The Drake football team is going through spring drills with its eyes on a new prize. The Bulldogs have won at least a share of two straight Pioneer Football League titles and beginning next season the league champ will receive an automatic berth into th… more »

The Drake Bulldogs go into their final home game of the season with the conference title on the line as they prepare to face the Butler Bulldogs this Saturday at 1 p.m. at Drake Stadium. Butler, who has been a suprising conference powerhouse this sea… more »

Selected as the best and brightest from the college gridiron, The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the 147 candidates (36 from the FCS)for the 2012 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards. The awards are prese… more »

Drake sophomore linebacker Travis Merrit says the Bulldogs are far from satisfied as they get ready for the upcoming season. Drake finished 9-2 overall in 2011 and won a share of the Pioneer Football League championship. “I think a lot of the guys kn… more »

Justin Belotti of North Dakota, Yaser Elqutub of Northwestern State, Matt Greenhalgh of Rhode Island and Stoy Hall of Drake are the four honored from the FCS Allstate Insurance Company (NYSE:ALL) and the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) a… more »

It’s no secret that the Bulldogs are one of the elite teams in the Pioneer Football League. After finishing the 2010 season at 7-4 overall and with a 6-2 conference record, Drake is primed to contend for the PFL Championship in 2011. However, reachin… more »

The theme for the 2011 Drake football team’s season is “tupande kileleni,” a Swahili term that translates to “let’s climb to the summit.” A group of players have already endured quite a journey. Nine fifth-year seniors who are key contributors began… more »

The Burgos brothers are joining forces again. Two years after Julian and Jeremy Burgos starred together at Notre Dame High School, the pair will be reunited at Drake University this fall. Both are hoping for immediate playing time for the Bulldogs… more »

The Drake football team will hold its annual Blue & White Game on Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. at Drake Stadium. The game is open to the public and there is no admission charge. Fans in attendance will have the opportunity to make donations to he… more »

Stetson University is reviving its football program and will join Jacksonville as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) starting in the fall of 2013. Mercer made a similar announcement last fall as the PFL will grow to 12 teams in two years. Th… more »

WACO, TEXAS -- Drake assistant offensive line and special teams coordinator Rick Fox has been named the Football Championship Subdivision Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. Each year the AFCA honors one assista… more »

When Montana State hired Rob Ash away from Drake four years ago, most Bobcat fans didn't know a thing about the Iowa team nicknamed the Bulldogs. Today, they're going to find out. "They'll be very solid and fundamentally sound," said Ash, who won… more »

Drake started its football season two quarters too late in Saturday’s 28-14 loss to Lehigh. Playing before a crowd of 3,628 at Drake Stadium, the Bulldogs were dominated in the first half and fell behind 21-0, but rallied in the second half. Drake cl… more »

Lehigh University's season opener at Drake in Des Moines, Iowa, will be a homecoming of sorts for Mountain Hawks junior Jake Drwal. Drwal, a wide receiver, grew up in Omaha, Neb., some two hours away. "I'm going to have a bunch of family up there,… more »

Lehigh opens difficult schedule in Iowa. Lehigh football coach Andy Coen said there was a point about 10 days to two weeks ago in preseason camp when it dawned on him that this season could be different. "It was like bang, wow. … I looked around a… more »