1970 Drexel Dragons football team

1970 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Sterling Brown (2nd season)
Home stadium	Drexel Field

1970 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Tampa			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Delaware			–					9	–	2	–	0
Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	2	–	1
Akron			–					7	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas AM&N			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Nevada			–					6	–	3	–	1
Portland State			–					6	–	4	–	0
UNLV			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	4	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
Colorado College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	3	–	2
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ashland			–					4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	5	–	1
Northeastern			–					3	–	5	–	0
Indiana Central			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Chicago			–					2	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					3	–	8	–	0
Parsons			–					2	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Milwaukee			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 Drexel Dragons football team was an American football team that represented Drexel University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Sterling Brown, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4.

Defensive back Lynn Ferguson was awarded third team on the 1970 Little All-America college football team.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Upsala	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–18	2,000	[2]
October 3	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 14–19	6,500	[3]
October 10	at Merchant Marine	Kings Point, NY	L 0–24	2,000	[4]
October 17	Lehigh	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 6–0	7,500	[5]
October 24	at Albright	Albright Stadium Reading, PA	W 14–7	2,000	[6]
October 31	Pennsylvania Military	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 6–0	1,500	[7]
November 7	Gettysburg	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–13	1,500	[8]
November 14	at Hampden–Sydney	Everett Stadium Hampden Sydney, VA	L 6–7	1,500	[9]
Homecoming

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References

1. "A.P.'s Little All-American". The Morning News. December 10, 1970. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Drexel tops Upsala". The Record. September 27, 1970. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Lafayette nips Drexel as defense holds off Dragons in 4th period". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Associated Press. October 4, 1970. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Kings Point drops Drexel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1970. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Dell, John (October 18, 1970). "Drexel upsets Lehigh by 6–0 on Broglie's 40-yard jaunt". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Albright ambushed". The Times-Tribune. October 25, 1970. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Fumble helps Drexel down PMC by 6–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1970. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "G-Burg ruins Drexel streak". The Sunday News. November 8, 1970. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Drexel loses by 7–6 to Hampden–Sydney". Daily Press. November 15, 1970. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.