1966 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1966 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach.

1966 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionCollege–Southern
Record6–1–1 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
Delaware x 6 0 0 6 3 0
Gettysburg 4 2 0 7 2 0
Temple 2 2 0 6 3 0
Lafayette 2 3 0 3 6 0
Bucknell 2 3 0 4 5 0
Hofstra 1 3 0 2 8 0
Lehigh 0 4 0 0 9 0
College–Northern
Wilkes x 7 0 0 8 0 0
Upsala 6 1 0 6 2 0
Delaware Valley 4 2 0 5 3 0
Lycoming 4 3 0 4 4 0
Moravian 4 4 1 4 4 1
Albright 4 4 0 4 5 0
Juniata 3 3 0 4 4 0
Wagner 1 3 1 2 6 1
Susquehanna * 1 2 0 3 6 0
College–Southern
Swarthmore x 6 0 1 6 0 1
Drexel 4 1 0 6 1 1
Franklin & Marshall 3 2 2 3 3 2
Dickinson 4 3 1 4 3 1
Western Maryland 2 3 0 4 5 0
Ursinus 2 4 1 2 5 1
Muhlenberg 2 6 1 2 6 1
Lebanon Valley 2 6 0 2 6 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 6 0 2 7 0
Haverford 1 5 0 1 6 0
Johns Hopkins 0 4 2 0 6 2
West Chester * 0 0 0 8 1 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Lehigh*W 12–93,500[1][2]
October 81:30 pmLebanon Valley
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 18–103,000
October 151:30 pmat Washington and Lee*Lexington, VAT 6–63,500
October 22Wilkes 
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 9–145,000
October 29Pennsylvania Military
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–62,000
November 51:30 pmGlassboro State*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–133,000
November 121:30 pmWestern Maryland
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–14
November 19at AlbrightReading, PAW 28–27
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster edit

1966 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References edit

  1. ^ Buss, Jim (October 2, 1966). "Drexel Stuns Lehigh, 12-9". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Drexel Uses Fumble to Beat Lehigh, 12-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 2, 1966. sect. 3, p. 3.