1906 Drake Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1906
| team = Drake Bulldogs
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 2–4–1
| head_coach = Charles Pell
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Haskins Field
}}
{{1906 Midwestern college football independents records}}
The 1906 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University as an independent during the 1906 college football season. In their first season under head coach Charles Pell, the Bulldogs compiled a 2–4–1 record and were outscored by a total of 62 to 41.{{cite web|title=1906 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=June 3, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/drake/1906-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Haskins Field in Des Moines, Iowa.
Schedule
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|October 13||at|Nebraska|Antelope Field|Lincoln, NE|L 0-5||{{cite news|title=Nebraska Wins Close Game: Cornhuskers Get Single Touchdown Against Drake|newspaper=Sunday State Journal |date=October 14, 1906 |page=2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116706675/nebraska-wins/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|||{{cfb link|year=1906|team=Des Moines Tigers|title=Des Moines}}|Haskins Field|Des Moines, IA|W 14-6||{{cite news|title=Drake Has Battle With Des Moines: Taylor´s Drop Kicking Saves Drake From a Tie |newspaper=The Register and Leader |date=October 21, 1906 |page=16 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116707498/drake-has-battle/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|||{{cfb link|year=1906|team=Grinnell Pioneers|title=Grinnell}}|Haskins Field|Des Moines, IA|L 0-4||{{cite news|title=Grinnell Wins Annual Game from Drake: Scarlet and Black Again Triumph on Gridiron; Field Goal Wins Battle|newspaper=The Register and Leader |date=October 28, 1906 |page=1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116707255/grinnell-wins/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 3|||Haskell|Haskins Field|Des Moines, IA|W 10-0||{{cite news|title=Blue and White Defeats Indians|newspaper=The Register and Leader |date=November 4, 1906 |page=4 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116706062/blue-and-white-defeats-indians/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10||at|{{cfb link|year=1906|team=Morningside|title=Morningside}}||Sioux City, IA|T 8-8|700|{{cite news|title=Drake All But Defeated: Morning Side Easily Outplayed the Visitors; The Score Was Eight All|newspaper=The Sioux City Journal |date=November 11, 1906 |page=11 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116707056/drake-all-but-defeated/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17|2:30 p.m.|at|Saint Louis|Sportsman's Park|St. Louis, MO|L 9-32||{{cite news |author= |title=Four Rugby Games For St. Louis City |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115801328/st-louis-post-dispatch/ |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St. Louis, Missouri |date=November 17, 1906 |page=6 |access-date=January 4, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=St. Louis Plays Brilliant Rugby: Cochems Chicks Outplay Iowa Drakes|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|date=November 18, 1906|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30395658/st_louis_plays_brilliant_rugby/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 29|||Iowa State|Haskins Field|Des Moines, IA|L 0-7||{{cite news|title=Ames Wins Fierce Game in the Mud: Annual Thanksgiving Day Battle with Drake|newspaper=The Register and Leader |author=Tracy Garrett|date=November 4, 1906 |page=1 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/116706390/ames-wins/ |via=Newspapers.com}}
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