FCS NCAA Division I Pioneer Football League. In women's rowing, Drake competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. In men's tennis, Drake competes in the Summit League.
Basketball (men's and women's)
Crew (women's)
Cross-country (men's and women's)
Football (men's)
Golf (men's and women's)
Soccer (men's and women's)
Softball (women's)
Tennis (men's and women's)
Track & Field (men's and women's)
Volleyball (women's)
=== History ===
In 1885, baseball became the university's first varsity sport, followed by football and track.
In 1904, Drake organized a women's basketball team, but Mary Carpenter, the first Dean of Women, banned the team as "not appropriate" for women.
Also in 1904, the athletic teams received their nickname of Bulldogs from a sportswriter who noticed that John L. Griffith, who coached every sport, was bringing his pet bulldogs to the practice fields. The teams had previously been known as the Ducklings and Ganders.
On October 11, 1905, Drake's first football field, Haskins Field, opened …
