2010 Drake Bulldogs football team
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The 2010 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University
during the 2010 college football season. It was the 117th year for the football program. The season ended with an 7–4 record. The Bulldogs chose to forgo their normal postseason tie-ins in order to participate in the 2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl
, the first college football
game played on the continent of Africa
.
Drake University
Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....
during the 2010 college football season. It was the 117th year for the football program. The season ended with an 7–4 record. The Bulldogs chose to forgo their normal postseason tie-ins in order to participate in the 2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl
2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl
The 2011 Global Kilimanjaro Bowl was the first college football game and first American Football game played on the continent of Africa. The game at the Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium in Arusha, Tanzania was played May 21, 2011, due to the seasonal difference in Africa, featuring Drake against...
, the first college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
game played on the continent of Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
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