2013 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 2013 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Chris Creighton, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the PFL. The team played home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

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At the end of the season, Creighton resigned and became the head football coach at Eastern Michigan University.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 pm	Grand View*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		L 16–21	5,068
September 7	4:00 pm	at No. 9 Northern Iowa*	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (rivalry)	WOI 5.2	L 14–45	15,960
September 21	1:00 pm	Indianapolis*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		W 31–14	4,259
September 28	12:00 pm	at Mercer	Moye Complex Macon, GA		L 17–31	8,150
October 5	1:00 pm	Jacksonville	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		W 27–17	3,121
October 12	12:00 pm	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC		W 27–6	2,347
October 19	1:00 pm	at Butler	Butler Bowl Indianapolis, IN		L 14–24	1,576
October 26	1:00 pm	Valparaiso	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		W 23–10	2,154
November 2	1:00 pm	Morehead State	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA		W 56–14	2,064
November 9	1:00 pm	Dayton	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA (rivalry)		W 36–10	2,456
November 16	3:00 pm	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA		L 13–23	4,136
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule

2013 Pioneer Football League standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Marist +	7	–	1	8	–	3
Butler +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
Mercer	6	–	2	10	–	2
Dayton	5	–	3	7	–	4
Drake	5	–	3	6	–	5
Jacksonville	4	–	4	5	–	6
Morehead State	3	–	5	3	–	9
Campbell	2	–	6	3	–	9
Stetson	1	–	7	2	–	9
Valparaiso	1	–	7	1	–	10
Davidson	0	–	8	0	–	11
San Diego	0	–	0	8	–	3

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant San Diego declared itself ineligible for conference title because of improper scholarships for football players; it will have an official conference record of 0–0 and will not have a place in the conference standings.