Drake football defeats Davidson 30-22 to extend winning streak to two

Drake football defeated Davidson 30-22 on October 3 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, improving its Pioneer Football League record to 2-0 and extending its winning streak to two games after opening the season with three losses.

Des Moines Homecoming Victory Over Davidson

Drake coach Matt Walker pointed to the team’s bye week preparation following the early losses.

“It feels pretty sweet (to win) in front of the home crowd,” Matt Walker said. “We talked all bye week about using our pain and turning it into our power. You’re really seeing that development now.”

Davidson presented a stiff challenge throughout the afternoon.

“Dayton has a good football team, good quarterback and skill players, and we knew it would be a battle,” Matt Walker said. “Whoever was able to find that extra gear at the end was going to win it today, and it happened exactly like that.”

Offensive Output at Drake Stadium

Quarterback Riley Warzynski paced the Drake offense by completing 23 of 39 pass attempts. He accumulated 347 yards through the air, throwing three touchdowns and one interception.

Mitchell January hauled in six receptions to lead all Bulldogs receivers. He finished with 95 yards and caught one touchdown pass. Aidan Garcia added 94 receiving yards on five catches.

On the ground, Kavaughn Clark carried the ball 11 times. He totaled 76 rushing yards and scored once for Drake.

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The two-game winning streak shifts the Bulldogs’ conference record to 2-0 as the season progresses into October.

The team travels to face Valparaiso on October 10.