1937 Drexel Dragons football team

1937 Drexel Dragons football
Eastern Pennsylvania champion
ConferenceEastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
Record6–2 (3–1 Eastern Pennsylvania)
Head coach
Captains
  • George Baker
  • Bill Graf
Home stadiumDrexel Field
1937 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
$ 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Muhlenberg 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Gettysburg 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Ursinus 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

1937 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute of Technology—now known as Drexel University as a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference during the 1937 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Walter Halas, the Dragons compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, winning the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference title.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Susquehanna*
W 21–03,500
October 9Franklin & Marshall
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 26–25
October 16at Gettysburg
L 6–132,000
October 232:00 pmJuniata*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 12–0
October 30Ursinusdagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–0
November 6at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAW 6–04,000
November 13Delaware*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 8–6[2]
November 20at Swarthmore*L 12–20

[3]

Roster

1937 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 10 Williams
HB 63 George Baker (C) Sr
QB 51 Bill Graf (C) Sr
HB 16 Tommie Hughes
TE 4 Parks
OT 14 Ed Ott
G 35 Brosius
C 12 William Harwick
G 3 Snyder
OT 8 Marty Smolak
TE 45 Elise Conard
TE Merrill Fredericks Sr
TE Matt Donaldson Sr
OT Brandt
OT 11 Bill Schaefer
G Teyssler
C Frishmuth
HB 9 Nannos
HB Kulesh
HB 5 Harry Wolf
HB Bill Lignelli
FB 18 Walter Ehmling
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Gettysburg's Rally Keep F. & M. Out of Tie for League Title". Lancaster New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 26, 1937. p. 26. Retrieved June 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Drexel conquers Delaware in mud". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1937. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Drexel Football Schedule" (PDF). The Triangle. October 8, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2018.


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