1952 Drexel Dragons football team

1952 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–4
Head coach	Eddie Allen (3rd season)
Captains	Gene Hug Evan Adams
Home stadium	Drexel Field

1952 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rochester			–					8	–	0	–	0
Hofstra			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 19 Princeton			–					8	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					7	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					7	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Syracuse			–					7	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Army			–					4	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	1
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Cornell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	1
Buffalo			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Pennsylvania Military	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–12		[1][2]
October 11	at Ursinus	Collegeville, PA	W 47–39		[3]
October 18	at Franklin & Marshall	Williamson Field Lancaster, PA	L 13–31	5,000	[4]
October 25	Randolph–Macon	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 21–13		[5]
November 1	at Dickinson	Carlisle, PA	W 33–26	6,000	[6]
November 8	Western Maryland	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–6	4,000	[7]
November 15	at Swarthmore	Swarthmore Field Swarthmore, PA	L 7–26		[8]
Homecoming

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Roster

1952 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 23 Leo O'Connor OT 40 Jack Richards Sr G Sugart C Paul Von Zech G 35 Ted Peetros OT 43 Evan Adams (C) Sr TE 24 Semanik HB Anderson HB 12 Archie Gross Sr FB 15 Art Fischer Sr QB Gene Hug (C) Sr TE 26 Ace Colson Sr TE 27 Leo Hayes Jr TE 28 Glazier TE 31 Brooks OT 45 Brown OT 16 Dick Bjorklund G Tom Grindler Sr G 36 Tom Wonderly G 38 Jim Hart C 99 Ted Rubin G, DE Fred Ulmer HB 13 Loweree Sr HB Tom Grebis Jr HB 17 Mike DiVenanzio HB Joe Haenn Sr HB Poe QB Auggie Campiglia	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Eddie Allen (Penn) Coordinators/assistant coaches Tom Miller Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: February 16, 2018

References

1. "PMC rally tops Drexel by 12–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Allenmen drop opener to PMC" (PDF). The Drexel Triangle. October 10, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
3. "Drexel beats Ursinus, 47–39, as Hug outpitches Glock". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "F&M pitchouts rout Drexel, 31–13". Sunday News. October 19, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Drexel Tech snaps Randolph–Macon's winning streak, 21–13". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 26, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Drexel defeats Dickinson on rally in 2d half, 33–26". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "W. Md. edges Drexel, 6 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Opportunist Swarthmore upsets Drexel in rain, 26–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.