Drake Bulldogs NCAA Football News

Mike Piatkowski passed for 201 yards and two touchdowns as Drake defeated Campbell 49-6 Saturday.

Forget the record. As far as Drake's Steve Platek is concerned, Saturday's 1 p.m. game against Campbell is a playoff game.

Juice Williams broke loose against Michigan again and Illinois stopped the Wolverines on four plays from the 1 before running all over the Wolverines for a 38-13 win Saturday.

Drake 45, Jacksonville 38. DES MOINES, Iowa Peter Badovinac and Stephen Platek each ran for fourth-quarter touchdowns Saturday to pull Drake to a 45-38 win over Jacksonville.

QUARTERBACK MIKE PIATOWSKI scans the field for an open receiver as he eludes several Valporaiso defenders during the Bulldogsa 34-14 win over the Crusaders Oct.

RUNNING BACK TOM KOSTEK puts the moves on a Valparaiso defender during the Bulldogs' 34-14 win over the Crusaders.

QUARTERBACK MIKE PIATKOWSKI looks to pass the ball downfield in the Bulldogsa 34-14 victory over Valparaiso, Oct.

WHO: Drake at Davidson WHEN: Noon WHERE: Richardson Stadium, Davidson, N.C. THE SKINNY: This is the second half of a 5,586-mile road trip over two weeks for Drake, which won 21-14 at San Diego last week.

Stephen Platek rushed for two touchdowns and Michael Lahart ran 58 yards to return a blocked field goal for a score as Drake rallied to defeat Davidson 21-16 on Saturday.Platek had scoring runs of 9 yards in the first quarter and 63 yards with 7:58 left in the third for Drake .

No matter where Drake defensive end Dain Taylor plays, he has fans. Drake continues its coast-to-coast football travels Saturday with a noon game at Davidson in North Carolina.

USD red-shirt freshmen Sam Scudellari and Kyle Warren made it seem easy by combining for two long touchdown passes against Drake yesterday, scoring on the Toreros' first possession of each half.

Old-fashioned doesn't necessarily mean ineffective. The Brady Bulldogs used Friday's Big Country Game of the Week to drive that point home, using their prehistoric wing-T to pound out 321 rushing yards in a 44-30 win at Comanche.

Volunteerism is a popular trend on college campuses across the country, and the Drake University football team is no exception to this trend.

WIDE RECEIVER JOEY ORLANDO heads downfield with the ball against Missouri S&T during the Bulldogsa 19-0 homecoming victory over the Miners on Saturday.

Travis Bogaard carved out a career day out of cold. Sadly, it turned into a career-ender, as well.

Kicker Brandon Wubs accounted for most of Drake's 19-0 win over Missouri S&T on Saturday, hitting four field goals and an extra point.

Strip it. Punch it. Pound it loose. When it comes to takeaways, Drake employs every jarring method to get the football - and it's working.

David Lang hit a dramatic last-second field goal from 37 yards to help Butler edge conference rivals San Diego 25-24 on Saturday.

How will Drake bounce back after having two weeks to contemplate its first loss? Even coach Chris Creighton wants the answer to that question in today's 1 p.m. home game against Valparaiso .

BEN OSTERMANN winds up for a pass in last year's loss against San Diego. Drake returns to Drake Stadium to take on Valparaiso this Saturday.