1951 Drexel Dragons football team

1951 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4
Head coach	Eddie Allen (2nd season)
Captains	Tom Stazak Kim Billings
Home stadium	Drexel Field

1951 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Bucknell			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
Susquehanna			–					6	–	0	–	0
Trenton State			–					6	–	0	–	0
Northeastern			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 19 Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					6	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	2	–	1
Cornell			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 16 Boston University			–					6	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					5	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					5	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	5	–	1
Boston College			–					3	–	6	–	0
Yale			–					2	–	5	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Geneva			–					2	–	5	–	0
Army			–					2	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	7	–	0
Tufts			–					0	–	7	–	2
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		Ursinus	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 14–13		[1][2]
October 6		Gettysburg	Gettysburg, PA	L 0–21	3,500	[2][3]
October 20		at Pennsylvania Military	PMC Stadium Chester, PA	W 16–0		[4]
October 27		Dickinson	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 8–13		[5]
November 3		at Western Maryland	Hoffa Field Westminster, MD	L 0–6		[6]
November 10	1:30 pm	Swarthmore	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 35–6		[7]
November 17	1:30 pm	at West Chester	Wayne Field West Chester, PA	L 0–13		[8]
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1951 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Fred Haid OT Evan Adams G 32 Carl Bauer C 18 Frank Fogarty G Tom Grindler OT 43 Kim Billings (C) TE 27 Dick Spahr HB Archie Gross Jr HB 15 Joe Bigatel FB 29 Art Fischer QB Gene Hug TE 13 Tommy Lawler TE Asa Colson OT Dick Bjorklund G 45 Dick Yasky G, DE Fred Ulmer C Ted Rubin C Paul Von Zech G Jim Hart G Ted Pettros OT Bob Duffield OT Chmielewski TE 31 Leo Hayes So TE Paul Reibrick HB Mike Di Venanzio HB 19 Hank Vaders HB Tom Grebis So HB Joe Haenn FB Tom Kolongowski FB John Dooney FB 38 Tom Stazak (C) QB Auggie Campiglia QB George Meyers Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Eddie Allen (Penn) Coordinators/assistant coaches Tom Miller Jack Hinkle (Syracuse) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Drexel Tech scores 14–13 win over Ursinus". The Morning Call. September 30, 1951. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Allenmen split first two" (PDF). The Drexel Triangle. October 12, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
3. "Bullets top Drexel, 21 to 0". Sunday News. October 7, 1951. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Drexel Tech rolls over PMC in 5th of series, 16–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1951. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Dickinson rally beats Drexel, 13–8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1951. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Western Maryland nips Drexel, 6–0". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Drexel beats Swarthmore, 35–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1951. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "West Chester beats Drexel on 2 Hersh tallies, 13–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 18, 1951. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.