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Drake

MVC · 1945 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
3rd
1–2 in MVC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
69
1900–1981
All-Time Record
303–295–24
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#11
1922
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 0 · Top 25: 5
  • Divisional Era · 14 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 6 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Drake head-to-head · History & Eras

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 2KEARNEY FIELDUnranked—W 40–13
7Week 7 · Oct 9Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC8–3L 0–19
8Week 8 · Oct 16SOUTH DAKOTA STATEUnranked—W 34–0
9Week 9 · Oct 23Denver (DENVER)H2HIND SKY4–5–1T 19–19
10Week 10 · Oct 30Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 14–19
11Week 11 · Nov 6ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)H2HIND MVC5–4W 25–0
12Week 12 · Nov 13NORTHERN IOWAUnranked—W 53–6
13Week 13 · Nov 20Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2HIND B84–3–1L 6–8
14Week 14 · Nov 27Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)H2HIND MVC6–4L 13–19
14Final · Jan 8FRESNO STATEUnranked—W 13–12

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.562
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-13+5
  • ST. Louis +5
  • Denver 0
  • Tulsa -3
  • Detroit Mercy -3
  • Iowa State -3
  • Wichita State -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #48Better than 66%
Win % Place 50thBetter than 64%

0.550 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31W12#42W13#54W14#51Regular Season Final#48Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
-19
+34
0
-5
+25
+47
-2
-6
+1

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#871939#921940#1001941#1071942#341944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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