1984 Drake Bulldogs football team

1984 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record4–7 (2–3 MVC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorFred Bliel (1st season)
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
1984 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $ 5 0 06 5 0
No. 5 Indiana State ^ 4 1 09 3 0
Illinois State 3 2 05 6 0
West Texas State 2 3 03 8 0
Wichita State 2 3 02 9 0
Drake 2 3 04 7 0
Southern Illinois 0 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Indiana State's game against Louisville and West Texas State and Wichita State's games against New Mexico State counted in the conference standings. The conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-A and I-AA programs. Tulsa and Wichita State were I-A and the other teams were I-AA.
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Drake Bulldogs football team represented the Drake University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Chuck Shelton, Drake compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the MVC.