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2025 Drake Bulldogs football
Pioneer Football League
8–4 (7–1 PFL)
Joe Woodley (1st season)
Kyle Kempt (1st season)
Adam Cox (1st season)
Drake Stadium
The 2025 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Bulldogs were led by first-year head coach Joe Woodley , who took over for former coach Todd Stepsis who left the program to become the head coach at Northern Iowa . Woodley was assisted by first-year offensive coordinator Kyle Kempt and first-year defensive coordinator Adam Cox. The Bulldogs played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa .
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}August 28 6:30 p.m. Upper Iowa* Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA ESPN+ W 41–7 3,891
September 13 6:00 p.m. at No. 2 South Dakota State* Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD ESPN+ L 21–37 19,213
September 20 1:00 p.m. at No. 15 South Dakota* DakotaDomeVermillion, SD ESPN+ L 21–42 7,441
October 4 12:00 p.m. Valparaiso Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA ESPN+ W 41–0 4,007
October 11 4:00 p.m. at San Diego Torero StadiumSan Diego, CA ESPN+ W 19–16 2,794
October 18 12:00 p.m. Davidson Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA ESPN+ W 45–0 2,721
October 25 11:00 a.m. at Marist Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff FieldPoughkeepsie, NY ESPN+ W 31–17 1,942
November 1 12:00 p.m. at Butler Bud and Jackie Sellick BowlIndianapolis, IN FloFootball W 24–19 2,062
November 8 12:00 p.m. St. Thomas Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA ESPN+ L 13–20 2,006
November 15 11:00 a.m. at Dayton Welcome StadiumDayton, OH YouTube W 14–6 3,178
November 22 12:00 p.m. Morehead State Drake StadiumDes Moines, IA ESPN+ W 17–10 2,267
November 29 12:00 p.m. at No. 12 South Dakota* DakotaDomeVermillion, SD (NCAA Division I First Round) ESPN+ L 17–38 3,964
*Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time
Statistics UPP DRKE
First downs 12 25
Total yards 217 479
Rushing yards 16 201
Passing yards 201 278
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–30–2 16–21–1
Time of possession 24:27 35:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Upper Iowa Passing Darryl Overstreet Jr. 15/26, 174 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Calvin SwinneyDamon Head Jr. 5 carries, 11 yards5 carries, 11 yards
Receiving Mante Morrow 5 receptions, 85 yards, 1 touchdown
Drake Passing Chase Spelllman 14/16, 233 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jaden Meizinger 14 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Hank Foley 5 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
Statistics DRKE SDST
First downs 18 23
Total yards 295 436
Rushing yards 121 211
Passing yards 174 225
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–29–1 18–25–0
Time of possession 27:30 32:30
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing Logan Inagawa 15/25, 140 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Logan Inagawa 14 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Hank Foley 3 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD
South Dakota State Passing Chase Mason 18/25, 225 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Julius Loughbridge 20 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Lofton O'Groske 6 receptions, 78 yards
Statistics DRKE SDAK
First downs 20 21
Total yards 302 508
Rushing yards 138 282
Passing yards 164 226
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–20–2 13–20–0
Time of possession 30:39 29:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing L. Inagawa 15/19, 164 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Logan Inagawa 19 carries, 73 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jackson Voth 6 catches, 85 yards
South Dakota Passing Aidan Bouman 13/20, 226 yards, 2 TD
Rushing L.J. Phillips, Jr. 19 carries, 143 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Larenzo Fenner 2 catches, 101 yards
Statistics VAL DRKE
First downs 11 19
Total yards 105 334
Rushing yards 32 150
Passing yards 73 184
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–23–3 16–26–1
Time of possession 28:52 31:08
Team Category Player Statistics
Valparaiso Passing Tyler Caron 5/9, 42 yards
Rushing Dawaiian McNeeley 12 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Devin Yeats 4 catches, 34 yards
Drake Passing Chase Spellman 10/19, 128 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Nick Herman 7 carries, 53 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Taj Hughes 3 catches, 74 yards
Statistics DRKE USD
First downs 18 16
Total yards 341 314
Rushing yards 180 132
Passing yards 161 182
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–25–0 15–29–0
Time of possession 30:03 29:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing Chase Spellman 14/21, 128 yards
Rushing Nick Herman 15 carries, 96 yards
Receiving Hank Foley 1 reception, 36 yards
San Diego Passing Tyler Voss 14/28, 109 yards
Rushing Adam Criter 28 carries, 108 yards
Receiving Cole Monach 2 receptions, 82 yards, TD
Statistics DAV DRKE
First downs 20 31
Total yards 283 570
Rushing yards 31 377
Passing yards 252 193
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–41–0 17–23–0
Time of possession 28:11 31:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Davidson Passing Coulter Cleland 22/41, 252 yards
Rushing Mari Adams 8 carries, 29 yards
Receiving Ivan Hoyt 12 receptions, 148 yards
Drake Passing Logan Inagawa 16/22 186 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Nick Herman 14 carries, 134 yards, TD
Receiving Jackson Voth 8 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
Statistics DRKE MRST
First downs 18 21
Total yards 352 329
Rushing yards 189 144
Passing yards 163 185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6–11–0 4–12–1
Time of possession 28:57 31:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing Logan Inagawa 10/13, 163 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Logan Inagawa 17 carries, 81 yards, TD
Receiving Taj Hughes 7 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Marist Passing Sonny Mannino 17/28, 161 yards
Rushing Tristan Shannon 8 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Lance Martinez 5 receptions, 61 yards
Statistics DRKE BUT
First downs 16 16
Total yards 363 353
Rushing yards 119 162
Passing yards 244 191
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–24–0 14–21–1
Time of possession 35:04 24:56
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing Logan Inagawa 18/23, 244 yards, TD
Rushing Nick Herman 19 carries, 113 yards, TD
Receiving Taj Hughes 7 receptions, 104 yards
Butler Passing Reagan Andrew 14/21, 191 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ethan Loss 4 carries, 57 yards
Receiving Archie Cox 4 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Statistics STMN DRKE
First downs 16 16
Total yards 252 315
Rushing yards 131 161
Passing yards 121 154
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–21–0 14–22–1
Time of possession 32:19 27:41
Team Category Player Statistics
St. Thomas (MN) Passing Andy Peters 13/21, 121 yards
Rushing Andy Peters 15 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Quentin Cobb-Butler 5 receptions, 35 yards
Drake Passing Logan Inagawa 14/22, 154 yards, INT
Rushing Nick Herman 12 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Taj Hughes 8 receptions, 55 yards
Statistics DRKE DAY
First downs 15 20
Total yards 307 340
Rushing yards 248 143
Passing yards 59 197
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7–12–0 17–37–2
Time of possession 25:54 34:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Drake Passing Logan Inagawa 7/12, 59 yards
Rushing Nick Herman 15 carries, 153 yards, TD
Receiving Taj Hughes 3 receptions, 44 yards
Dayton Passing Liam Poronsky 12/22, 107 yards, TD
Rushing Gavin Lochow 17 carries, 101 yards
Receiving Gavin Lochow 4 receptions, 63 yards
Statistics MORE DRKE
First downs 19 19
Total yards 325 368
Rushing yards 135 323
Passing yards 190 45
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–26–0 7–12–0
Time of possession 31:37 28:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Morehead State Passing Carter Cravens 18/26, 190 yards
Rushing Isaac Stopke 23 carries, 130 yards, TD
Receiving Ryan Upp 9 receptions, 90 yards
Drake Passing Logan Inagawa 7/12, 45 yards
Rushing Nick Herman 27 carries, 253 yards, TD
Receiving Hank Foley 1 reception, 16 yards
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