Drake University - Quax Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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More Roin More Football DAVE READI NGER End 'Y BOB REID Guard The Year . Drake's football team found the 1959 season a dismal one, both recordwise and weatherwise. Rain and a poorly surfaced field turned the Stadium into a sea of mud for all five home games. A Advanced publicity tabbed the Bulldogs as a new-look team as they prepared for the season's opener at their training headquarters at Camp Dodge. New Head Coach Tommy O'Connell, former star quarterback for the Cleve- land Browns and at the University of Illinois, was install- ing a pro-type offense, new to the followers of Drake football. Also new were assistant coaches Ellis Rainsberger, former Kansas State lineman, and Dick Olson, former Navy center and Captain of the l953 Middle team. Many new faces appeared in the Drake line-up due to a fine group of sophomores up from last year's freshman team and the fact that competition ran high for positions. During the season, different players started at one time or another and some players played two or three different positions.

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and Still More Football JAY COOKMAN Guard DEN NY FORD LH Another new-look item was the appearance of a new schedule, with many changes over the usual procedure and opponents. Traditional rival lowa State was moved to the first game on the schedule and pre-game optimists looked for a close contest due to Drake's new offense. Rain damp- ened the contest and stalled Drake's new offense, while the Cyclones ground out a 41-O triumph. D'rake's new uniforms were baptized with mud. Rain continued to hamper the Bulldogs as Central Michigan, a new team on the schedule, turned loose a flotilla of fleet backs and floated to a Al-21 victory. lowa State Teachers College was the next visitor to Drake's mud bowl as they slipped and slid to a ld-6 decision, adding to the rain-soaked, mud-splattered misery of the Bulldogs. Saint Ambrose returned to the Drake schedule for the first time since T943 and provided the heart-break of the year as they scored a touchdown and a two point conversion in the last T3 seconds to nip Drake's victory hopes, 23-22. Travel proved an inspiration as the Drake eleven took to the road for their first visitors' appearance of the year and also their first victory as they made themselves unwelcome before a Bradley crowd. DENNIS WENDT Tackle