1931 Drexel Dragons football team

1931 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1
Head coach	Walter Halas (5th season)
Captain	Mike Labove
Home stadium	Drexel Field

1931 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bucknell			–					6	–	0	–	3
Colgate			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Harvard			–					7	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					8	–	1	–	1
Columbia			–					7	–	1	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Syracuse			–					7	–	1	–	1
Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Yale			–					5	–	1	–	2
Army			–					8	–	2	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	2	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	3	–	0
Providence			–					7	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					6	–	4	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	2	–	2
Villanova			–					4	–	3	–	2
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					3	–	5	–	3
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	1
St. John's			–					3	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Penn State			–					2	–	8	–	0
Princeton			–					1	–	7	–	0
Vermont			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from Dickinson System

1931 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—in the 1931 college football season. Led by Walter Halas in his fifth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 7–1.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26		Moravian	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 26–0
October 3		at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 6–27	5,000	[1]
October 10		at Juniata	Huntingdon, PA	W 13–7
October 17	2:00 pm	West Chester	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 12–0
October 24		CCNY	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 37–0		[2]
October 31	2:00 pm	Washington College	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 44–0
November 7	2:00 pm	Ursinus	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 12–7
November 14	2:00 pm	at Saint Joseph's	54th and City Line Philadelphia, PA	W 21–0
All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1931 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB Mike LaBove (C) Sr [[American football positions|]] Walt MacFayden Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Walter Halas (Illinois) Coordinators/assistant coaches Rae Crowther (Colgate) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Grossman scores three touchdowns as Rutgers defeats Drexel eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1931. p. S1. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Dragon freshmen bear brunt of offensive as Lavender foe falters". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1931. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Next Season's Football Schedule Announced" (PDF). The Triangle. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 9, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved January 16, 2018.