1953 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1953 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

1953 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–3–1
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumDrexel Field
1953 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Juniata   –  7 –0 –0
No. 14 Army   –  7 –1 –1
Harvard   –  6 –2 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  5 –2 –0
Hofstra   –  6 –3 –0
Penn State   –  6 –3 –0
Yale   –  5 –2 –2
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –0
Boston College   –  5 –3 –1
Boston University   –  5 –3 –1
Syracuse   –  5 –3 –1
Princeton   –  5 –4 –0
Tufts   –  4 –3 –0
Cornell   –  4 –3 –2
Holy Cross   –  5 –5 –0
Temple   –  4 –4 –1
Colgate   –  3 –4 –2
Columbia   –  4 –5 –0
Fordham   –  4 –5 –0
Villanova   –  4 –6 –0
Drexel   –  2 –3 –1
Brown   –  3 –5 –1
Penn   –  3 –5 –1
Pittsburgh   –  3 –5 –1
Dartmouth   –  2 –7 –0
Buffalo   –  1 –5 –1
Bucknell   –  1 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at West Chester
L 12–474,000[1]
October 10Ursinus
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–6[2]
October 17Franklin & Marshalldagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–33[3]
October 24at Randolph–MaconAshland, VAT 7–7[4][5]
October 31Dickinson
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–13[6]
November 7at Western Maryland
Cancelled (Snow) [7]
November 14Swarthmore
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–6[8]
  • daggerHomecoming

Roster
1953 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Glazier
OT Paul VonZech
G Jim Hart
C 99 Ted Rubin (C)
G 35 Ted Peetros
OT 48 Nels Sugart
TE 19 Leo Hayes Sr
HB Tom Grebis Injured (C) Sr
HB Auggie Campiglia
FB George Piper
QB George Meyers Jr
TE 23 Leo O'Connor
TE Cobano
OT Joe Kwapinski
G Boyle
G Tom Wonderly
HB Carl Fugmann
FB Kenny Pastor
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tom Miller
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "West Chester defeats Drexel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Drexel jars Ursinus on passes, 20–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "F&M whips Drexel, 33–6, stays unbeaten". The Morning Call. October 18, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Drexel's rally earns 7–7 tie against R–M". Daily Press. October 25, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Dragons return after tying Randolph–Macon" (PDF). The Drexel Triangle. October 30, 1953. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  6. "Dickinson triumphs, 13–7, over Drexel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "State teams idled by snow". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Drexel beats Swarthmore in season's finale, 20–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 15, 1953. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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