1961 Drexel Dragons football team

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1961 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionCollege–Southern
Record2–5–1 (1–5–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 0 0 9 0 0
Bucknell 5 2 0 6 3 0
Delaware 3 2 0 4 4 0
No. 5 Lehigh 3 2 0 7 2 0
Gettysburg 2 2 1 3 5 1
Temple 1 2 2 2 5 2
Lafayette 1 5 1 2 6 1
Muhlenberg 0 4 0 2 7 0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x 6 0 0 8 0 1
Albright 4 0 1 7 0 1
Moravian 4 1 1 4 3 1
Wagner 4 2 0 6 3 0
Lycoming 1 3 1 1 6 1
Wilkes 1 6 0 1 6 0
Hofstra * 2 0 0 7 2 0
Juniata * 1 2 0 3 4 0
Upsala * 0 4 0 0 7 0
College–Southern
Lebanon Valley x 5 1 0 6 1 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0 5 2 0
Western Maryland 4 2 0 7 2 0
Dickinson 5 3 0 5 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 0 6 3 0
Johns Hopkins 2 3 1 3 4 1
Ursinus 2 5 0 2 5 0
Drexel 1 5 1 2 5 1
Haverford 0 6 1 0 6 1
West Chester * 0 0 0 7 2 0
Franklin & Marshall * 0 3 0 1 7 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach.

Schedule

[1] [2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 30Lebanon Valley
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–172,500
October8:00 pmat AlbrightAlbright StadiumL 6–475,000
October 14Lycoming
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 6–62,500
Octoberat Pennsylvania Military CollegeChester, PAW 9–21,500
OctoberJuniata
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–175,000
NovemberHoward*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–92,000
Novemberat Western MarylandL 0–182,500
Novemberat DickinsonL 8–272,000

Roster

1961 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Frank Gallo
HB Joe Buffalo Jr
HB Al Wagner Jr
QB Tony DiGiovacchino
QB George Carter
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "College Football Scores". Aiken, SC: Aiken Standard And Review. 13 November 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ "1961 Football Schedule". Widener Athletics. Retrieved 27 September 2021.