2024 Drake Bulldogs football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Drake Bulldogs
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pioneer Football League
Short Conf:	PFL
Record:	8–3
Conf Record:	7–1
Head Coach:	Todd Stepsis
Hc Year:	6th
Cooff Coach1:	Adam Gajo
Cooc1 Year:	4th
Cooff Coach2:	Nate Thompson
Cooc2 Year:	3rd
Def Coach:	Allen Smith
Dc Year:	6th
Stadium:	Drake Stadium
Champion:	PFL champion
Bowl:	NCAA Division I First Round
Bowl Result:	L 29–43 at Tarleton State

The 2024 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Todd Stepsis and played their home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Eastern Washington

See also: 2024 Eastern Washington Eagles football team.

Statistics	DRKE	EWU
First downs	25	23
Total yards	460	385
Rushing yards	67	206
Passing yards	393	179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–49–0	23–30–0
Time of possession	24:23	35:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	28/48, 380 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Dorian Boyland	8 carries, 25 yards, TD
Receiving	Mitchell January	5 receptions, 101 yards
Eastern Washington	Passing	Kekoa Visperas	21/26, 177 yards
Rushing	Tuna Altahir	12 carries, 94 yards, TD
Receiving	Efton Chism III	9 receptions, 65 yards, TD

at No. 6 South Dakota

See also: 2024 South Dakota Coyotes football team.

Statistics	DRKE	SDAK
First downs	18	25
Total yards	211	411
Rushing yards	93	192
Passing yards	118	219
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–33–1	18–26–1
Time of possession	32:17	27:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	16/29, 107 yards, INT
Rushing	Dorian Boyland	8 carries, 51 yards
Receiving	Trey Radocha	7 receptions, 56 yards
South Dakota	Passing	Aidan Bouman	18/24, 219 yards, TD
Rushing	Travis Theis	9 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Carter Bell	4 receptions, 56 yards

San Diego

See also: 2024 San Diego Toreros football team.

Statistics	USD	DRKE
First downs	23	16
Total yards	390	354
Rushing yards	98	91
Passing yards	292	263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–40–1	29–49–0
Time of possession	33:45	26:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
San Diego	Passing	Grant Sergent	25/40, 292 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing	Isaiah Smith	6 carries, 33 yards
Receiving	Cole Monach	8 receptions, 122 yards
Drake	Passing		Luke Bailey	29/49, 263 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Blake Ellingson	4 carries, 69 yards, TD
Receiving	Mitchell January	9 receptions, 121 yards, TD

at Valparaiso

See also: 2024 Valparaiso Beacons football team.

Statistics	DRKE	VAL
First downs	17	10
Total yards	390	80
Rushing yards	128	–4
Passing yards	228	84
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–29–1	11–22–1
Time of possession	31:42	28:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	17/26, 224 yards, INT
Rushing	Davion Cherwin	10 carries, 72 yards, TD
Receiving	Sam Rodriguez	3 receptions, 65 yards
Valparaiso	Passing	Caron Tyler	11/21, 84 yards, INT
Rushing	Ryan Mann	12 carries, 25 yards
Receiving	Gary Givens III	2 receptions, 23 yards

Butler

See also: 2024 Butler Bulldogs football team.

Statistics	BUT	DRKE
First downs	28	19
Total yards	333	314
Rushing yards	119	99
Passing yards	214	215
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–38–2	18–28–1
Time of possession	29:21	30:39

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Butler	Passing	Andrew Reagan	22/32, 174 yards, 2 INT
Rushing	Andrew Reagan	18 carries, 81 yards, TD
Receiving	Ethan Loss	8 receptions, 86 yards
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	16/25, 213 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Davion Cherwin	7 carries, 55 yards, TD
Receiving	Taj Hughes	7 receptions, 127 yards, TD

at Presbyterian

See also: 2024 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team.

Statistics	DRKE	PRES
First downs	22	17
Total yards	435	346
Rushing yards	60	145
Passing yards	375	201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–42–2	26–35–0
Time of possession	29:56	30:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	30/41, 375 yards, INT
Rushing	Taj Hughes	3 carries, 34 yards, TD
Receiving	Trey Radocha	9 receptions, 125 yards
Presbyterian	Passing	Collin Hurst	26/35, 201 yards, TD
Rushing	Zach Switzer	7 carries, 87 yards
Receiving	Cincere Gil	8 receptions, 75 yards

Marist

See also: 2024 Marist Red Foxes football team.

Statistics	MRST	DRKE
First downs	16	16
Total yards	239	351
Rushing yards	84	135
Passing yards	155	216
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–38–1	20–37–1
Time of possession	32:31	27:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Marist	Passing	Sonny Mannino	19/33, 120 yards
Rushing	Tristain Shannon	7 carries, 26 yards
Receiving	Tristain Shannon	5 catches, 44 yards
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	18/25, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing	Luke Woodson	9 carries, 70 yards
Receiving	Taj Hughes	5 catches, 79 yards

at St. Thomas (MN)

See also: 2024 St. Thomas Tommies football team.

Statistics	DRKE	STMN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
St. Thomas (MN)	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Morehead State

See also: 2024 Morehead State Eagles football team.

Statistics	MORE	DRKE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Morehead State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Drake	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Stetson

See also: 2024 Stetson Hatters football team.

Statistics	DRKE	STET
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Stetson	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at. No. 14 Tarleton State (NCAA Division I playoff–first round)

See also: 2024 Tarleton State Texans football team.

Statistics	DRKE	TAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tarleton State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2024 Drake Football Schedule. fbschedules.com. FBS Schedules. July 2, 2024.
2. Web site: 2024 Football Schedule. godrakebulldogs.com. Drake Athletics. July 2, 2024.