Harry Balke

My 2024 Season Highlights: youtu.be/xywICKgfmb4?si…

🚨 Fred Mitchell Award Finalists Announced! 🚨🚨 We’re proud to reveal the Top 10 kickers in the nation from FCS, DII, DIII, NAIA, & JUCO. This is the youngest Finalist group in FMA history — the future of kicking is bright! Winner announced next week. Press Release: fredmitchellaward.com/fred-mitchell-…

@ScottyPrunty sorry scott

Toreros finish the season 4 points shy of the Division I FCS College Football Playoff

Back to back to back @PFLNews Champs!

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗣𝗙𝗟 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦! Drake uses two fourth-quarter touchdowns to complete a come-from-behind win and claims its ninth PFL title outright. The Bulldogs also earn the league's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs. Catch the selection show at noon (ET) on ESPNU!

Fantastic group of seniors. Many of them bought into @DrakeBulldogsFB when we were far from being on top of @PFLNews. Now they leave with three championships. First @DrakeUniversity class to leave with three football championships since 1931! Well done, guys!

College Game #14 of the year for me. Checking out Drake and Morehead State today. Let’s go @HarryBalke!

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🚨 CLINCHED 🚨 @DrakeBulldogsFB is NCAA Tournament Bound after defeating Morehead State, 17-10 🐶 #FCS

Senior K Harry Balke #DSMHometownTeam

.@RavenFootballBC tight end Tyler Watson (@tyler_watson25) made his bid to get himself some You Got Mossed Gloves from @RandyMoss with this circus catch in the #HeartFB South clinching win at @BenedictineKS on Saturday. #NAIATopPlays #SCTop10

@FMAFredMitchell Thank you guys!

The Fred Mitchell Award gives special recognition to Drake University's Kicker, Harry Balke, as Kicker of the Week. With the game tied 16-16 and :02 seconds left on the clock, Balke DRILLED a 55-yarder FOR THE WIN!!! Congrats to Drake and Balke. Fun Fact: Balke finished 11th in the 2024 FMA vote. Best of luck the rest of the season. @DrakeBulldogsFB @HarryBalke

The Fred Mitchell Award recognizes the following Week 7 Kickers of the Week: Harry Balke of Drake University (FCS) had himself a WEEK going 2-2 including a 43 and a WALK OFF 55-yard FG as time expired to give Drake a 16-13 win. Bleu Renfrow of William Jewell College (DII) had two late game kicks to give his team a chance to win. Renfrow made a 41 yarder to tie the game in the fourth quarter and a 49 yarder as time expired to send the game into OT. Brody Rucker of Wabash College (DIII) had a three FG performance including kicks from 43, 34, and 26. Rucker is now 8-9 in his last three games including four kicks over 40 yards.

𝑃ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝐹𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑠ℎ 📸 #DSMHometownTeam

Drake (3-2, 2-0 PFL) 19, San Diego (3-4, 1-2) 16 Harry Balke, a San Diego native, kicks a game-ending, 55-yard field goal to give Drake a walk-off win over the Toreros for the third straight season.

𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙚𝙠 𝙭2⃣ Balke earns another weekly honor with @OptaAnalystFCS National Special Teams Player of the Week. 🏈📰➡️ bit.ly/4mYLGFl #DSMHometownTeam

Stats Perform FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week Congratulations to Drake PK Harry Balke. Story: theanalyst.com/articles/fcs-f…

🌟 𝗣𝗙𝗟 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 🌟 Kicker Harry Balke earns conference honors after a heroic homecoming at San Diego. 🏈📰➡️ bit.ly/3KRvRD3 #DSMHometownTeam

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗙𝗟 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸! Harry Balke, Drake Hit a game-winning 55-yard field goal in his hometown return as Drake escaped with a win at San Diego. Story > pioneer-football.org/news/2025/10/1… #FCSisBest | @DrakeBulldogsFB

55 yards for the storybook finish ➡️🏈 Drake’s Harry Balke, a San Diego native, drilled thjs walk-off 55-yard field goal to beat USD, 19–16 today. Cold-blooded way to win it back home. #SCtop10 #Bulldogs