2022 Drake Bulldogs football team

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.

2022 Drake Bulldogs football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	3–8 (3–5 PFL)
Head coach	Todd Stepsis (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Allen Smith (4th season)
Home stadium	Drake Stadium

2022 Pioneer Football League standings

	Conf							Overall
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

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Davidson (8)	98
2	San Diego (3)	91
3	St. Thomas	78
4	Dayton	72
5	Morehead State	58
6	Marist	52
7	Drake	42
8	Valparaiso	34
9	Stetson	33
10	Butler	30
11	Presbyterian	17

Schedule

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

Game summaries

At No. 1 North Dakota State

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

See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team

Missouri S&T

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

See also: 2022 Missouri S&T Miners football team

At Idaho

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

See also: 2022 Idaho Vandals football team

Marist

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

See also: 2022 Marist Red Foxes football team

At Dayton

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

See also: 2022 Dayton Flyers football team and Dayton–Drake football rivalry

San Diego

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

See also: 2022 San Diego Toreros football team

At St. Thomas (MN)

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

See also: 2022 St. Thomas Tommies football team

Davidson

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

See also: 2022 Davidson Wildcats football team

At Stetson

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

See also: 2022 Stetson Hatters football team

Butler

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

See also: 2022 Butler Bulldogs football team and Butler–Drake football rivalry

At Valparaiso

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

See also: 2022 Valparaiso Beacons football team