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11/27/23 - Finn Claypool, Sr/2025, Drake + More +

2023 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Finn Claypool, Drake,...Claypool, a Des Moines, Iowa product, becomes the second student-athlete in league history to follow up a Freshman Defensive Player of the Year campaign by winning the league's Defensive Player of the Year award the following year. He joins Stetson defensive back Donald Payne, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year, to accomplish the feat. Claypool helped Drake win the 2023 PFL Championship behind a 55-tackle campaign that included 19.0 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks, five forced fumbles, and two pass breakups. He finished the regular season ranked second among FCS defenders in sacks and is fifth in tackles for loss. In his first two seasons with his hometown team, he has amassed 33.5 tackles for loss and 20.5 sacks. - Pioneer Football League

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DE Finn Claypool, Drake
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11/27/23 - Shane Dunning, Sr/2024, Drake + More +

2023 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Shane Dunning, Drake,...Dunning, from Muskego, Wisconsin, handled kicking and punting duties for the Bulldogs this season. He finished with 15 field goals made, including a league-leading 14 field goals in PFL play, and finished the season with 67 points after adding 22 PATs. Dunning averaged 37.96 yards per punt in all games, with a league-leading 24 of his 55 punts downed inside the 20-yard line. He finished the regular season ranked among the FCS Top 12 in field-goal percentage (9th, 83.3 percent) and field goals per game (11th, 1.36 per game). Dunning is the first Drake student-athlete to win the league's special teams award since placekicker Josh Lee in 2016. - Pioneer Football League

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K Shane Dunning, Drake
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11/28/22 - Finn Claypool, Sr/2025, Drake + More +

2022 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DEFENSIVE FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Finn Claypool, Drake,...Playing for his hometown team, Claypool enjoyed an impressive redshirt freshman campaign. He finished third among league tacklers in both tackles for loss (14.5) and sacks (8.0), ranking among the FCS' top 25 in each category. The Des Moines, Iowa native, recorded 12 solo tackles for loss, and all eight of his sacks were solo stops during the campaign. Claypool led the way with 12.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks in league play while also averaging 4.63 tackles per game to rank among the league's top 50. He is the fourth Drake athlete to earn the league's freshman defensive award and the first since Mack Marrin won the 2014 honor. - Pioneer Football League

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DE Finn Claypool, Drake
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11/21/22 - Finn Claypool, Sr/2025, Drake + More +

NOV 21 PIONEER LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Finn Claypool, Drake, (So., DL, Des Moines Iowa),...Claypool posted four tackles for loss and two sacks as Drake posted its first shutout since 2011 in a 24-0 PFL victory at Valparaiso, Saturday. He finished the game with six tackles (four solo) and was credited with three quarterback hurries to disrupt the Valparaiso passing game. Claypool bookended his day with the two sacks - the first helping to force a missed field goal in the first quarter and the second on Valparaiso's final drive of the game. Drake held Valparaiso to 216 offensive yards, including 44 rushing yards. - Pioneer Football

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DE Finn Claypool, Drake
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11/19/22 - Luke Bailey, Sr/2024, Drake + More +

Luke Bailey threw two touchdown passes, including an 80-yarder to Brandon Langdok, and Dorian Boyland ran for 33-yard TD to help Drake beat Valparaiso 24-0 Saturday. On second-and-10 from the 20, Langdok slipped under the coverage, caught a short pass as he raced across the field and beat the Beacons secondary to the end zone to give Drake (3-8, 3-5 Pioneer League) a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. Boyland's touchdown made it 17-0 before halftime and Bailey hit Sam Rodriguez for an 18-yard TD that capped the scoring with 11:05 to play. Drake had just eight first downs but capitalized on four Valparaiso (5-6, 4-4) turnovers. - AP College Football

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QB Luke Bailey, Drake
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11/15/22 - Tanner Pollock, Sr/2023, Drake + More +

NOV 14 PFL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tanner Pollock, Drake, (Sr., LB, Waterloo, Iowa),...Pollock's interception with 43 seconds left helped set up Drake's game-winning drive in a 26-23 PFL victory against Butler, Saturday. With Butler driving in a tie game, Pollock intercepted a pass and returned it 24 yards to the Butler 38-yard line. Three plays later, Luke Williams hit a 22-yard field goal with eight seconds left. Pollock also had 15 tackles (10 solo) and a tackle for loss in the victory, including six tackles in the fourth quarter. - PFL Football

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ILB Tanner Pollock, Drake
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11/12/22 - Tanner Pollock, Sr/2023, Drake + More +

Luke Williams made a 22-yard field goal with eight seconds left to help Drake beat Butler 27-24 on Saturday. Luka Zurak kicked a 33-yard field goal for Butler with 4:52 left to tie it at 24. Drake went three-and-out but Butler quarterback Bret Bushka was intercepted with less than a minute left by Tanner Pollock, who returned it past midfield to the 38, setting up Williams' make. Luke Bailey threw for 178 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for Drake (2-8, 2-5 Pioneer). Dorian Boyland carried it 23 time for 99 yards and a touchdown. Bushka was 25 of 36 for 248 yard with three touchdowns and two interceptions for Butler (7-3, 5-2). Butler had 10 more first downs than Drake and won time of possession by more than ten minutes. - AP College Football

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ILB Tanner Pollock, Drake
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08/08/22 - Shane Dunning, Sr/2024, Drake + More +

2022 PRESEASON ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE TEAM (COACHES): P Shane Dunning, Drake,...Dunning recorded 58 punts for a total of 2268 yards (39.1 yard average) during the 2021 season. The Muskego, Wis., native delivered 16 balls inside of the 20 yard line and blasted three punts over 50 yards, including a season-best 72 yard punt at San Diego on Oct. 16, 2021. Drake football kicks off its season on Sept. 3 at reigning FCS National Champion North Dakota State before hosting Missouri S&T in the home opener at Drake Stadium on Sept. 10. - Drake Football

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K Shane Dunning, Drake
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10/02/21 - Ian Corwin, Sr/2023, Drake + More +

Cross Robinson scored on a short run in the third quarter and Drake ran out the final four minutes to secure a 6-3 victory over Butler on Saturday in the battle of the Bulldogs. Drake missed a 49-yard field goal with 5:53 remaining in the fourth, but forced a three-and-out to get the ball back. Drake ran out the clock by picking up first downs on Blake Ellingson's 6-yard run and his 12-yard connection with Ryan Hayes.

Ellingson was 13 of 23 for 181 yards for Drake (2-3, 1-1 Pioneer), which snapped a three-game losing streak. Robinson carried it 19 times for 63 yards, and Colin Howard caught four passes for 92 yards. Robinson capped a 90-yard drive with a 7-yard touchdown run to give Drake a three-point lead before the PAT was missed with 4:53 left in the third. Bret Bushka completed 12 of 20 passes for 109 yards, and he carried it 14 times for 78 yards for Butler (2-3, 0-1). Yogi Flager caught six passes for 82 yards. The Butler defense has not allowed a 100-yard receiver since 2019, spanning 11 games. - AP College Football

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QB Ian Corwin, Drake
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09/10/21 - Alex Rogers, rSr/2022, Drake + More +

SEPT 6 PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alex Rogers, Drake, Senior (5th), Safety, Racine, Wisconsin,...Rogers picked off a pass midway through the second quarter to help Drake post a 45-3 victory against West Virginia Wesleyan, Thursday. With West Virginia Wesleyan driving deep into Drake territory, Rodgers intercepted a pass at the Drake 8-yard line and returned it 18 yards with a personal foul adding to the territory gained on the play. Drake would convert the turnover into a touchdown seven plays later to extend its lead to 28-0. Rogers also was credited with three tackles (two solo) in the victory as Drake's defense held West Virginia Wesleyan to 136 passing yards and 179 total offensive yards on only 53 plays from scrimmage. Others Nominated: Kama Kamaka (Sr., LB, San Diego); Davion Maxwell (RSo., DB, Stetson); Jaxon Peifer (Sr., LB, Valparaiso). - PFL Football

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SS Alex Rogers, Drake
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09/02/21 - Ian Corwin, Sr/2023, Drake + More +

Ian Corwin ran for two scores and passed for a third in the first half as Drake opened its season with a 45-3 win over Division II West Virginia Wesleyan on Thursday night. Corwin, who missed one game and struggled with injuries throughout the abbreviated spring season, engineered scoring drives on the Bulldogs' first three possessions. Caden Meis punched in from the 1 to cap a seven-play, 48-yard drive.

Cross Robinson cashed in a six-play, 49-yard drive, scoring from 3 yards out, and Corwin ran the final yard after an eight-play, 45-yard drive to make it 21-0 after one quarter. Corwin scampered 28 yards for his second rushing touchdown in the second quarter then fired a 79-yard scoring pass to Colin Howard that made it a 35-0 lead at halftime. Trailing 45-0, West Virginia Wesleyan mounted a 13-play, third-quarter drive that stalled at the Drake 4 and resulted in a 21-yard field goal by Liam Depp to avoid the shutout. Corwin completed 8 of 11 passes for 180 yards. Robinson finished with 100 rushing yards on 13 carries and Meis carried 19 times for 98 yards. - AP College Football/Drake Football

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QB Ian Corwin, Drake
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01/08/20 - Erin Morgan, rSr/2020, Drake + More +

2019 ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DL Erin Morgan, Drake,...Fifth-year senior defensive end Erin Morgan (Aurora, Ill.) rounds out the second team choices. Morgan is on the second team for the second-straight season after he led the team in tackles for loss with 7.5, and tied with Dineen in sacks with 2.5. - Drake Football

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OLB Erin Morgan, Drake
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01/08/20 - Drew Lauer, rSr/2020, Drake + More +

2019 ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE SECOND TEAM (COACHES): RB Drew Lauer, Drake,...Fifth-year senior halfback Drew Lauer (St. Peters, Mo.) collected his first career All-PFL honor being named to the second-team offense. Lauer rushed for 1,127 yards, the most by a Bulldogs' back since Scott Phaydavong had 1,194 in 2007. He led the team in touchdowns with 15, including 12 rushing. - Drake Football

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RB Drew Lauer, Drake
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01/08/20 - Danny Morales, rSr/2023, Drake + More +

2019 ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Danny Morales (RFr., DB),...The Bulldogs' 14 All-PFL honorable mention selections included six defenders, six offensive players and two special teams players. Senior offensive lineman Jacob Bacon (Hastings, Minn.), senior offensive lineman Zack Clark (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), freshman quarterback Ian Corwin (Tulsa, Okla.), senior wide receiver Shane Feller (Charles City, Iowa), junior tight end Grant Gossling (Johnston, Iowa), senior defensive end Jacob Hardy (Adel, Iowa), senior defensive tackle Victor Jergens (Webster City, Iowa), senior punter Ross Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), fifth-year senior offensive lineman Isaiah Kent-Schneider (Victoria, Minn.), junior long snapper Ryan Kriceri (Aurora, Ill.), sophomore safety/star Danny Morales (Temecula, Calif.), junior safety Alex Rogers (Racine, Wis.), senior cornerback Collin Seymour (Peosta, Iowa) and junior linebacker Andrew Shafis (Mount Pleasant, Ill.). - Drake Football

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FS Danny Morales, Drake
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01/08/20 - Alex Rogers, rSr/2022, Drake + More +

2019 ALL-PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Alex Rogers (RSo., DB),...The Bulldogs' 14 All-PFL honorable mention selections included six defenders, six offensive players and two special teams players. Senior offensive lineman Jacob Bacon (Hastings, Minn.), senior offensive lineman Zack Clark (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), freshman quarterback Ian Corwin (Tulsa, Okla.), senior wide receiver Shane Feller (Charles City, Iowa), junior tight end Grant Gossling (Johnston, Iowa), senior defensive end Jacob Hardy (Adel, Iowa), senior defensive tackle Victor Jergens (Webster City, Iowa), senior punter Ross Kennedy (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), fifth-year senior offensive lineman Isaiah Kent-Schneider (Victoria, Minn.), junior long snapper Ryan Kriceri (Aurora, Ill.), sophomore safety/star Danny Morales (Temecula, Calif.), junior safety Alex Rogers (Racine, Wis.), senior cornerback Collin Seymour (Peosta, Iowa) and junior linebacker Andrew Shafis (Mount Pleasant, Ill.). - Drake Football

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