NCAA FCS Pioneer

Drake football predictions & picks

Pioneer

2026 record: 3-7
Pioneer: 9th
PPG: 25.8
Streak: L1
Last 5: Lost 13–21 at Valparaiso · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 22–27 vs Marist · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 21–33 vs Butler · Sat, Oct 24 Won 45–35 at Morehead State · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 17–40 vs San Diego · Sat, Nov 7

Drake next game

Wk 11

Drake @2:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 St Thomas

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Drake 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Aug 27Aug 27 vsSouth Dakota Mines SD Mines L35–38 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Montana Montana L10–45 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Northern Iowa Northern Iowa L14–56 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Davidson Davidson W51–32 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 vs Dayton Dayton W30–22 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Valparaiso Valparaiso L13–21 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Marist Marist L22–27 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 vs Butler Butler L21–33 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Morehead State Morehead St W45–35 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs San Diego San Diego L17–40 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @St. Thomas St Thomas 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Drake team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 25.8/ game 55th

Total yards 398.3/ game 32nd

Passing yards 303.3/ game 3rd

Rushing yards 95.0/ game 115th

Third-down conversions 37.5% 71st

Giveaways 2.3/ game 124th

Time of possession 25:50 123rd

Defense

Points allowed 34.9/ game 105th

Yards allowed 410.4/ game 93rd

Passing yards allowed 243.6/ game 99th

Rushing yards allowed 166.8/ game 74th

Takeaways 1.2/ game 82nd

Penalties 6.6/ game 80th

Drake leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Riley Warzynski 2,577yds 17 TD · 10 INT · 59.9% comp. · 9 games

Rushing Kavaughn Clark 248yds 4 TD · 4.4 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Willis Nofsinger 716yds 48 catches · 4 TD · 10 games

Tackles Skylar James 65 10 games

Sacks Tyson Shivers 4 9 games

Interceptions Taye Proctor 3 3 passes defended · 10 games

Pioneer standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Dayton Dayton 810 8-1 .889 299194 +105 W5

2 Butler Butler 820 8-2 .800 334196 +138 W3

3 St. Thomas St Thomas 720 7-2 .778 323210 +113 L1

4 Marist Marist 550 5-5 .500 249226 +23 W1

5 San Diego San Diego 550 5-5 .500 313355 −42 W2

6 Valparaiso Valparaiso 450 4-5 .444 236204 +32 L1

7 Davidson Davidson 460 4-6 .400 231349 −118 W1

8 Presbyterian Presbyterian 350 3-5 .375 173314 −141 L2

9 Drake Drake 370 3-7 .300 258349 −91 L1

10 Morehead State Morehead St 280 2-8 .200 272405 −133 L2

11 Stetson Stetson 190 1-9 .100 234422 −188 L8

Drake FAQ

Who does Drake play next?

Next up for Drake: on the road at St. Thomas, Saturday, November 14, 2:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Drake’s record this season?

Drake is 3-7, 9th in the Pioneer.

Who leads Drake in passing yards?

Riley Warzynski, with 2,577 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (17 TD · 10 INT · 59.9% comp. · 9 games).

Pioneer rivals

All teams

Butler Davidson Dayton Marist Morehead State Presbyterian San Diego St. Thomas Stetson Valparaiso

Drake this week

Drake is 3-7, 3-4 in Pioneer play. Its last game was a 40–17 loss to San Diego at home on November 7. Its offense averages 25.8 points a game (55th in FCS), and its defense allows 34.9 (tied for 105th).

Next up, Drake visits St. Thomas on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.