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2021 Drake Bulldogs football
2021 Drake Bulldogs football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	2–9 (1–7 PFL)
Head coach	Todd Stepsis (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kirk Wherritt (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Allen Smith (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Willie Cashmore (3rd season)
Home stadium	Drake Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season

The 2021 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Todd Stepsis, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, tying for ninth place in the PFL. The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

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The 2021 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs competed as members of the Pioneer Football League and were led by third-year head coach Todd Stepsis. They played their home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Roster

2021 Drake Football Team

Quarterback

2 Luke Bailey – sophomore (6'0", 172)'
4 Sean Cooney – sophomore (6’6”, 207)'
6 Blake Ellingson – freshman (6’2”, 195)'
9 Ian Corwin – junior (6'0", 187)'
15 Ruben Beltran – junior (6’1”, 200)'

Running back

16 Jun Ahn – sophomore (5'6", 175)'
23 Triston Burkett – sophomore (5'11", 195)'
24 Ian Ridge – freshman (5'9", 180)'
25 Cross Robinson - Fifth Year (6’0”, 225)
27 Caden Meis – junior (5’11", 205)'
34 Nas Reynolds – freshman (5’9”, 165)'
36 Dorian Boyland – freshman (6’1”, 225)'
42 Davion Cherwin – freshman (5’9”, 195)'

Fullback

30 Grant Gossling - Fifth Year (6'1", 250)
49 Eli Stewart – sophomore (6'2", 228)'

Wide receiver

5 Hunter Johnson – sophomore (5’11", 170)’’''
13 Jacob McCauley – sophomore (5’11”, 170)'
17 Andrew Kasten – senior (5’11”, 176)'
18 Joe Coit – junior (5'10", 176)'
21 Michael Markett – junior (6’0”, 175)'
28 Zach Drummond – junior (6’1”, 185)'
80 Colin Howard – junior (6'1", 205)'
81 Dante Denardo – freshman (6'1", 185)'
82 Austin Flax – freshman (5'9", 175)'
83 Brandon Langdok – sophomore (6’0”, 170)'
84 Trey Radocha – sophomore (5'11", 195)'
88 Zach Gray – junior (6’2”, 200)'

Tight end

19 Matt Hartlieb – senior (6'1", 215)'
33 Ryan Hayes – senior (6’2”, 240)'
40 Sam Carpenter – freshman (6’4”, 250)'
44 Brenden Burton – junior (6’4”, 236)'
47 Ben Millman – sophomore (6’2”, 225)'
85 Sam Rodriguez – sophomore (6’2”, 230)'
86 AJ Britten – freshman (6’4”, 220)'
87 Tim Nesslage – sophomore (6’1”, 220)'

Offensive Lineman

52 Bennet Krebs – sophomore (6’2”, 270)'
53 Jonathan Engle – senior (6’2”, 295)'
59 JP Reilly – sophomore (6’0”, 270)'
60 Jack Lehmann – senior (6’5”, 270)'
61 Daniel Bowers – sophomore (6'4", 278)'
62 Parker Althaus – junior (6’4”, 285)'
63 Andrew Grout – junior (6’3”, 290)'
64 Mark Bach - Fifth Year (6’0”, 367)
65 Evan Maples – sophomore (6'1", 275)'
66 Colin Mott – senior (6'2", 270)'
67 Patrick Conlon – senior (6’6”, 305)'
68 Ross Palmer – freshman (6’6”, 340)'
70 Tyler Barrett - Fifth Year (6’5”, 310)
71 Rhent Addis – sophomore (6’4”, 325)'
72 Isaac House – sophomore (6’4”, 270)'
73 Bryce Bowers – freshman (6'4", 305)'
75 Kyle Kennedy – freshman (6’3”, 265)'
76 Jimmy Poremba – junior (6’3”, 290)'
78 Braeden McLaughlin – senior (6'4", 275)'
79 Max Morris – freshman (6’4”, 250)'

Defensive Lineman

15 Johnny Hill – senior (6’1”, 214)'
24 Kieran Kohorst – senior (6’4”, 235)'
31 Andrew Stafford – junior (6’1”, 230)'
40 Jacob Richard - Fifth Year (6’1”, 285)
46 Jason Christenson – sophomore (6’1”, 258)'
48 Ben Gerdes – senior (6’3”, 235)'
56 Jake Shipla – sophomore (6’1”, 265)'
57 Zachary Kincade – senior (6'2", 270)'
58 Pat Strocchia – freshman (6’4”, 220)'
69 Nolan Engmann – junior (6’3”, 270)'
77 Max Johnson - Fifth Year (6’3”, 280)
90 Finn Claypool – freshman (6’1”, 240)'
92 Ryan Erickson – senior (6’4”, 255)'
93 Ethan Rohman – sophomore (6’2”, 258)'
94 Stenton Quaye – freshman (6’2”, 220)'
95 Ben Kujawa – freshman (6’3”, 270)'
96 Jake Hoper – senior (6’4”, 269)'
98 Connor Groff – freshman (6’3”, 225)'

Linebacker

7 Tanner Pollock – junior (6’1”, 210)'
10 Declan Carr – senior (6'1", 226)'
26 Noah Larson - Fifth Year (6’1”, 208)
35 Will Kulick - Fifth Year (6’2”, 223)
37 Hudson Fields – sophomore (6'1", 215)'
39 Ryan Kriceri - Fifth Year (6’2”, 235)
41 Colton Wolfe – freshman (6’1”, 205)'
45 Andrew Johnson– senior (6’2”, 224)'
46 Joe Frommelt – sophomore (6’1”, 200)'
51 Riley Theobald – sophomore (6’2”, 245)'
52 Sebastian Adamski – freshman (6’0”, 230)'
54 Tom Shefte – freshman (6’3”, 198)'
55 Jacob Thompson – sophomore (6’1”, 213)'

Defensive back

0 Jakobe Davidson – senior (5'10", 182)'
1 Ethan Zager – sophomore (6’0”, 175)'
2 Tony Graham II – sophomore (5'11", 165)'
3 Gage Vander Leest – junior (5'11", 200)'
4 Joey Lukrich – junior (6'1", 190)'
5 CJ Grisar – freshman (5’9”, 170)'
6 Jeremy Villalobos. – sophomore (6’1”, 175)'
8 Tyler Radocha – sophomore (5’11”, 195)'
9 Alex Rogers - Fifth Year (6'0", 210)
11 Jeran Proctor - Fifth Year (5’10”, 165)
14 Nick Cagnetto – junior (5’11”, 185)'
18 Holden Hughes – freshman (6’2”, 180)'
19 Caleb Bowling – freshman (5’10”, 190)'
20 Eian O’Brien – senior (6’2”, 195)'
23 Jackson Williams – sophomore (5’11”, 178)'
29 Riley Dravet – freshman (5’10”, 185)'
30 Ty Scott – freshman (6’0”, 165)'
32 Danny Morales – senior (5’11”, 180)'
34 Drew Bramlett – sophomore (5’11”, 194)'
38 Sebastian Felix – freshman (6’0”, 190)'
50 Sam Anderson – freshman (6’2”, 185)'

Special teams

12 Jack Ierulli – junior (6’0”, 178)'
89 Shane Dunning – sophomore (6’0”, 175)'
91 Phil Tita – freshman (6’2”, 180)'
99 Nathan De Bruin – junior (6'0", 170)'

Game summaries

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[3] The Pioneer Football League canceled the game scheduled due to COVID-19 issues within Drake's program and the game will be declared a forfeit for the purposes of PFL standings. However, the NCAA regards the game as a no-contest for both teams.^[2]

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"Defending Champion Davidson edges San Diego in PFL Preseason Coaches' Poll". Pioneer-Football.org. Retrieved September 22, 2021.

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"Standings - 2021 PFL Standings - Pioneer Football League Official Site".

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"2021 Drake Bulldogs Football Schedule".

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"2021 Drake Bulldogs Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	W 45–3	2,671
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Montana State*	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT	ESPN+	L 7–45	19,797
September 18	4:00 p.m.	at No. 11 North Dakota*	Alerus Center Grand Forks, ND (Potato Bowl USA)	ESPN+	L 0–38	10,143
September 25	12:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	L 21–24	6,039
October 2	11:00 a.m.	at Butler	Bud and Jackie Sellick Bowl Indianapolis, IN (rivalry)	YouTube	W 6–3	3,398
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Dayton	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 10–28	2,116
October 16	4:00 p.m.	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	Stadium	L 10–13	3,358
October 23	12:00 pm	Stetson	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	L 0–2 (forfeit) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	0
November 6	11:00 a.m.	at Marist	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	ESPN3	L 0–7	1,357
November 13	12:00 p.m.	St. Thomas (MN)	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	ESPN3	L 14–21	1,878
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	Davidson Network	L 14-45	4,207
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Statistics	WVWU	DU
First downs	10	21
Total yards	179	529
Rushes/yards	25/43	54/304
Passing yards	136	225
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–28–1	12–15–0
Time of possession	22:16	37:44

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Virginia Wesleyan	Passing	Nathan Payne	9–26, 129 YDS, 1 INT, 0 TD
	Rushing	Mason Brubeck	8 CAR, 31 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Dariuse Cooper	3 REC, 52 YDS, 0 TD
Drake	Passing	Ian Corwin	8–11, 203 YDS, 0 INT, 1 TD
	Rushing	Cross Robinson	13 CAR, 100 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Colin Howard	2 REC, 87 YDS, 1 TD

Statistics	DU	MSU
First downs	14	23
Total yards	228	435
Rushes/yards	36/79	37/149
Passing yards	149	286
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–24–0	21–29–0
Time of possession	30:24	29:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Ian Corwin	14–23, 149 YDS, 0 INT, 1 TD
	Rushing	Cross Robinson	9 CAR, 37 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Colin Howard	3 REC, 66 YDS, 0 TD
Montana State	Passing	Matthew McKay	19–25, 256 YDS, 0 INT, 3 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Ifanse	19 CAR, 60 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Lance McCutcheon	7 REC, 121 YDS, 1 TD

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2021 Drake Bulldogs football team

Preseason

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Vs. West Virginia Wesleyan

At #11 Montana State

At #11 North Dakota (Potato Bowl USA)

Vs. Valparaiso

At Butler

Vs. Dayton

At San Diego

Vs. Stetson

At Marist

Vs. St. Thomas (MN)

At Davidson

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Team	W		L	W		L
Davidson +^	7	–	1	8	–	3
San Diego +	7	–	1	7	–	4
St. Thomas (MN)*	6	–	2	7	–	3
Morehead State	6	–	2	7	–	4
Marist	5	–	3	5	–	5
Dayton	5	–	3	6	–	4
Valparaiso	4	–	4	4	–	7
Stetson	2	–	6	4	–	7
Drake	1	–	7	2	–	9
Butler	1	–	7	3	–	8
Presbyterian	0	–	8	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – St. Thomas (MN) ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division III

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Davidson	97 (8)
2	San Diego	93 (3)
3	Drake	67
4	Dayton	62
5	Presbyterian	59
6	Valparaiso	55
7	Morehead State	51
8	St. Thomas	36
9	Marist	35
9	Stetson	35
11	Butler	15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	9–15, 58 YDS, 2 INT, 0 TD
	Rushing	Cross Robinson	11 CAR, 39 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Colin Howard	2 REC, 39 YDS, 0 TD
North Dakota	Passing	Tommy Schuster	23–36, 234 YDS, 1 INT, 2 TD
	Rushing	Isaiah Smith	12 CAR, 125 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jack Wright	3 REC, 53 YDS, 0 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Valparaiso	Passing	Teryn Berry	16–32, 150 YDS, 3 INT, 0 TD
	Rushing	Robert Washington	17 CAR, 143 YDS, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ollie Reese	2 REC, 59 YDS, 0 TD
Drake	Passing	Luke Bailey	28–48, 283 YDS, 0 INT, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cross Robinson	19 CAR, 61 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Colin Howard	3 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Blake Ellingson	13–23, 181 YDS, 0 INT, 0 TD
	Rushing	Cross Robinson	19 CAR, 63 YDS, 1 TD
	Receiving	Colin Howard	4 REC, 92 YDS, 0 TD
Butler	Passing	Bret Bushka	12–20, 109 YDS, 0 INT, 0 TD
	Rushing	Bret Bushka	14 CAR, 78 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Yogi Flager	6 REC, 82 YDS, 0 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Dayton	Passing	Jack Cook	21–29, 183 YDS, 1 INT, 0 TD
	Rushing	Jake Chisholm	34 CAR, 144 YDS, 2 TD
	Receiving	Joey Swanson	5 REC, 65 YDS, 0 TD
Drake	Passing	Blake Ellingson	19–33, 244 YDS, 0 INT, 1 TD
	Rushing	Blake Ellingson	7 CAR, 48 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Brandon Langdok	4 REC, 64 YDS, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Drake	Passing	Sean Cooney	6–13, 101 YDS, 1 INT, 0 TD
	Rushing	Dorian Boyland	9 CAR, 67 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Dorian Boyland	2 REC, 55 YDS, 0 TD
San Diego	Passing	Mason Randall	19–30, 180 YDS, 0 INT, 1 TD
	Rushing	Terrence Smith	19 CAR, 89 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Michael Gadinis	6 REC, 53 YDS, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stetson	Passing	Tied	0–0, 0 YDS, 0 INT, 0 TD
	Rushing	Tied	0 CAR, 0 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Tied	0 REC, 0 YDS, 0 TD
Drake	Passing	Tied	0–0, 0 YDS, 0 INT, 0 TD
	Rushing	Tied	0 CAR, 0 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Tied	0 REC, 0 YDS, 0 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
St. Thomas	Passing	Cade Sexauer	8–14, 111 YDS, 1 INT, 0 TD
	Rushing	Hope Adebayo	23 CAR, 105 YDS, 2 TD
	Receiving	Nick Rice	6 REC, 47 YDS, 0 TD
Drake	Passing	Ian Corwin	17–31, 166 YDS, 4 INT, 1 TD
	Rushing	Caden Meis	7 CAR, 49 YDS, 0 TD
	Receiving	Matt Hartlieb	5 REC, 40 YDS, 0 TD

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Drake	0	0	0	0	0
Marist	0	0	7	0	7