Saturday, October 18
Des Moines, Iowa
12:00 PM (CT) / 1:00 PM (ET)
Davidson College
at
Drake
Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com
Wildcats Face Test on the Road Against Bulldogs
10/15/2025 1:54:00 PM | Football
GAME 7 | OCT. 18, 2025 | 1 PM (ET) / 12 PM (CT) | DRAKE STADIUM (14,557) | DES MOINES, IOWA | ESPN+
DAVIDSON WILDCATS
2025 Record: 1-5 (0-2 PFL)
2024 Record: 6-5 (4-4 PFL)
Head Coach: Saj Thakkar
Davidson Record (Yrs): 1-5 (1)
Career Record (Yrs): 15-11 (3)
DRAKE BULLDOGS
2025 Record: 3-2 (2-0 PFL)
2024 Record: 8-3 (7-1 PFL)
Head Coach: Joe Woodley
Drake Record (Yrs): 3-2 (1)
Career Record (Yrs): 75-7 (7)
INSIDE THE SERIES
Meetings: 12
Series Record: Drake leads, 9-3
First Meeting : Drake Won, 58-17 (10/1/05)
Last Meeting : Davidson Won, 48-14 (10/22/22)
Streak: Won 2
In Davidson: 2-4
In Des Moines: 1-5
Thakkar vs. Drake: 0-0
1ST AND 10
DAVIDSON WILDCATS
2025 Record: 1-5 (0-2 PFL)
2024 Record: 6-5 (4-4 PFL)
Head Coach: Saj Thakkar
Davidson Record (Yrs): 1-5 (1)
Career Record (Yrs): 15-11 (3)
DRAKE BULLDOGS
2025 Record: 3-2 (2-0 PFL)
2024 Record: 8-3 (7-1 PFL)
Head Coach: Joe Woodley
Drake Record (Yrs): 3-2 (1)
Career Record (Yrs): 75-7 (7)
INSIDE THE SERIES
Meetings: 12
Series Record: Drake leads, 9-3
First Meeting : Drake Won, 58-17 (10/1/05)
Last Meeting : Davidson Won, 48-14 (10/22/22)
Streak: Won 2
In Davidson: 2-4
In Des Moines: 1-5
Thakkar vs. Drake: 0-0
1ST AND 10
- Davidson heads to Des Moines, Iowa, this weekend for a 1 p.m. (ET) / 12 p.m. (CT) kickoff with one of the PFL preseason favorites.
- Drake and the Wildcats haven't met since the 2022 season.
- The Wildcats enter 1-5 overall and 0-2 in league play following a setback to St. Thomas.
- Senior Ivan Hoyt leads the Pioneer Football League in touchdown catches with seven.
- Hoyt and Brody Reina have combined for 11 scores this season.
- 12 of Davidson's 18 touchdowns this season, have come through the air.
- Dating back to 2018, Davidson has a 35-20 PFL mark, while capturing two regular season crowns and making three FCS Playoff appearances.
- Four of Davidson's opponents this season have appeared in the FCS Top-25 or received votes.
- Since joining the Pioneer Football League (2001), Davidson is 1-4 against teams ranked in the FCS Top-25. The lone win came against then-No. 25 San Diego in 2021.
- Davidson and Drake haven't met since the 2022 season.
- The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 9-3.
- Drake won 9 of the first 10 meetings, but Davidson has won the last two, including 48-14, Oct. 22, 2022 in Des Moines.
- Davidson returns home next weekend for a noon kickoff with league rival San Diego.
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