ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake football head coach Todd Stepsis has been named Pioneer Football League Coach of the Year, the conference announced today.

Stepsis is the PFL Coach of the Year for a second consecutive year after leading Drake to its second-straight PFL Championship and eighth all-time. The Bulldogs posted a second-consecutive eight-win season, including a statement win at Eastern Washington on Sept. 7, downing the Eagles in double overtime. Drake also ran its PFL win streak to 17 games – the second-longest league win streak – before seeing it end in the regular season's penultimate week. The Bulldogs are now 19-7 in their last 26 games, dating back to a three-game win streak to end the 2022 season.

This is the fifth time the Bulldogs' have been represented by the PFL Coach of the Year.
 
Other individual league awards are listed below. The All-PFL Teams will be announced on Tuesday before Wednesday's release of the Academic All-PFL groups.
 
Offensive Player of the Year – Ja'seem Reed, WR, San Diego
Defensive Player of the Year – Eric Haney, DB, San Diego
Special Teams Player of the Year – Sam Johnson, P, Valparaiso
Offensive Freshman of the Year – Collin Hurst, QB, Presbyterian
Defensive Freshman of the Year – James Kratochvil, LB, Marist