The Drake Bulldogs are the athletic teams of the Drake University. Athletic scholarships are offered in basketball, cross-country, golf, soccer, softball, track and field, tennis, and volleyball. However, all football players are walk-ons as Drake does not offer athletic scholarships in that sport. Drake used to field nationally known baseball and wrestling teams as scholarship sports. The university is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes in NCAA Division I; they play in the Pioneer Football League (FCS) fielding 15 varsity teams in nine sports. In addition, Drake has fielded teams in multiple club sports through its history. Their rivals are the Creighton Bluejays, Iowa Hawkeyes, Iowa State Cyclones, and Northern Iowa Panthers. They are also rivals in football with the Butler Bulldogs, Dayton Flyers, and San Diego Toreros.

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Football

Division History

Conferences

Bowl History

Men's Basketball

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Tournament History

National Invitational Tournament (NIT) History

National Commissioners Invitational Tournament (NCIT) History

CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) History

Women's Basketball

NCAA Tournament History

WNIT Tournament History

Notable Bulldogs

• Johnny Bright - football player
• Billy Cundiff - football player
• Brandy Dahir - women's basketball player
• Adam Emmenecker - basketball player
• Wanda Ford - women's basketball player
• York Hentschel - football player
• Zach Johnson - professional golfer
• Karl Kassulke - football player
• Lewis Lloyd - basketball player
• Al McCoy - sports broadcaster
• McCoy McLemore - basketball player
• Bob Netolicky - basketball player
• Dolph Pulliam - basketball player
• Bill Stevenson - football player
• Dani Tyler - women's softball player
• Rick Wanamaker - basketball player, track and field athlete
• Willie Wise - basketball player
• Felix Wright - football player

See also

• Drake Bulldogs men's basketball
• Drake Bulldogs men's soccer
• 2007-08 Drake Bulldogs men's basketball team