# 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.

## 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 |

### Preseason All-PFL teams
## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State* | FargodomeFargo, ND | ESPN+ | L 14–56 | 15,951 |
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Missouri S&T* | Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA | ESPN3 | L 14–17 $^{OT}$ | 1,827 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Idaho* | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 5,804 |
| September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Marist | Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA | ESPN3 | L 25–30 | 2,249 |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Dayton | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH (rivalry) | Facebook | L 14–27 | 4,600 |
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | San Diego | Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA | ESPN3 | L 10–22 | 2,964 |
| October 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at St. Thomas (MN) | O'Shaughnessy StadiumSaint Paul, MN | | L 14–26 | 6,588 |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Davidson | Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA | ESPN3 | L 14–48 | 1,826 |
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Stetson | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 2,022 |
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Butler | Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 1,764 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Valparaiso | Brown FieldValparaiso, IN | ESPN+ | W 24–0 | 419 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll 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 |

### Missouri S&T

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

### At Idaho

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

### Marist

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

### At Dayton

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

### San Diego

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

### At St. Thomas (MN)

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

### Davidson

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

### At Stetson

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

### Butler

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

### At Valparaiso

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