• Home
  • Staff
  • Privacy Policy
  • News Tips/Press Releases
  • Advertising
Monday, April 19, 2021
No Result
View All Result
The Times-Delphic
  • News
    • All
    • Administrative News
    • Campus Events
    • Campus Health
    • Caucus Roundup
    • In Des Moines
    • Politics
    • Student Politics
    • Student Senate

    COVID and Drake Students

    Students react to recent shootings

    Students react to recent shootings

    Student Activities Board announces Relays theme

    Meet the 2021 Student Senate Candidates

    Education Students begin Practicum in Des Moines Classroom

    • Administrative News
    • Campus Events
    • Campus Health
    • Caucus Roundup
    • In Des Moines
    • Politics
    • Student Politics
    • Student Senate
    • Senate Elections
  • Sports
    • All
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Column
    • Cross-Country
    • E-Sports
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Rowing
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Tennis
    • Track and Field
    • Volleyball
    Reviewing the women’s volleyball season

    Reviewing the women’s volleyball season

    Drake Football takes third loss against Valparaiso

    Drake Rowing Prepares for First Race of Season

    Drake Rowing Prepares for First Race of Season

    Drake Places in March Madness Tournament

    Drake Places in March Madness Tournament

    Drake Tennis Player named Player of the Week

    • Basketball
    • Column
    • Cross-Country
    • E-Sports
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Rowing
    • Soccer
    • Softball
  • Commentary
    • All
    • Horoscope
    • Letter from the Editor
    • Letter to the Editor
    Commentary | April Fool’s Day and Easter

    Commentary | April Fool’s Day and Easter

    Troll 2: The Best, Worst Movie

    Troll 2: The Best, Worst Movie

    Commentary: We all Relate to the Suez Canal

    Commentary: We all Relate to the Suez Canal

    Commentary: Where has Rock Gone?

    Commentary: Where has Rock Gone?

    Commentary: Letter to the Editor

    • Horoscope
    • Letter from the Editor
  • Features
    • All
    • Greek Life

    COVID and Drake Students

    Plaque Honors DG House Mother

    Plaque Honors DG House Mother

    SJMC alumn encourages students to be their own advocates

    SJMC alumn encourages students to be their own advocates

    Drake Theatre Department Presents Online Musical

    Haley Piper Designs Record-Breaking Light Show

    Politics Professor Begins US-China Podcast

    Politics Professor Begins US-China Podcast

    • Greek Life
  • Podcasts
    Drake Weekly Sports Podcast | December 3

    Drake Weekly Sports Podcast | December 3

    Drake Public Safety and the student body

    Drake Public Safety and the student body

    Humans of Drake Podcast

    Bulldog Blitz 1: December 7, 2010

    The Sports Report 2010 7: 11/09/2010

  • Relays Edition
    Rainbow Union Empowers the LGBTQ+ Community at Drake

    Rainbow Union Empowers the LGBTQ+ Community at Drake

    Avengers: Endgame Predictions

    Avengers: Endgame Predictions

    Drake professors define their teaching experiences

    Evening at the observatory: Is There an Anti-Me?

    Evening at the observatory: Is There an Anti-Me?

    Bulldogs football completes 9th winning season in 10 years

    You can be the force to finally change Drake’s culture

    Student press is essential for letting students’ voices be heard

    Rolle breaks Drake triple jump record

    Rolle breaks Drake triple jump record

    First-year uses photo talent to market Drake’s campus

    Spanish class spotlights important Latinas

    Blitz Day festivities include revealing Relays concert, theme

    Blitz Day festivities include revealing Relays concert, theme

    • Commentary
    • Coronavirus
    • Elections
    • Features
    • In Des Moines
    • News
    • This week in photos
    • Top News
    • Top Stories
    • Uncategorized
    • Video
    • Sports
    • Security Reports
    • Relays Edition
    • Poll
    • Podcasts
    • Online Exclusives
    • Opinion
  • Satire
  • News
    • All
    • Administrative News
    • Campus Events
    • Campus Health
    • Caucus Roundup
    • In Des Moines
    • Politics
    • Student Politics
    • Student Senate

    COVID and Drake Students

    Students react to recent shootings

    Students react to recent shootings

    Student Activities Board announces Relays theme

    Meet the 2021 Student Senate Candidates

    Education Students begin Practicum in Des Moines Classroom

    • Administrative News
    • Campus Events
    • Campus Health
    • Caucus Roundup
    • In Des Moines
    • Politics
    • Student Politics
    • Student Senate
    • Senate Elections
  • Sports
    • All
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Column
    • Cross-Country
    • E-Sports
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Rowing
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Tennis
    • Track and Field
    • Volleyball
    Reviewing the women’s volleyball season

    Reviewing the women’s volleyball season

    Drake Football takes third loss against Valparaiso

    Drake Rowing Prepares for First Race of Season

    Drake Rowing Prepares for First Race of Season

    Drake Places in March Madness Tournament

    Drake Places in March Madness Tournament

    Drake Tennis Player named Player of the Week

    • Basketball
    • Column
    • Cross-Country
    • E-Sports
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Rowing
    • Soccer
    • Softball
  • Commentary
    • All
    • Horoscope
    • Letter from the Editor
    • Letter to the Editor
    Commentary | April Fool’s Day and Easter

    Commentary | April Fool’s Day and Easter

    Troll 2: The Best, Worst Movie

    Troll 2: The Best, Worst Movie

    Commentary: We all Relate to the Suez Canal

    Commentary: We all Relate to the Suez Canal

    Commentary: Where has Rock Gone?

    Commentary: Where has Rock Gone?

    Commentary: Letter to the Editor

    • Horoscope
    • Letter from the Editor
  • Features
    • All
    • Greek Life

    COVID and Drake Students

    Plaque Honors DG House Mother

    Plaque Honors DG House Mother

    SJMC alumn encourages students to be their own advocates

    SJMC alumn encourages students to be their own advocates

    Drake Theatre Department Presents Online Musical

    Haley Piper Designs Record-Breaking Light Show

    Politics Professor Begins US-China Podcast

    Politics Professor Begins US-China Podcast

    • Greek Life
  • Podcasts
    Drake Weekly Sports Podcast | December 3

    Drake Weekly Sports Podcast | December 3

    Drake Public Safety and the student body

    Drake Public Safety and the student body

    Humans of Drake Podcast

    Bulldog Blitz 1: December 7, 2010

    The Sports Report 2010 7: 11/09/2010

  • Relays Edition
    Rainbow Union Empowers the LGBTQ+ Community at Drake

    Rainbow Union Empowers the LGBTQ+ Community at Drake

    Avengers: Endgame Predictions

    Avengers: Endgame Predictions

    Drake professors define their teaching experiences

    Evening at the observatory: Is There an Anti-Me?

    Evening at the observatory: Is There an Anti-Me?

    Bulldogs football completes 9th winning season in 10 years

    You can be the force to finally change Drake’s culture

    Student press is essential for letting students’ voices be heard

    Rolle breaks Drake triple jump record

    Rolle breaks Drake triple jump record

    First-year uses photo talent to market Drake’s campus

    Spanish class spotlights important Latinas

    Blitz Day festivities include revealing Relays concert, theme

    Blitz Day festivities include revealing Relays concert, theme

    • Commentary
    • Coronavirus
    • Elections
    • Features
    • In Des Moines
    • News
    • This week in photos
    • Top News
    • Top Stories
    • Uncategorized
    • Video
    • Sports
    • Security Reports
    • Relays Edition
    • Poll
    • Podcasts
    • Online Exclusives
    • Opinion
  • Satire
No Result
View All Result
The Times-Delphic
No Result
View All Result
Home Sports Football

Bulldogs football completes 9th winning season in 10 years

byJD PELEGRINO
December 1, 2017
in Football, Sports, Top Stories
0 0
0
Bulldogs football completes 9th winning season in 10 years

BY JD PELEGRINO

At the conclusion of the 2017 football season, the Drake Bulldogs finished with yet another winning season.

This is the Bulldogs’ second straight season above .500 and the third in the last four years under Coach Rick Fox. Fox stepped into the role as head coach in 2014.

Quarterback Play

Senior quarterback Grant Kraemer had himself an impressive senior campaign, improving in almost all aspects of his game including passing yards, touchdowns, interceptions, rushing touchdowns and completion percentage.

Despite missing a little more than one game, Kraemer completed 62.3 percent of his passes this season for 2,616 yards and 20 touchdowns.

Last season, Kraemer’s completion percentage was 57.2 percent while throwing for 213 yards less at 2,403 but with 23 touchdowns.

The QB rushed for two touchdowns this year, twice as much as last year, and threw one less interception this year at 10.

Receiving End

Kraemer’s four top targets this season consisted of junior receivers Steven Doran and Devin Cates, sophomore wide receiver Mitch McFarlane and senior tight end Connor Ostrander.

Doran and McFarlane led the team in receiving yards with 790 and 523 yards respectively.

McFarlane missed the final four games of the season due to a knee injury, but this did not stop Doran from a productive season, pulling in 39 receptions and eight touchdowns (more than all receivers in both categories).

“Something for me to improve is that a lot of times when we were in the red zone, we would target him more than anyone else,” McFarlane said. “I think if I could step up in the red zone a little bit more next year to give us a dual threat, that is definitely something I could work on.”

The final game of each season is non-comparable to any other game throughout the year, as it involves potentially losing seniors and fifth-years in a sometimes emotional game while still playing the game itself.

One benefit for the Bulldogs is their youth. Players such as Doran, McFarlane, Kraemer and offensive lineman Dustin Anthony expressed enthusiasm moving into next season with all of the first-years and sophomores on board and ready to contribute to the team’s success.

Ground Game

Throughout the course of the season, the Dogs handed the rock off to more than five running backs.

The two feature RBs this season were seniors Brock Reichardt and Tyler Updegraff.

Both RBs had over 100 carries, Reichardt leading the two with 121 rushes to Updegraff’s 101.

Reichardt ran for 504 yards this season and five touchdowns and Updegraff kept pace with 347 yards rushing and four touchdowns.

Both RBs ended the season with five touchdowns, due to one Updegraff receiving touchdown against San Diego.

Other notable running backs this season include junior Drew Lauer and sophomore Taylor Murph, who both had over 100 yards on the season with one touchdown each.

“On both sides of the ball, I think we bring a lot of talent back next year and just having a little bit more experience is gonna end up helping us quite a bit,” McFarlane said.

The Bulldogs embrace their youth and plan to use it to their advantage in coming seasons.

Much of the youth on the team has already seen reps throughout the season, which is beneficial moving into next season.

Bulldog Defense

The Bulldog defense outscored opponents in multiple categories throughout the season as well. Opposing defenses sacked the Drake QBs a total of 22 times, but not as many as the 27 inflicted on other QBs, courtesy of the Bulldog defense.

The Bulldog secondary led the team in interceptions. The defense intercepted opposing quarterbacks 12 times this season, the same amount as Drake QBs were intercepted.

Among other statistics, Drake tackled opposing players for 281 yards of loss, more than the 247 yards they lost to negative plays.

Special Teams

Kicker Danny Donley made 14 of 19 field goal attempts this season with a career and season-long 48-yard attempt. The 48-yard attempt by Donley was the second longest field goal made in the PFL this season.

Donley won PFL honors twice this season, the final one being in the Jacksonville game to end the season, when he made the career-long field goal. Donley also kicked 100 percent on PAT attempts this season, 33 of 33 successful kicks.

Wrap-Up

“In my opinion, we should win the PFL next year,” McFarlane said. “I think with everyone we bring back and just another year under our belts, I would be disappointed if we did anything less than that.”

Expectations are high for the Bulldogs next year, for fans and for the players.

If the Dogs can finish 7-4 after losing their star tight end to the National Football League and after finishing 7-4 with him the year before, who is to say next season can’t be their best season in the Fox era?

JD PELEGRINO

Next Post
Drake atheletes balance sport, school and life

Drake Volleyball ends outstanding season on low note

Twitter Feeds

The Times-Delphic
The Times-Delphic @timesdelphic

The Times-Delphic is celebrating the Relay's Edition with a fun giveaway. We have twenty pairs of TD crew socks (they are really cool not to flex) to hand out. To win a pair, simply take a picture with the Relays edition and post it. Tag the TD and use the hashtag #TDinthewild.
View on Twitter
0
13
The Times-Delphic
The Times-Delphic @timesdelphic

The Times-Delphic is looking for commentary pieces for our Relays Edition! Have a controversial opinion, wanna rank the best tv shows, think the moon is cheese... we wanna hear! Please send submissions or pitches to timesdelphic @drake.edu
View on Twitter
3
7

Recommended

Vagina Monologues raise awareness

7 years ago

Allocation for International Night stirs debate at Senate

9 years ago

Popular News

  • Snapchat Streaks: fostering friendships or forcing communication?

    Snapchat Streaks: fostering friendships or forcing communication?

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Gladwell’s “Outliers” reveals the many factors of success

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Drake ranks among Ivy Leagues on Economist list

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Several students test positive for COVID-19 in Goodwin-Kirk Residence Hall

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Drake Declines to Share Covid Data

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Twitch Streamer Raises Money for LGBT Community

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • The rise and fall of Motown Records

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Professor’s Tweets Bring Campus Controversy

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Student press is essential for letting students’ voices be heard

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Rolle breaks Drake triple jump record

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Connect with us

  • About
  • Home
  • Podcasts
  • Privacy Policy
  • Virtual Edition
  • Advertising

Copyright 2015 Fuel Themes. All RIGHTS RESERVED.

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • Administrative News
    • Campus Events
    • Campus Health
    • Caucus Roundup
    • In Des Moines
    • Politics
    • Student Politics
    • Student Senate
    • Senate Elections
  • Sports
    • Basketball
    • Column
    • Cross-Country
    • E-Sports
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Rowing
    • Soccer
    • Softball
  • Commentary
    • Horoscope
    • Letter from the Editor
  • Features
    • Greek Life
  • Podcasts
  • Relays Edition
    • Commentary
    • Coronavirus
    • Elections
    • Features
    • In Des Moines
    • News
    • This week in photos
    • Top News
    • Top Stories
    • Uncategorized
    • Video
    • Sports
    • Security Reports
    • Relays Edition
    • Poll
    • Podcasts
    • Online Exclusives
    • Opinion
  • Satire

Copyright 2015 Fuel Themes. All RIGHTS RESERVED.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist