DES MOINES, Iowa - The Drake University football team hosts Pioneer Football League rival Butler University Saturday, Oct. 6 at 1 p.m. for Drake's annual Homecoming/Family Weekend game.
The game will also be a celebration of 125 seasons of Drake football with players from various eras dating back to the 1940s being honored and recognized.
Drake leads the all-time series, 18-8-1, and hopes to extend its winning streak against Butler to three games. Drake has owned the matchup at home, they are 11-1 all-time and haven't lost a game in Des Moines since 1994.
Drake has been on a tear offensively, scoring a combined 93 points in their past two games.