2000 DRAKE BULLDOGS FOOTBALL TEAM

The 2000 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Rob Ash, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the PFL title with Dayton and Valparaiso. The team played its home games at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	1:00 p.m.	McKendree*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 28–11	3,721
September 9	1:00 p.m.	St. Ambrose*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 33–16	3,001
September 16	1:00 p.m.	at Wisconsin–Stevens Point*	Goerke Field Stevens Point, WI	W 37–29	1,525
September 30	1:00 p.m.	San Diego	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 52–12	7,047
October 7	12:00 p.m.	Valparaiso	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 54–7	3,937
October 14	1:00 p.m.	at Southern Illinois*	McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL	L 23–35	6,500	^[1]
October 21	12:00 p.m.	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH ( rivalry)	L 13–41	6,526
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Butler	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA (rivalry)	W 62–41	4,287
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville*	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 42–0	4,348
November 11	3:00 p.m.	at Saint Mary's*	Saint Mary's Stadium Moraga, CA	L 43–45	2,365
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	L 23–30	2,222
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

2000 Drake Bulldogs football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`4`	Ira Vandever	So
G	`74`	John Francios	Fr
OT	`75`	Erik Link	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`76`	Thomas Rohrer	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`22`	Billy Cundiff	Jr

Roster
Last update: 2000-12-04

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v t e Drake Bulldogs football
Venues	Haskins Field/Drake Stadium (1904–1924) Drake Stadium (1925–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Dayton Northern Iowa
Culture & lore	Drake University Marching Band Johnny Bright incident
People	Head coaches Honorees NFL draftees
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023