1974 Drake Bulldogs football team
| 1974 Drake Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–7–1 (2–3–1 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Drake Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jack Wallace in his 10th season as head coach, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–7–1 with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, finished fourth in the MVC, and were oustscored by a total of 315 to 213.
On offense, the Bulldogs gained an average of 193.1 rushing yards and 146.4 passing yards per game. On defense, they gave up an average of 267.3 rushing yards and 168.2 passing yards per game. The team's leading rushers were running backs Jim O'Connor (1,031 yards, 4.3 yards per carry, 60 points scored) and Jim Herndon (679 yards, 6.1 yards per carry, 36 points scored). The passing game was led by quarterbacks Jeff Martin (723 passing yards, 111.7 passer rating) and Jonas Sears (711 passing yards, 88.1 passer rating). The team's leading receivers were wide receiver Mike Murphy (41 receptions for 638 yards) and tight end Hal Proppe (20 receptions for 310 yards).
Drake played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.