2013 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2013 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Marist +	7	–	1	8	–	3
Butler +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
Mercer	6	–	2	10	–	2
Dayton	5	–	3	7	–	4
Drake	5	–	3	6	–	5
Jacksonville	4	–	4	5	–	6
Morehead State	3	–	5	3	–	9
Campbell	2	–	6	3	–	9
Stetson	1	–	7	2	–	9
Valparaiso	1	–	7	1	–	10
Davidson	0	–	8	0	–	11
San Diego	0	–	0	8	–	3

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant San Diego declared itself ineligible for conference title because of improper scholarships for football players; it will have an official conference record of 0–0 and will not have a place in the conference standings.

The 2013 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Chris Creighton, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PFL. The team played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

At the end of the season, Creighton resigned and became the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 pm	Grand View*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		L 16–21	5,068
September 7	4:00 pm	at No. 9 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (rivalry)	WOI 5.2	L 14–45	15,960
September 21	1:00 pm	Indianapolis*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		W 31–14	4,259
September 28	12:00 pm	at Mercer	Moye Complex Macon, GA		L 17–31	8,150
October 5	1:00 pm	Jacksonville	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		W 27–17	3,121
October 12	12:00 pm	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 27–6	2,347
October 19	1:00 pm	at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN		L 14–24	1,576
October 26	1:00 pm	Valparaiso	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		W 23–10	2,154
November 2	1:00 pm	Morehead State	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		W 56–14	2,064
November 9	1:00 pm	Dayton	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA (rivalry)		W 36–10	2,456
November 16	3:00 pm	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA		L 13–23	4,136
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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