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Pioneer · Drake Stadium · 14,557 · 3,350 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Davidson · our model 56% Drake · a number, not a pick

LastL 14–56 at Northern Iowa · Sat Sep 12 · Devyn Davis 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 3 tackles

Nextat Davidson · Sat Sep 26 · 1 pm ET · Richardson Stadium · series 9-3

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

FCS Program Prestige · Drake

Mid-Major Contender

FCS Playoff Contender — consistent bracket participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · Drake

Drake has won 49% of its games since 1899 — 63% at home, 35% on the road.

455-444-26 all-time · 110 seasons · 1899–2026

Home 289-162-10
Away 160-275-16
Neutral 6-7
1 g 1890s
58% 1900s
44% 1910s
59% 1920s
49% 1930s
45% 1940s
45% 1950s
28% 1960s
31% 1970s
47% 1980s
62% 2000s
62% 2010s
48% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

1922 undefeated season

Drake goes 11–0 and establishes the program's foundational mythology

1995–2012 dynasty era (8 titles)

Eight Pioneer League titles over 18 years make Drake the legacy power

2023–2025 three straight titles

Three consecutive championships in the modern era, capping Joe Woodley's dominant 2025 season

Woodley departure (February 2026)

Coach Joe Woodley resigns after one championship-winning season to join Rutgers — a shock that destabilizes the dynasty

Wound

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Coaching historyEvery hire and departure on record, not just the current era.

Coaching history

  • Chuck Shelton departs40-59, 9 seasons
  • Hired Chuck Shelton1977
  • Al Kawal departs8-10-1, 2 seasons
  • Hired Al Kawal1947
  • Vee Green departs14-12-2, 3 seasons
  • Hired Vee Green1944
  • Vee Green departs48-45-6, 10 seasons
  • Hired Vee Green1933
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
BowlsEvery bowl this program's played, and how it did.

Playoff History

Recent postseason (2023): 0-1

Most recent: 2023 — loss 66-3 (away). Last 5 postseason: 0-1.

2023
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