1947 Drake Bulldogs football team

1947 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 3 0 05 5 0
Wichita 2 1 07 4 0
Saint Louis 1 1 04 6 0
Drake 1 3 01 7 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 2 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1947 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–3 against MVC opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 191 to 97.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Drake was ranked at No. 148 out of 500 college football teams.

The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.