1923 Drexel Dragons football team

1923 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6
Head coach	Harry J. O'Brien (2nd season)

1923 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					8	–	0	–	0
St. John's			–					5	–	0	–	1
Dartmouth			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	1	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	1	–	2
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Army			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Geneva			–					6	–	2	–	1
Lehigh			–					6	–	2	–	1
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Vermont			–					6	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					3	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					2	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					0	–	7	–	1
Temple			–					0	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	7	–	0
Springfield			–					0	–	7	–	0

The 1923 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—in the 1923 college football season. Led by Harry J. O'Brien in his second season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 2–6.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6	2:30 pm	at CCNY	Lewisohn Stadium New York, NY	W 18–0	[1]
October 13		at Saint Joseph's	Phillies Park Philadelphia, PA	L 0–6
October 20	2:30 pm	at George Washington	Wilson Memorial Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–8	[2]
October 27		Juniata	Philadelphia, PA	L 7–14	[3]
November 3		at St. Stephen's (NY)	Red Sox Park Poughkeepsie, NY	L 0–37	[4]
November 10		Gallaudet	Philadelphia, PA	L 0–13
November 17		Temple	Philadelphia, PA	W 7–0
November 24		Western Maryland	Philadelphia, PA	L 0–14
All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1923 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Harry J. O'Brien (Swarthmore) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "C.C.N.Y. starts grid season with a defeat". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 7, 1923. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Aerial attack wins for George Washington". The Evening Star. October 21, 1923. Retrieved February 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Drexel Institute humbled by Juniata". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1923. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "St. Stephen's team walks all over Drexel gridmen". Poughkeepsie Eagle-News. November 5, 1923. Retrieved January 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.