay State-H W 54-0O1 Davidson W 58-17O8 Dayton-H L 17-25O22 San Diego L 26-31O29 Butler-H W 56-10N5 Valparaiso W 49-24N12 Waldorf-H W 43-0 376-229

2006 (9-2)Coach: Rob AshA31 Northern Iowa-H L 7-48S9 Upper Iowa-H W 40-7S16 Wisconsin-Platteville-H W 35-7S23 Valparaiso W 21-7S30 Morehead State-H W 33-7O7 Waldorf-H W 35-3O14 Butler W 29-0O21 San Diego-H L 0-37O28 Dayton W 21-9N4 Davidson-H W 35-15N11 Jacksonsville W 47-28 303-168

2007 (6-5)Coach: Steve LoneyA30 Illinois State W 27-24S8 Waldorf-H W 45-14S15 Wisconsin-Platteville W 20-7S22 Northern Iowa-H L 7-45S29 Valparaiso-H W 48-20O6 Butler-H W 37-19O13 San Diego L 19-59O20 Davidson L 21-24O27 Jacksonville-H W 42-14N3 Morehead State L 0-33N10 Dayton-H L 27-34 293-293

2008 (6-5)Coach: Chris CreightonA28 Upper Iowa-H W 17-13S6 Lehigh L 0-19S13 William Penn-H W 36-0S27 San Diego-H L 17-43O4 Butler L 15-21O11 Dayton L 9-27O18 Campbell-H W 45-0O25 Davidson-H W 20-17N8 Morehead State-H W 19-15N15 Jacksonville L 9-41N22 Valparaiso W 32-0 219-196 2009 (8-3)Coach: Chris CreightonS5 Grand View-H W 22-0S12 Marist W 34-6S19 South Dakota L 21-51O3 Valparaiso-H W 34-14O10 Missouri S&T-H W 19-0O17 San Diego W 21-14O24 Davidson W 21-16O31 Jacksonville-H W 45-38N7 Campbell-H W 49-6N14 Dayton-H L 6-23N21 Butler L 17-20 289-188

2010 PRESEASON POLLPIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE COACHES POLL

1. Dayton (four first-place votes) 762. Butler (two first-place votes) 693. Jacksonville (four first-place votes) 68 4. DRAKE 545. San Diego 526. Marist 457. Davidson 308. Campbell 259. Morehead State 2210. Valparaiso 9

Year-by-Year Results

NCAA POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Joseph Worobec (1973)

NCAA STATISTICAL LEADERS

Johnny Bright (1949) — total offense, 1,950 yards

Johnny Bright (1950) —total offense, 2,400 yards

ALL-TIME DRAKE FOOTBALL TEAM

LinemenBud Adams 1939-41Herb Hedlund 1936-38Dennis McKnight 1977-80Charlie Pell 1904-06Mike Samples 1970-72Marv Shearer 1954-57Pete Solverson 1970-73Dick Steere 1947-50Craig Wederquist 1979-82Joe Worobec 1970-72

EndsTom Bienemann 1947-50William Bliss 1898-01Pat Dunsmore 1979-82Jerry Mertens 1954-57Manley Sarnowsky 1963-66Ted Sloane 1923-25Doug Winslow 1969-72

BacksBill Boelter 1921-23Johnny Bright 1949-51Karl Kassulke 1961-62Lynn King 1928-30Roger LaBrasca 1954-57Pug Manders 1936-38Duane Miller 1966-69Floyd Miller 1947-50Dick Nesbitt 1927-29Glenn Simons 1911-13Amero Ware 1979-82Buford Waterhouse 1955-56Felix Wright 1977-80

CentersWaldo Don Carlos 1928-30Russ Sprong 1915-19

Note: The all-time Drake football team was selected by a special committee in conjunction with the school’s centennial in 1980-81.

HEISMAN TROPHY BALLOTING

Johnny Bright — 1951, fifth

FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS

Ted Sloane (1925)All-Sports Magazine

Johnny Bright (1951)American Football Coaches Association, running back

Mike Samples (1972)American Football Coaches

Association, defensive tackle

Pat Dunsmore (1981)American Football Coaches

Association, tight end

Craig Wederquist (1982)Associated Press, offensive tackle

Matt Garvis (1995)American Football Coaches

Association/Kodak 1-AA, linebacker

Mike Foster (1999 and 2000)American Football Coaches

Association/Kodak 1-AA, defensive lineman

Billy Cundiff (2000 and 2001)Sports Network, kicker

Aaron Overton (2002) Sports Network, receiver

Ira Vandever (2002)Sports Network, quarterback

Grant Knowles (2004) Sports Network, offensive guard

James Mickley (2004)Sports Network, tight end

Scott Phaydavong (2004, 2005, 2006)Sports Network, running back

Andy Green (2006, 2007)Sports Network, safety

NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION COLLEGE

FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

Johnny Bright (1984)

1946 Raisin Bowl, Fresno, Calif.Drake 13, Fresno State 12

1949 Salad Bowl, Phoenix, Ariz.Drake 14, Arizona 13

1958 Sun Bowl, El Paso, TexasLouisville 34, Drake 20

1969 Pecan Bowl, Arlington, TexasArkansas State 29, Drake 21

1972 Pioneer Bowl, Wichita Falls, TexasTennessee State 29, Drake 7

Blue-GrayKarl Kassulke, 1962

Jack Matia, 1978Rick Casko, 1980John Ware, 1981

Chicago Tribune All-Star GamePug Manders, 1939

Copper BowlTom Newell, 1958

Coaches All-AmericanGlenn Lott, 1975

3-4. SpieS.

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East-West Shrine GameTed Sloane, 1925

Herb Hedlund, 1938Pug Manders, 1939Johnny Bright, 1951

North-South GameRalph Gruben, 1946

Tom Bienemann, 1950Dick Steere, 1950

Senior BowlJack Matia, 1979

Dennis McKnight, 1981

DRAKE BOWL GAME APPEARANCES

POST-SEASON BOWL GAME APPEARANCES

Drake Football — A Rich Tradition

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Drake competed in the Missouri Valley Conference in football from 1908 through 1951 and from 1971 through 1985. Drake joined the Pioneer Football League in 1993. Listed below are those players who earned first-team all-league playing honors.

PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 2009 - Cale Hunt, LB Quinn McVey, OL Steve Platek, FB Frank Pucher, TE Dain Taylor, DE Brandon Wubs, PK2008 - Steve Platek, FB2007 - Jacob Craig, DB Andy Green, DB Scott Phaydavong, RB2006 - James Adams, LB Willie Cashmore, RB Jacob Craig, DB Andy Green, DB Matt Haas, OL Kevin Jennings, DE Scott Phaydavong, RB2005 - James Adams, LB Chris Daniels, DL Jace Denison, DB Ryan Horvath, P Dave Pammer, OL Scott Phaydavong, RB Shawn Rodgers, DE 2004 - Ryan Horvath, P Jason Jones, WR Grant Knowles, OG James Mickley, TE Eric Papp, LB Scott Phaydavong, RB Mark Wilke, OT2003 - Ryan Horvath, P Grant Knowles, OG Brook Leonard, DE Jonathan Taylor, RB Mark Wilke, OT2002 - Jason Dvorak, DT Ryan Horvath, P Aaron Overton, WR Jeff Seaman, TE Jonathan Taylor, RB Ira Vandever, QB2001 - Billy Cundiff, K Eric Douglas, DT Matt Seamer, LB Cedric Stanley, CB Jason Thiss, OG Ira Vandever, QB2000 - Sean Coughlin, OL Billy Cundiff, K

Mike Foster, DL Cedric Stanley, DB Scott Wilhelm, LB1999 - Sean Coughlin, OL Billy Cundiff, K Mike Foster, DL Jake Wilson, LB1998 - Solon Bell, QB Sean Coughlin, OL Billy Cundiff, K Mike Foster, DL Jason Grove, RB Tait Johnson, DB Jim Skarlis, DL Jake Wilson, LB1997 - Jeramy Fisher, DB Felix Gallagher, OL Scott Kesselring, OL Jace Smrcka, DL1996 - Rob Berkley, WR Felix Gallagher, OL B.J. Hellyer, DB John Kuenster, LB Nate Schneider, OL Jace Smrcka, DL1995 - Tom Boecker, LB Felix Gallagher, OL Matt Jones, OL Matt Sneller, P1994 - Tom Boecker, DB Matt Garvis, LB Matt Jones, LB Craig Ortwerth, DE Todd Sauer, DT1993 - Chad Briley, WR Roy Fletcher, QB Brad Nemec, DB Todd Sauer, DTMISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE1984 - Joe Adrian, NG1982 - Pat Dunsmore, TE Tim Hansen, NG Dave Killpack, DB Amero Ware, RB Craig Wederquist, OL Mike Williams, WR1981 - Henrik Mike-Meyer, K Mark Panozzo, DL Lance Shields, DB Will Shupe, LB

John Ware, OL Amero Ware, RB1980 - Greg Benton, DB Rick Casko, QB Pat Dunsmore, WR Dennis McKnight, C Henrik Mike-Mayer, PK Mike Moeller, OL Amero Ware, RB1979 - Pat King, P Bob Smith, NG Rich Suchanuk, TE Wardell Wright, RB1978 - Rich Carstens, DL David Glover, DL Jack Matia, OL1977 - Al Byers, C Phil Ferguson, DB Paul Proffitt, WR1976 - Al Byers, C Gary Melchoir, DL Mark Wood, DB Dan Zarazan, LB1975 - Todd Gaffney, PK Jim Herndon, RB Mark Spivey, DL1974 - Rodney Allen, OL Glenn Lott, LB Jim O’Connor, RB1973 - Larry Bernsten, C Rudi Holmes, DB Glenn Lott, LB Jim O’Connor, RB Pete Solverson, OL Bill Stevenson, DL1972 - Jerry Heston, RB Mike Samples, DL Doug Winslow, WR Joe Worobec, OL1971 - Steve Boekholder, DL Bob Garcea, C Mike Samples, DL Doug Winslow, WR 1951 - Johnny Bright, B1950 - Tom Bienemann, E Johnny Bright, B Dick Steere, T1949 - Tom Bienemann, E Johnny Bright, B Dick Steere, T

1948 - Tom Bienemann, E Dick Steere, T1947 - Tom Bienemann, E1946 - Ralph Gruben, G1945 - Ralph Gruben, G1941 - Leonard Adams, G1939 - Allen Dillon, T1938 - Pug Manders, B1937 - Pug Manders, B Herb Hedlund, T1936 - Pug Manders, FB Bill Pettit, C1935 - My Ubl, QB1934 - Versil Deskin, E My Ubl, QB1933 - Paul Brechler, G Jack Potts, QB Al Wieland, HB1932 - Milo Bowers, G1931 - Fred Blanck, T Milo Bowers, G John Briley, E1930 - Waldo Don Carlos, C John Briley, E Lynn King, QB1929 - Waldo Don Carlos, C Bill Groustra, G Lynn King, QB Dick Nesbitt, HB Eddie Stevens, E1928 - Chuck Delmege, E Gib Holliday, T Les Jones, G Lynn King, QB Dick Nesbitt, HB1925 - Lyle Ewart, G Ted Sloane, E Glen Spear, B1924 - Sam Orebaugh, B Ted Sloane, E1923 - Sam Orebaugh, B1922 - Bill Boelter, B1919 - Russ Sprong, C1916 - Russ Sprong, C1915 - Russ Sprong, C1913 - Glenn Simons, B1912 - Norborne Crowell, G Glenn Simons, B1911 - Christie McCormick, T1909 - Bob Evans, B1908 - Bob Evans, B

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All-Conference Bulldogs

LehighSept. 4 • Drake Stadium • 6 p.m.

Location: ..................................Bethlehem, Pa.Enrollment: ............................................... 4,700Nickname: ...........................Mountain HawksColors: .......................................Brown & WhiteConference: ............................. Patriot League2009 Record: ..................................................4-7Offensive Formation: ......................MultipleDefensive Formation: ................................ 3-4Head Coach: .................................. Andy CoenAlma Mater: .......................Gettysburg, 1986School Record: ................... 20-24, four yearsCareer Record: ..........................................sameStarters Returning:................... 9-Off., 8-Def.Series Record: .....................Lehigh leads, 1-0Last Meeting: .............. Lehigh,19-0, 9/6/08SID: ...................................... Steve LomanginoE-Mail: ............................. sj1304@lehigh.eduOffice Phone: ......................... (610) 758-3174Press Box Phone: .................(610) 758-4903Web Site: .................www.Lehighsports.com

Missouri S&TSept. 11 • Rolla, Mo. • 7 p.m.

Location: ......................................................Rolla, Mo.Enrollment: .........................................................6,600Nickname: ........................................................ MinersColors: ...................................... Silver, Gold & GreenConference: ........ NCAA Division II Independent2009 Record: ............................................................7-4Offensive Formation: ...................................SpreadDefensive Formation: ..........................................3-4Head Coach: ........................................ David BrownAlma Mater: ....................................... Cal Poly 1997School Record: .............................................first yearCareer Record: ................................................... sameStarters Returning:............ 7-Off., 6-Def., 2-Spec.Series Record: ............................... Drake leads, 4-0 Last Meeting ...................... Drake, 19-0, 10/10/09SID: .............................................................. John KeanE-Mail: .............................................. jkean@mst.eduOffice Phone: .................................. (573) 341-4140Cell Phone: ....................................... (573) 233-6891Press Box Phone: ........................... (573) 341-4057Web Site: ..............................................www.mst.edu

ValparaisoSept. 25 • Valparaiso, Ind. • 1 p.m.

Location:................................. ..........Valparaiso, Ind.Enrolment:........................................... ...............3,980Nickname:....................................... ...........CrusadersColors:...................................... ............ Brown & GoldConference:............. ...... Pioneer Football League2009 Record: .........................................................1-10Offensive Formation: ...................... Pro One BackDefensive Formation: ..........................................3-4Head Coach: .........................................Dale CarlsonAlma Mater: .............Concordia-Chicago, 1978School Record: .............................................first yearCareer Record: ....................... 110-103-3, 21 yearsStarters Returning:..............................6-Off.,6-Def.Series Record: .............................Drake leads, 13-3Last Meeting: ..................... Drake, 32-0, 11/22/08SID: ................................................Ryan WronkowiczE-mail: ..................Ryan.Wronkowicz@valpo.eduOffice Phone: .................................. (219) 464-5232Cell Phone: ....................................... (219) 617-2466Press Box Phone: ........................... (219) 464 5232Web Site: .........................www.valpoathletics.com

MaristOct. 2 • Drake Stadium • 1 p.m.

Location: .........................Poughkeepsie, N.Y.Enrollment: ...............................................4,256Nickname: ........................................Red FoxesColors: ........................................... Red & WhiteConference: .........Pioneer Football League2009 Record: ................................................. 7-4Offensive Formation: ......................MultipleDefensive Formation: .....................MultipleHead Coach: ..................................Jim ParadyAlma Mater: ................................ Maine, 1983School Record: ..................96-88-1, 18 yearsCareer Record: .........................................sameStarters Returning:...................3-Off., 8-Def.Series Record: .....................Drake leads, 1-0Last Meeting: .......... Drake, 34-6 9/12/09SID: ................................................Mike FerraroE-Mail: ........Michael.J.Ferraro@marist.eduOffice Phone: ........................(845) 575-3321Cell Phone: .............................(914) 456-3447Press Box Phone: .................(845) 575-3155Web Site: ................. www.GoRedFoxes.com

JacksonvilleOct. 9 • Jacksonville, Fla. • 11 a.m.

Location: ........................................ Jacksonville, Fla.Enrollment: .........................................................3,436Nickname: ....................................................DolphinsColors: ................................................... Green & GoldConference: ................... Pioneer Football League2009 Record: ............................................................7-4Offensive Formation: ...................................SpreadDefensive Formation: ...........................................4-3Head Coach: ............................................Kerwin BellAlma Mater: ......................................... Florida, 1987School Record: .......................... 19-16, three yearsCareer Record: ................................................... sameStarters Returning:..........10-Off., 5-Def., 3-Spec.Series Record: .............................. Drake leads, 8-1Last Meeting: ....................Drake, 45-38 10/31/09SID: ...............................................................Joel LampE-Mail: ................................................. jlamp@ju.eduOffice Phone: .................................. (904) 256-7409Home Phone: .................................. (904) 304-2067Press Box Phone: ........................... (904) 256-7588Web Site: .......................www.JUDolphins.comom

CampbellOct. 16 • Bules Creek, N.C. • 12 p.m.Location: ............................... Buies Creek, N.C.Enrollment: ...............................................4,663Nickname: ........................... Fighting CamelsColors: ..................................... Orange & BlackConference: .........Pioneer Football League2009 Record: .................................................. 3-8Offensive Formation: ........................ SpreadDefensive Formation: ................................ 4-3Head Coach: ................................. Dale SteeleAlma Mater: ...............South Carolina, 1976School Record: ..................... 4-18, two yearsCareer Record: .........................................sameStarters Returning: ..............11-Off., 10-Def.Series Record: ......................Drake leads, 2-0Last Meeting: ............. Drake, 49-0, 11/7/09SID: .....................................................Joe PriscoE-Mail: ...................... priscoj@campbell.eduOffice Phone: .........................(910) 893-1369Cell Phone: .............................(910) 893-0513Press Box Phone: .................(910) 814-5457Web Site: .....................www. GoCamels.com

San DiegoOct. 30 • Drake Stadium • 1 p.m.

Location: .........................................San Diego, Calif.Enrollment: .........................................................7,800Nickname: .............................. Toreros (Bullfighter)Colors: ....................Columbia Blue, Navy & WhiteConference: ................... Pioneer Football League2009 Record: ............................................................4-7Offensive Formation: ...........................West CoastDefensive Formation: ..........................................4-2Head Coach: .......................................Ron CaragherAlma Mater: ............................................UCLA, 1990School Record: .............................22-9, three yearsCareer Record: ...................................................SameStarters Returning: .......... Off.-5, Def.-6, Spec.-2Series Record: ............................... Drake leads, 9-8Last Meeting: ...................Drake, 21-14, 10/17/09SID: ..............................................................Ted GosenE-Mail: ................................ tgosen@sandiego.eduOffice Phone: .................................. (619) 260-4745Cell Phone: ....................................... (619) 954-2807Press Box Phone: ........................... (619) 260-2982Web Site: ...............................www.usdtoreros.com

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DaytonNov. 14 • Dayton, Ohio • 12 p.m.

Location: .............................................. Dayton, OhioEnrollment: .........................................................7,700Nickname: .......................................................... FlyersColors: ........................................................ Red & BlueConference: ................... Pioneer Football League2009 Record: ............................................................9-2Offensive Formation: ...................................SpreadDefensive Formation: ..........................................4-3Head Coach: ................................. Rick Chamberlin Alma Mater: ........................................ Dayton, 1980School Record: ................................18-5, two yearsCareer Record: ...................................................SameStarters Returning:..........10-Off., 3-Def,. 2-Spec.Series Record: ..........................Dayton leads, 22-4Last Meeting ................... Dayton, 23-6, 11/14/09SID: ...................................................Doug HauschildE-mail: ......................................... sid@udayton.eduOffice Phone: .................................. (937) 229-4390Cell Phone: ......................................(937) 272-45 03Press Box Phone: ........................... (937) 449-2851Web Site: ............................www.daytonflyers.com

Pioneer FootballLeague

Commissioner: ............................. Patty ViveritoOffice Phone: .............................(314) 421-2268Fax Phone:...................................(314) 421-3505Web site: ............... www.pioneer-football.org/

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DavidsonOct. 23 • Drake Stadium. • 1 p.m.

Location: ............................................Davidson, N.C.Enrollment: .........................................................1,800Nickname: .....................................................WildcatsColors: .......................................................Red & BlackConference: ................... Pioneer Football League2009 Record: ............................................................3-7Offensive Formation: ..................Multiple 2-BackDefensive Formation: ............................... MultipleHead Coach: .........................................Tripp MerrittAlma Mater: ..........................UNC-Charlotte, 1990School Record: ..............................23-28, five yearsCareer Record: ................................................... sameStarters Returning: .......... 6-Off., 7-Def., 2-Spec.Series Record: ............................... Drake leads, 4-1Last Meeting: ...................Drake, 21-16, 10/24/09SID: ..........................................................Marc GignacE-mail: .......................... magignac@davidson.eduOffice Phone: .................................. (704) 894-2123Cell Phone: ....................................... (980) 297-9981Press Box Phone: ........................... (704) 892-2962Web Site: .................www.DavidsonWildcats.com

Montana StateSept. 18 • Bozeman, Mont. • 2 p.m.

Location: ...............................Bozeman, Mont.Enrollment: ............................................. 12,500Nickname: .............................................BobcatsColors: ............................................. Blue & GoldConference: ............................................ Big Sky2009 Record: .................................................. 7-4Offensive Formation: ....................One-back Defensive Formation: ......................MultipleHead Coach: ........................................Rob AshAlma Mater: ...................Cornell (Iowa) 1969School Record: .................20-14, three yearsCareer Record: ..............196-113-5, 30 yearsStarters Returning:... 8-Off., 8-Def.,1-Spec.Series Record: ......................Drake leads, 1-0 Last Meeting: .......................... Drake 10/7/40SID: ............................................... Bill LambertyE-Mail: .........blamberty@msubobcats.comOffice Phone: .........................(406) 994-5133FAX Phone: .............................(406) 580-6781Press Box Phone: ............................. (406) 994Web Site: ...................www.msubobcats.com

Butler Nov. 13 • Drake Stadium • 1 p.m.

Location: .......................................Indianapolis, Ind.Enrollment: .........................................................4,500Nickname: .................................................... BulldogsColors: .................................................... Blue & WhiteConference: ................... Pioneer Football League2009 Record: .........................................................11-1Offensive Formation: ...................................SpreadDefensive Formation: ............................... MultipleHead Coach: ................................................ Jeff VorisAlma Mater: .......................................DePauw, 1989School Record: .............................24-21, four yearsCareer Record: ............................ 39-55, nine yearsStarters Returning:............ 9-Off., 8-Def., 2-Spec.Series Record: .........................Drake leads ,12-6-1Last Meeting ....................Butler, 20-17, 11/21/09SID: ..........................................................Jim McGrathE-Mail: ...................................jmcgrath@butler.eduOffice Phone: .................................. (317) 940-9414Cell Phone: ....................................... (317) 842-5940Press Box Phone: ........................... (317) 940-9817Web Site: ............................www.butlersports.com

2010 Opponents

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Thursday, Sept. 2Valparaiso at Western Illinois, 6 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 3Sacred Heart at Marist, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 4Butler at Albion, 12 p.m.Robert Morris at Dayton, 12 p.m.Jacksonville at Old Dominion, 5 p.m.Morehead State at James Madison, 5 p.m.Campbell at Virginia-Wise, 5 p.m.Georgetown at Davidson, 5 p.m.Lehigh at Drake, 6 p.m.Azusa Pacific at San Diego, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 11Dayton at Duquesne, 11 a.m.Jacksonville at Appalachian State, TBASt. Francis (Pa.) at Morehead State, 12 p.m.Valparaiso at Franklin, 12:30 p.m.Butler at Youngstown State, 3 p.m.Bucknell at Marist, 5 p.m.Davidson at Lenoir-Rhyne, 6 p.m.Drake at Missouri S&T, 7 p.m.San Diego at Southern Utah, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 18Taylor at Butler, 12 p.m.*Davidson at Campbell, 12 p.m.*Morehead State at Dayton, 12 p.m.Webber International at Jacksonville, TBADrake at Montana State, 2 p.m.UC Davis at San Diego, 8:05 p.m.St. Joseph’s (Ind.) at Valparaiso, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 25*Morehead State at Marist, 11 a.m.Georgia State at Campbell, 12 p.m.*Jacksonville at Davidson, 12 p.m.*Drake at Valparaiso, 1 p.m.*Butler at San Diego, 3 p.m.Central State at Dayton, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 2*San Diego at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.*Campbell at Butler, 11 a.m.*Valparaiso at Dayton, 12 p.m.*Marist at Drake, 1 p.m.Morehead State at Georgia State, TBA

Saturday, Oct. 9*Butler at Davidson, 11 a.m.*Drake at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.*Marist at Valparaiso, 1 p.m.*Dayton at San Diego, 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 16*San Diego at Marist, 11 a.m.*Dayton at Butler, 12 p.m.*Drake at Campbell, 12 p.m.*Davidson at Morehead State, 12 p.m.*Jacksonville at Valparaiso, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 23*Marist at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.*Morehead State at Butler, 12 p.m.*Campbell at Dayton, 12 p.m.*Davidson at Drake, 1 p.m.*Valparaiso at San Diego, TBA

Saturday, Oct. 30*Butler at Valparaiso, 1 p.m.*Marist at Campbell, 12 p.m.*Dayton at Davidson, 12 p.m.*San Diego at Drake, 1 p.m.*Jacksonville at Morehead State, 12 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 6*Jacksonville at Butler, 11 a.m.*Davidson at Marist, 11 am.*Valparaiso at Campbell, 12 p.m.*Drake at Dayton, 12 p.m.*Morehead State at San Diego, 3 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 13*Campbell at Jacksonville, 11 a.m.*Dayton at Marist, 11 a.m.*San Diego at Davidson, 12 p.m.*Valparaiso at Morehead State, 12 p.m.*Butler at Drake, 1 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 20Davidson at Presbyterian, 12 p.m.*Campbell at Morehead State, 12 p.m.Marist at Georgetown, 12 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 52010 Gridiron ClassicPFL Champion at #NEC Champion

•PFL games #Northeast Conference

COMPOSITE SCHEDULEPioneer Football League

Longtime Drake athletic historian Paul Morrison has developed his own alphabetical history of Drake football.

A - For All-Stars. Drake has had 15 football players play in post-season bowl all-star games.

B - Johnny Bright and Bill Boelter, two of Drake’s brightest stars. Bright’s career is legendary and Boelter had five touchdowns against Mississippi State in 1922. He later served as head basketball coach at Drake from 1925-32.

C - Colorado, which felt the Bulldogs’ sting in 1979 and 1980 by scores of 13-9 and 41-22, with Chuck Shelton coaching Drake to victories in both games.

D - Pat Dunsmore, who earned first-team All-American honors as a tight end at Drake in 1981 and later was a member of the Chicago Bears 1986 Super Bowl championship team.

E - Chuck Everett, who won 10 letters in football, basketball and tennis at Drake in the mid-twenties.

F - The Bulldogs played Fordham in the Polo Grounds in New York City in 1931. For the Ferguson Family that provided nine football letters, three each from Ken (1972-74), Phil (1975-77) and George (1977-79).

G - Warren Gaer, football coach from 1949-58 who had the incomparable Johnny Bright and finished with a 43-43-2 record. He led Drake to an appearance in the 1958 Sun Bowl.

H - Willie Heston. The famed member of Michigan’s 1901 team, who scored 72 touchdowns in his career for the Wolverines, coached a 4-4 Drake team in 1905 but irked many Drake fans by turning over the team before the end of the season to head for Canton, Ohio, and a semipro career....Another Heston, Jerry, who set a school record with 827 rushing attempts during his career from 1970-74. Heston, who enjoyed 12 100-yard rushing games, rushed for 3,019 yards in his career.

I - Iowa State. The largest crowd ever to see a Drake home game occurred in 1949 when 21,000 filled Drake Stadium to watch the Bulldogs play Iowa State. The Bulldogs always will cherish the series finale against the Cyclones when they claimed a 20-17 victory in Ames in 1985.

J - John Jennett. This lineman was captain of the Bulldogs in 1952 and also lettered three times as a pole vaulter. He later became head track coach at Northern Iowa where his 1968 track captain was Lynn King who would serve as athletic director at Drake from 1990-2000.

K - Lynn King, the one noted above as well as the other one who gained fame here in football, basketball and baseball (1928-30). He later was a member of the famous St. Louis Cardinals Gas House Gang. Notre Dame selected King as the quarterback on its all-opponent team in 1929 and again in 1930.

L - Quarterback Roger LaBrasca ran for two touchdowns and passed for another to lead Drake to a 55-47 wild victory past Bradley in 1956 which was the highest scoring college football game in the nation that year.

M - The Manders clan: Pug, Phil and Red. Pug and Phil were on the Drake team which went 8-2, losing only to Notre Dame and Tulsa in 1937. Pug later led the NFL in rushing in 1941.

N - The Bulldogs played Notre Dame eight times, including a 1929 game at Soldier Field in Chicago when they led 7-6 going into the fourth quarter, only to lose, 19-7.

O - The Notre Dame series was largely a result of the friendship of Ossie Solem and Knute Rockne, legendary coach of the Fighting Irish, both of Norwegian descent. Solem had a 54-35-2 mark in 11 years as Drake football coach before moving to the University of Iowa in 1932. He later coached at Syracuse and Springfield.

P - Charles A. Pell, considered one of Drake’s greatest of all-time in football and track. He was a fullback on the Bulldogs’ 1898 team which posted a 4-2 record with victories over Nebraska and Iowa.

Q - Who but coach Nick Quartaro who started the Bulldogs in the nonscholarship era, finishing 5-5 in 1987 and 7-3 in 1988.

R - The Bulldogs played in the first Raisin Bowl at Fresno, Calif., in 1946, beating host Fresno State, 13-12.

S - They didn’t come any tougher than Ted Sloane, Drake’s lightweight end in the early 1920s. Oldtimers still talk about his performance, without a headgear, in upsetting Nebraska, 14-0, in 1925. In this dedication game of Drake Stadium, there were 26 fumbles, 16 by Nebraska, in a snowstorm.

T - Charles Taylor, one of the early greats, had a 115-yard kickoff return against the Haskell Indians in 1905. The football field was longer in those days.

U - My Ubl quarterbacked the Bulldogs in 1934-35, after transferring from Minnesota. The Gophers wouldn’t permit him to continue his career there because of a chest injury. In fact, Ubl had his signed death certificate and ended up marrying his nurse.

V - Vee Green, who was head coach at Drake from 1933-46.

W - Jack Wallace, who was head coach of the Bulldogs for 12 seasons, finishing 33 years on the Drake athletic staff as men’s golf coach before his death in an auto accident in 1995.

X - The Xs and Os that all coaches use to win games.

Y - Gus Young, who scored a record five touchdowns against Iowa Normal (now Northern Iowa) in 1900.

Z - Z, the middle initial of Bill Luftman who played end for Drake in 1936-38 ... Terry Zang was quarterback of the 1961 and 1962 football teams, completing 53.1 percent of his passes (86-162). He later signed a pro contract with the Green Bay Packers.

A veteran of 20 seasons as an NFL assistant, former Drake aide Jim Johnson (left) was defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2001-08. Johnson, died of cancer on July 28, 2008, at the age of 68. Johnson was defensive coordinator for the Bulldogs from 1969-72. Wade Harman, a two-year starting linebacker at Drake in 1984 and 1985, has been the tight end coach with the Baltimore Ravens since 2000, including the 2001 Super Bowl championship team.

Roger LaBrasca started at quarterback for four years at Drake, climaxing his career by guiding the Bulldogs to the Sun Bowl on New Year’s Day in 1958. As a senior in 1957, he ranked third in the nation in total offense behind John Brodie and Paul Hornung.

Drake Football A to Z