ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Drake University football team, led by first-year head coach Joe Woodley, were selected second in the 2025 Pioneer Football League Preseason Coaches' Poll, the league announced today.
Drake, the 2023 and 2024 PFL Champion, was first on three ballots and was picked inside the top three on six ballots to earn second in the poll with 78 points.
The Bulldogs trailed only San Diego, who was tapped as the preseason favorite for the first time since 2019. San Diego picked up five first-place votes and was not ranked lower than third by any of the league's head.