1961 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach.

1961 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionCollege–Southern
Record2–5–1 (1–5–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 0 0 9 0 0
Bucknell 5 2 0 6 3 0
Delaware 3 2 0 4 4 0
No. 5 Lehigh 3 2 0 7 2 0
Gettysburg 2 2 1 3 5 1
Temple 1 2 2 2 5 2
Lafayette 1 5 1 2 6 1
Muhlenberg 0 4 0 2 7 0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x 6 0 0 8 0 1
Albright 4 0 1 7 0 1
Moravian 4 1 1 4 3 1
Wagner 4 2 0 6 3 0
Lycoming 1 3 1 1 6 1
Wilkes 1 6 0 1 6 0
Hofstra * 2 0 0 7 2 0
Juniata * 1 2 0 3 4 0
Upsala * 0 4 0 0 7 0
College–Southern
Lebanon Valley x 5 1 0 6 1 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0 5 2 0
Western Maryland 4 2 0 7 2 0
Dickinson 5 3 0 5 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 0 6 3 0
Johns Hopkins 2 3 1 3 4 1
Ursinus 2 5 0 2 5 0
Drexel 1 5 1 2 5 1
Haverford 0 6 1 0 6 1
West Chester * 0 0 0 7 2 0
Franklin & Marshall * 0 3 0 1 7 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 30Lebanon Valley
L 6–172,500
October 78:00 pmat Albright
L 6–475,000
October 14Lycoming
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 6–62,500
October 21at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAW 9–21,500
October 28Juniata
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–175,000
November 4Howard*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–92,000
November 11at Western MarylandWestminster, MDL 0–182,500
November 18at DickinsonCarlisle, PAL 8–272,000

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Roster edit

1961 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Frank Gallo
HB Joe Buffalo Jr
HB Al Wagner Jr
QB Tony DiGiovacchino
QB George Carter
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. ^ "College Football Scores". Aiken, SC: Aiken Standard And Review. November 13, 1961. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.