Rae Drake Sr. (September 8, 1926 – December 12, 2013) was an American football player and coach.[1] He was the head football coach at Northern Michigan University from 1971 to 1973, compiling a record of 11–18–1.[2] Before Northern Michigan, Drake was a high school football coach at Kingsford, Michigan for 11 years.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 8, 1926 Stambaugh, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 2013 (aged 87) Crystal Falls, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Northern Michigan Michigan State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1965 | Kingsford HS (MI) |
| 1966–1970 | Northern Michigan (DC) |
| 1971–1973 | Northern Michigan |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–18–1 (college) 77–29 (high school) |
Head coaching record
editCollege
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Michigan Wildcats (NCAA College Division / Division II independent) (1971–1973) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Northern Michigan | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1972 | Northern Michigan | 2–8 | |||||||
| 1973 | Northern Michigan | 2–7–1 | |||||||
| Northern Michigan: | 11–18–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–18–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Rae Drake". Jacobs Funeral Home, Inc. of Iron River. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ^ "NMU Mourns The Passing of Former Head Coach Rae Drake Sr". Northern Michigan Wildcats. Retrieved October 18, 2018.Archived 2014-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Former NMU, Flivver coach Rae Drake dies at 88". Northern Michigan Wildcats. Retrieved October 18, 2018.