2022 Drake Bulldogs football team

2022 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
St. Thomas (MN) * $	8	–	0	10	–	1
Davidson ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Dayton	6	–	2	8	–	3
Butler	5	–	3	7	–	4
San Diego	4	–	3	5	–	5
Valparaiso	4	–	4	5	–	7
Marist	4	–	4	4	–	7
Drake	3	–	5	3	–	8
Stetson	2	–	5	4	–	6
Morehead State	1	–	7	2	–	9
Presbyterian	0	–	8	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by fourth-year head coach Todd Stepsis and played their home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Preseason[edit]

Preseason All-PFL teams[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State*	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 14–56	15,951
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Missouri S&T*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	L 14–17 ^OT	1,827
September 17	2:00 p.m.	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome Moscow, ID	ESPN+	L 14–42	5,804
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Marist	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	L 25–30	2,249
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH (rivalry)	Facebook	L 14–27	4,600
October 8	1:00 p.m.	San Diego	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	L 10–22	2,964
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at St. Thomas (MN)	O'Shaughnessy Stadium Saint Paul, MN		L 14–26	6,588
October 22	1:00 p.m.	Davidson	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	L 14–48	1,826
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Stetson	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN+	W 24–17	2,022
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Butler	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 27–24	1,764
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at Valparaiso	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN	ESPN+	W 24–0	419
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	7	0	14
No. 1 Bison	14	28	7	7	56

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Miners	0	7	7	0	3	17
Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14
Vandals	7	13	14	8	42

	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Foxes	7	14	3	6	30
Bulldogs	10	0	3	12	25

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Flyers	7	3	14	3	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Toreros	7	2	6	7	22
Bulldogs	0	3	0	7	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14
Tommies	7	13	0	6	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	14	7	20	48
Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	6	8	24
Hatters	10	0	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Butler Bulldogs	7	7	7	3	24
Drake Bulldogs	17	7	0	3	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	10	0	7	24
Beacons	0	0	0	0	0

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Venues	Haskins Field/Drake Stadium (1904–1924) Drake Stadium (1925–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Dayton Northern Iowa
Culture & lore	Drake University Marching Band Johnny Bright incident
People	Head coaches Honorees NFL draftees
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