DRAKE BULLDOGS (0-2) at WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE PIONEERS (1-1)
6:05 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 17 Pioneer Stadium (10,000), Platteville, Wis.

GAME SIGNIFICANCE: Drake will close out a season opening three-game road trip traveling to Wisconsin-Platteville, which has averaged 406 yards total offense in its first two games of the season.

The Bulldogs opened the season facing Gateway Football Conference opponents Northern Iowa (52-17) and Illinois State (56-19), marking the first time since becoming a nonscholarship football program in 1986, that Drake has played two Gateway Conference schools in the same season.

Drake has played a fully-funded NCAA I-AA scholarship team from the Gateway Football Conference seven straight years. Drake played at Western Illinois in 1999 and 2002 and traveled to Southern Illinois in 2000, Southwest Missouri State in 2001 and 2004 and Illinois State in 2003. Drake did manage a 31-7 victory against Florida Atlantic, a fully-funded NCAA I-AA program, in 2001.

AMONG NCAA I-AA LEADERS: Drake ranks 19th in overall victories (523) among the 123 schools which play NCAA Division I-AA football. Only 22 schools have recorded 500 or more victories.

The game at Wisconsin-Platteville will be the 1,015th game in school history with Drake owning a record of 523-462-29 for a winning percentage of .532.

DRAKE SLIPS IN NATIONAL RANKINGS: Despite suffering back-to-back losses to open the season, Drake remained ranked in the top 10 of both NCAA I-AA Mid-Major polls.

Drake is ranked No. 7 in The Sports Network NCAA I-AA Mid-Major poll, slipping from the No. 4 spot last week. The Bulldogs are ranked No. 10 in the Football Gazette NCAA I-AA Mid-Major poll.

Dayton, receiving 14 first-place votes, is ranked No. 1 in the Sports Network poll. Duquesne is ranked No. 1 in the Football Gazette poll with Dayton ranked second.

Drake was ranked No. 1 in the NCAA I-AA preseason polls conducted by both The Sports Network and Football Gazette.

The Sports Network I-AA Mid-Major Top 10 poll includes the 22 programs of the MAAC, NEC, and Pioneer Leagues, which play at a non-scholarship or limited scholarship level.

Duquesne is ranked No. 2 in The Sports Network poll followed by Monmouth, San Diego, Central Connecticut State, Morehead State, Drake, Wagner, Robert Morris and Albany.

In the Football Gazette poll, Monmouth is ranked No. 3 followed by Morehead State, Central Connecticut State, Wagner, Robert Morris, Albany, and Drake.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT: Wisconsin-Platteville, which competes in the NCAA Division II Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, has 14 starters back from last year's squad which posted a 6-4 record including a 3-4 fifth-place league finish.

Rolling up 413 yards total offense, the Pioneers opened the season with a 26-0 home romp past Dubuque. Quarterback Brent Nelson threw touchdown passes of 10 and 63 yards to Joe Danielson.

Wisconsin-Platteville suffered a 24-16 league opening loss at Wisconsin-Stout Saturday despite touchdown runs of 11 and one yards from senior Damian Droessler. Nelson threw for 283 yards, including seven passes to Danielson for 122 yards, while Mike Haynes rushed for 92 yards.

Nelson was an honorable mention all-league choice last year after passing for 2,583 yards including 15 touchdowns. He has passed for 579 yards this fall. Junior Brian Gallick earned second-team all-league honors last year after finishing second in the league in receptions (64) and third in reception yardage (651).

Senior safety Kent Brown, who was redshirted last year after being injured in the second game of the season, paces the defense, along with senior linebacker Brandon Ehret, who had 71 tackles including five quarterback sacks last year.

THE COACHES: Rob Ash, a 1973 graduate of Cornell (Iowa), is in his 17th year as Drake coach and is the school's winningest football coach with a 110-59-2 record (43-42-1 road/67-17-1 home).

Under Ash, Drake has enjoyed 12 winning seasons including 11 years of at least seven wins. Ash, 52, has a 25-year overall collegiate record of 161-95-5 (.634) ranking eighth among NCAA I-AA active football coaches in terms of victories. Ash posted a 51-36-3 mark at Juniata (Pa.) College from 1980-88.

Mike Emendorfer, a 1986 graduate of William Penn, is in his seventh year as head coach at Wisconsin-Platteville, owning a 23-38 record. During his tenure, the Pioneers have rewritten the record books, establishing 25 school marks and breaking 10 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference marks.

THE SERIES: Wisconsin-Platteville has won both previous meetings against Drake, including a 21-20 home victory in the inaugural matchup between the schools in 2003.

LAST YEAR: Wisconsin-Platteville 33, Drake 23 (Sept. 18, 2004, Des Moines) Brent Nelson threw two touchdown passes as Wisconsin-Platteville took advantage of three turnovers to hand Drake its only home loss of the season.

Then Drake freshman Scott Phaydavong, enjoying his second straight 100 yard plus rushing game, gained a career-high yard 155 yards rushing in 24 carries. Phaydavong staked Drake to a 7-0 lead on its opening possession with a 31-yard scoring burst with 11:18 left in the first quarter to cap a 10-play, 86-yard scoring drive

The Pioneers took advantage of two pass interference calls in the end zone against Drake. Junior cornerback Jace Denison was called for pass interference against Brian Gallick on the Pioneers first drive of the game. Two plays later Damian Droessler scored on a one-yard touchdown plunge, allowing Wisconsin-Platteville to tie the score at 7-7 with 5:26 left in the first quarter.

Denison was guilty of pass interference against Gallick in the end zone on a third-down play early in the fourth quarter, giving the Pioneers a first-down at the Drake two yard line. Droessler scored from two yards on the ensuing play that enabled Wisconsin-Platteville to stretch its lead to 33-17 with 14:49 left in the game.

Drakes defense forced Wisconsin-Platteville into four turnovers, including three interceptions. The Bulldogs limited the Pioneers to just 56 yards rushing in 34 carries.

Sophomore linebacker Brian Conway collected a career high 11 tackles, including nine solo hits, to pace Drake. Conway and senior linebacker Eric Papp each had an interception. Conway also thwarted a Wisconsin-Platteville drive with a fumble recovery. Papp collected nine tackles, including six solos. Junior cornerback Cory Kopatich also had an interception for the Bulldogs.

Junior nose guard Chris Daniels, senior linebacker Adam Lackey and senior safety Curtis Martindale added seven tackles apiece. Sophomore linebacker James Adams led the Bulldogs with three pass break ups.

PLATTEVILLE CONNECTION AT DRAKE: Third-year Drake men's basketball coach Tom Davis is a 1960 graduate of Wisconsin-Platteville. Davis was a four-year letterman in basketball who sparked the team to the NAIA Tournament twice in his career. He established a school field goal percentage record as a senior team captain.

TEAM LEADERS: After two games, senior quarterback Connor Jostes (Iowa City High) leads Drake with 224 yards total offense, including 248 yards passing. Scott Phaydavong (Des Moines East) paces the team in rushing with 124 yards in 32 carries (3.9 avg.), while sophomore Michael Bialas (Hoffman Estates, Ill.) follows with 87 yards in 20 carries (4.3 avg.).

Nine players have caught passes for the Bulldogs, led by junior Shea Moroni (Glen Ellyn, Ill.) who has seven receptions for 95 yards. Junior Tyler Putnam (Oakland/Riverside) has caught six passes for 48 yards, while sophomore tight end Daniel Marx (Maple Grove, Minn.) has five receptions for 66 yards, including a team-high three touchdowns.

Junior linebackers James Adams (Kansas City, Mo.) and Nick Ross (Atlantic) lead the defense with 20 tackles apiece. Adams has 13 solo tackles, while also forcing a fumble.

SECOND HALF DOOMS DRAKE: Quarterback Luke Drone threw a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter as Illinois State broke away from a 29-19 halftime lead en route to a 56-19 victory past Drake last Saturday night.

Drake gave Illinois State all it could handle in the first half, owning leads of 6-0 and 12-9 before trailing 29-19 at intermission.

Drake's Connor Jostes threw three touchdown passes in the first half, including two to sophomore tight end Daniel Marx. It marked the sixth time in Jostes' career that he had thrown for three touchdown passes in a game.

But Illinois State was able to convert two Drake turnovers into touchdowns in the second half, while the Bulldogs also fell short on two fourth down conversions in the second half.

Jostes spotted junior Shea Moroni for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 8:10 left in the first half to give Drake a 6-0 lead, while climaxing a seven-play, 52-yard drive.

However, Drake's point after conversion kick was blocked and returned for a two-point conversion by Illinois State's Ramon Barber. The Redbirds grabbed their first lead at 9-6 with 4:35 left in the first quarter on a 13-yard scoring strike from Drone to Jason Horton.

Drake regained the lead after blocking a punt by Illinois State's Ryan Hoffman and recovering at the Redbirds' nine yardline. On the first play from scrimmage Jostes hit Marx for a nine-yard touchdown strike to give the Bulldogs a 12-9 lead with 1:14 left in the first half.

A 43-yard kickoff return by Tyler Putnam set up Drake's final touchdown of the game. Following a 10-yard run by sophomore Michel Bialas, Jostes rifled a 42-yard touchdown pass to Marx who outraced two defenders into the endzone to pull Drake with 26-19 with 2:41 left in the half.

Drake couldn't capitalize on Illinois State's first turnover of the game. After being forced to punt on their first possession of the game, a punt by Drake's Ryan Horvath was fumbled by Illinois State's Jason Caeser.

Drake reserve Robert McEwen (Littleton, Colo.) recovered the fumble at the Illinois State 24 yardline. But Drake had to settle for a 13-yard field goal attempt by Horvath which was blocked by Justin Martindale with 11:47 left in the first quarter.

Jostes completed 13 of 24 passes for 130 yards with Putnam and Moroni each snaring four receptions. Scott Phaydavong led Drake with 55 yards rushing in 16 carries. He moved into No. 11 on the Drake career rushing list with 1,485 yards, surpassing Tim Ray who gained 1,456 yards from 1984-85.

Junior linebacker Nick Ross collected a game-high 13 tackles, while junior strongside linebacker James Adams added 12 tackles.

NORTHERN IOWA SPOILS DRAKE'S OPENER: After being forced to punt on its first possession of the game, Northern Iowa scored on its next eight straight possessions to spoil Drake's season opener, 52-17, before a crowd of 10,385 fans at the UNI-Dome Sept. 1.

It marked the first meeting between the schools since Drake claimed a 24-9 victory in Des Moines in 1985. The Bulldogs were ranked No. 1 in two preseason NCAA I-AA Mid-Major polls.

Northern Iowa, a fully-funded scholarship program which was ranked No. 12 in the Sports Network preseason I-AA poll, earned its seventh straight victory going back to last year.

Drake scored on its first possession of the game to grab a 7-0 lead with 11:14 left in the first quarter following a four-yard touchdown pass from Connor Jostes to sophomore tight end Daniel Marx. The scoring strike capped a six-play, 65-yard drive.

Jostes kept the march alive with an impromptu play on third down at the Drake 36 yardline. Lining up in shotgun formation, center Matt Huber (Mount Prospect, Ill.) snapped the ball 10 yards over Jostes who still managed to retrieve the ball, scramble and then rifle a 34-yard pass to Shea Moroni down to the Panthers' 30 yardline.

An eight-yard run by Scott Phaydavong coupled with an 11-yard deadball penalty by Northern Iowa moved Drake to the Panthers' 11 yardline. Phaydavong added a seven-yard burst to set up Jostes' touchdown pass.

Phaydavong rushed for a game high 69 yards in 16 carries despite playing just the first half and Drake's opening drive of the third quarter.

Drake could only muster a field goal on its longest time consuming drive of the game. Ryan Horvath kicked a 13-yard field goal to pull the Bulldogs within 14-10 with 13:05 left in the first half.

Drake drove from its own 30 yardline to the Panthers' four yardline before Jostes fumbled for a six yard loss back to the 10 yardline on a second down play. Jostes, who played just three quarters, completed 11 of 20 passes for 118 yards. Moroni and Marx led Drake with three receptions apiece. Sophomore Mike Bialas rounded out Drake's scoring with a one-yard plunge with 1:06 remaining to cap a 12-play, 13-yard drive.

Junior linebacker James Adams led Drake with seven tackles, while junior linebacker Nick Ross added 6.5 tackles.

JOSTES EXTENDS STREAK: Quarterback Connor Jostes has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 22 of the 24 games he has started in his career, including the last three games of the 2004 campaign.

PFL COACHES PICK DRAKE, MOREHEAD STATE: The Pioneer Football League's coaches have tabbed Drake and Morehead State to win their respective divisions in the PFL's preseason poll. Drake is picked first for the first time since divisional play began, while it is the fourth time in five seasons Morehead State has been chosen as the PFL South winner.

Drake, the 2004 PFL champion, received five of the nine possible first-place votes in the PFL North Division. Dayton and San Diego split the four remaining first-place votes and were picked second and third, respectively. Valparaiso and Butler were picked to finish in a fourth-place tie.

Morehead State, the three-time PFL South Division defending champion, received five first-place votes. Second-place Jacksonville picked up three first-place votes while Austin Peay, which was picked third, claimed one first-place vote. Davidson rounds out the four-team PFL South.

PFL TO RETURN TO SINGLE DIVISION: The Pioneer Football League will return to a single-division, round-robin format in 2006.

The league voted this summer on the move back to a single-division format, which the league used in its first eight seasons. The change resulted from the leagues reduction to eight members for the 2006 campaign Austin Peay State leaves the conference at the conclusion of the 2005 season. The final round-robin schedule will provide seven league games annually for all teams with alternating seasons of four home/three road and three home/four road.

The full round robin schedule gives the league the best opportunity to name a true conference champion and to make every conference game meaningful and exciting, said PFL commissioner Patty Viverito.

The league grew to its current nine members in 2001 with the addition of four new schools Austin Peay , Davidson College, Jacksonville University and Morehead State University. That expansion also necessitated the formation of two divisions with existing members Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University and Valparaiso University, plus the University of San Diego forming the PFL North and the newest members becoming the PFL South.

Additionally, the league created a championship game between the winners of the two divisions. With the change in regular-season scheduling, the PFL Championship will be discontinued after the 2005 championship game hosted by the PFL North champion, Nov. 19. Without a league championship game, the establishment of a NCAA-sponsored post-season opportunity for one or more PFL teams becomes a high priority.

We are hopeful that the strength of our league will be emphasized through the round-robin format, said Dave Blank, director of athletics at Drake and current chair of the PFL. We feel strongly that the NCAA should be interested in investigating ways to provide our student-athletes with some form of post-season opportunity.

2005 CO-CAPTAINS: Senior quarterback Connor Jostes and junior linebacker Nick Ross have been named co-captains of the 2005 Drake football team.

Jostes, who has passed for 4,865 yards including 40 touchdowns during his career, will enter his third year as starting quarterback for the Bulldogs. He earned honorable mention All-Pioneer Football League North Division honors last year. He ranked second in the PFL in total offense with 2,265 yards (188.8 per game avg.).

Ross is a returning starter at weakside linebacker who earned All-Pioneer Football League North Division honorable mention honors last year. He led Drake with 94 tackles last year, including a team-high 57 solo hits. He ranked fourth in the PFL with 9.5 tackles for losses totaling 37 yards.

PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN: Drake sophomore running back Scott Phaydavong was selected to The Sports Network 2005 Preseason 1-AA Mid-Major All-America football team.

Phaydavong is coming off a banner rookie campaign in 2004 when he was the only freshman named to The Sports Network 1-AA mid-Major All-America team. He also was the only nonscholarship player named to The Associated Press NCAA I-AA All-American team.

He ranked sixth in the final NCAA I-AA rushing statistics with a 128.3 yard average per game, while setting a Drake nonscholarship rushing record with 1,539 yards.

Phaydavong enjoyed eight 100-yard plus rushing games climaxed by gaining 178 yards in 20 carries, including an 13-yard touchdown run in Drake's 20-17 Pioneer Football League championship victory at Morehead State Nov. 20. Phaydavong was named the 2004 Pioneer Football League North Division Offensive Co-Player of the Year with San Diego quarterback Todd Mortensen.

IOWA FLAVOR: The 2005 Drake roster includes 39 players from Iowa including 12 who have started the first two games this season: quarterback Connor Jostes (Iowa City High), halfback Scott Phaydavong (Des Moines East), flanker Tyler Putnam (Oakland/Riverside), offensive tackles Kevin McVey (Bettendorf) and Matt Haas (Iowa City West), defensive tackle Nick Pilling (Denison), middle linebacker Brian Conway (Waukee), weakside linebacker Nick Ross (Atlantic), cornerback Justin Colbert (Pleasant Hill/Southeast Polk), free safety Ryan Frehse (Denison), strong safety Andy Green (Atlantic) and cornerback Jace Denison (Tri County-Thornburg).

SIZING UP THE ROSTER: There are 105 players on the Drake football roster including just seven seniors, 16 juniors, 29 sophomores and 53 freshmen (15 redshirts). There are players from eight states: 39 from Iowa, 31 from Illinois, 13 from Missouri, eight from Kansas, six from Colorado, five from Minnesota, two from Nebraska and one from Florida.

STARTERS BY CLASS: Just six seniors are listed in Drake's starting lineup for Wisconsin-Platteville. Quarterback Connor Jostes is the lone senior to start for an offense which features seven sophomore starters (LG-Dave Pammer; OC-Matt Huber; RG-Anthony Swope; RT-Matt Haas; TE-Dan Marx; HB-Michael Bialas, HB-Scott Phaydavong) and three junior starters (SE-Shea Moroni; FL-Tyler Putnam; LT-Kevin McVey).

Defensively, Drake will start five seniors (DE-Pat Forliti; DT-Nick Pilling; NG-Chris Daniels; DE-Shawn Rodgers; CB-Jace Denison), four juniors (SLB-James Adams, MLB-Brian Conway, WLB-Nick Ross, FS-Ryan Frehse) and two freshmen (CB-Justin Colbert, SS-Andy Green).

LAOTIAN CONNECTION: Two of Drake's top student-athletes running back Scott Phaydavong and senior point guard Linda Sayavongchanh from the women's basketball team are from close-knit families of Laotian heritage.

Three decades ago, Kou Phaydavong, who is Scott's father, was serving as an officer in the Royal Lao Army. When the Communist government took control in the mid-1970's, he was sent to a concentration camp. After escaping, the Phaydavongs headed for America in 1978. Kou and his wife, Kham, didn't want their son Scott to play football until his junior season at East High School in Des Moines.

When Scott turned 18, he honored his parents by getting Chinese characters tattooed on his chest. Translated, the symbols stand for "Determination."

Linda Sayavongchanh was a first-team Class 4A all-state basketball player at Lincoln High School in Des Moines and has been a three-year starter for the Bulldogs, earning all-Missouri Valley Conference honors the last two years.

MY THREE SONS: Meet the brothers McVey from Bettendorf who are listed on Drake's two-deep depth chart. Kevin, the eldest who is a redshirt junior, made his starting debut at left offensive tackle against Northern Iowa. Redshirt sophomore Sean McVey is battling for the top backup spot at right offensive tackle with redshirt sophomore Brandon Jaeger (Minneapolis, Minn.). First-year freshman Quinn McVey is challenging with redshirt freshman Chris Frank (Urbandale) for the top backup at center.

WHAT'S IN STORE: Topping the 2004 record-breaking season will be a great challenge for a Drake football program clearly aimed at reloading rather than rebuilding.Head coach Rob Ash welcomes back 45 returning letterwinners, including 15 starters, from last year's squad which posted a 10-2 record en route to winning the Pioneer Football League championship with a 20-17 victory at Morehead State.

Drake has faced its mostchallenging nonconference schedule during Ash's tenure, opening the season with back-to-back road encounters at Gateway Conference schools Northern Iowa and Illinois State.

There's plenty of talent at the skill positions offensively led by senior quarterback Connor Jostes who is entering his third year as a starter and sophomore All-American running back Scott Phaydavong.

The running attack is loaded with depth. Sophomore Michael Bialas rushed for 516 yards in 116 attempts (4.4 avg.), while leading the team with 12 touchdowns. Sophomore Poul Collins (Cedar Rapids Washington), who rushed for 137 yards in just 23 carries (6.0 avg.).

Junior fullback Matt Goodwin (Cambridge, Ill.) was the team's third leading rusher last year with 169 yards in 34 carries (5.0 avg.) despite missing four games. Willie Cashmore (Kansas City, Mo.), who started at fullback as a freshman in 2003 before being redshirted last year because of an injury, also returns at fullback.

Junior Tory Greiner (Williamsburg), a two-year letterwinner, and sophomore letterwinner Dan Marx (Maple Grove, Minn.), have big shoes to fill at tight end for the graduated James Mickley, who was a first-team All-PFL selection last year. Marx caught 13 passes for 192 yards (14.8 avg.) last year including four touchdowns. Freshman Blake Fuller (Cambridge) a transfer from the University of Iowa, also is expected to play tight end.

Junior Shea Moroni is the team's top returning receiver, snaring 28 receptions for 317 yards last year including one touchdown. Junior Tyler Putnam, another two-year letterwinner who has 37 career receptions, could blossom into the team's top game-breaking threat. Sophomore letterwinners Travis Hardgraves (Sioux City West) and Brandon Millard (Mason City) also should see increased playing time.

UNTESTED LINE: But how quick a young, unproven offensive line can develop will hold a key to the success. Graduation claimed four starters along the offensive line including a trio of three-year starters led by All-American guard Grant Knowles.

Sophomore Dave Pammer, who started at center last year, is the lone returning holdover but he switched to guard during the spring. Sophomore Matt Haas and junior Kevin McVey are the top candidates at the vacated offensive tackle spots. Junior Robbie Larew (Des Moines Roosevelt) also figures to be in the mix for playing time at tackle. Sophomore Matt Huber will challenge for the starting center spot, while sophomores Anthony Swope (Chicago, Ill.) and Marco Povich (St. Louis, Mo.) will fight for the other starting guard position. Povich started at center in the last two games of 2003 , while Huber started in the 2004 season opener.

TRIO KEY DEFENSE: The nucleus returns from a defensive team which ranked seventh nationally in total defense, 11th in scoring defense and 12th in rushing defense in the final NCAA I-AA statistics.

A trio of honorable mention all-conference performers - cornerback Jace Denison, defensive end Pat Forliti (Lakeville, Minn.), linebacker Nick Ross - headline a defense that boasts eight returning starters.

Ross, a co-captain, led the team with 94 tackles last year, including 57 solo hits. Forliti, who had a team-high four quarterback sacks last year, keys the defensive line which returns senior starters Chris Daniels (Overland Park, Kan.) at nose guard and Shawn Rodgers (Leavenworth, Kan.) at defensive end. Daniels and Rodgers are in their third year as starters. Senior Nick Pilling, a three-year letterwinner, has the inside track at the vacated tackle spot.

The linebacker corps returns intact with junior Brian Conway at middle linebacker and James Adams, who emerged midway through last season at strongside linebacker. Adams ranked second on the team with 83 tackles last year, including a team-high 10 tackles for losses which also ranked third in the PFL. Conway, a transfer from Waldorf, made an immediate impact last year, ranking third on the team with 72 tackles.

Denison and free safety Ryan Frehse, who shared the team lead last year with three interceptions, are in their third years as starters in the secondary. Sophomore Tyler Marley (Kansas City, Mo.), who started the last seven games at right cornerback, also returns. Junior letterwinner Phillip Williams (St. Louis, Mo.) is a top candidate to start at strong safety along with redshirt freshman Andy Green.

DOUBLE DUTY FOR HORVATH: Senior punter Ryan Horvath (Overland Park, Kan.) is in his fourth year as Drake's regular punter. And for the second time in three years Horvath is expected to see action as place kicker.

A three-time first-team All Pioneer Football League North division selection as a punter, Horvath made eight field goals and 24 of 27 point after conversion kicks in 2003.Horvath set a school single-season record for punting yardage (2,555) in 2003 and punting average season (41.0) in 2002, while tying the mark for punts in a season (63). He owns a 40.4 career punting yard average with 18 punts over 50 yards including a 72-yard punt against Valparaiso last year which was the longest punt during Drake's nonscholarship era.

SEASON OPENERS: The Bulldogs now sport a 66-40-6 record (.628) in season openers, having lost its last five openers which were played on the road at scholarship opponents: Truman State, 40-29, 2001; Western Illinois, 64-7, 2002; at Illinois State, 27-13, 2003; 31-26 at Missouri State, 2004; at Northern Iowa Sept. 1, 2005.

Drake owns an 8-7-2 record (3-6-1 road/5-1-1 home) in season openers during Rob Ash's 17-year coaching tenure at the school. Drake has lost its last four season openers which were