1954 Drexel Dragons football team

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1954 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Hart
  • Auggie Campiglia
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hobart   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   8 – 0 – 0
Pennsylvania Military   –   7 – 0 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   7 – 0 – 0
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
Carnegie Tech
   –   7 – 0 – 1
Boston College   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hofstra
   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   5 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 3 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 7 – 1
Columbia   –   1 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Penn   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2
West Chester
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–22[1]
October 9at
Ursinus
Collegeville, PAW 41–13[2]
October 16at Franklin & Marshall
L 7–124,000[3]
October 232:00 
Lycomingdagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 40–0[4]
October 30at Johns Hopkins
W 27–0[5]
November 6
Western Maryland
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–13[6]
November 13at Coast GuardNew London, CTW 26–6[7]

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Roster

1954 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Lou Cobano
TE Bob Glazier
OT Vince Vidas So
OT Nels Sugart
G, DE Fred Ulmer
G 38 Jim Hart (C) Sr
C Ev Gest
HB 14 Auggie Campiglia (C)
HB Art DelCampo
FB Kenny Pastor
QB Bill Zador So
QB George Meyers Sr
G Jack Eidenberg Injured
[[American football positions|]] Wally Johnson
[[American football positions|]] Ron Kleppinger
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

Awards

Fred Ulmer
  • All-East Team

References

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  2. ^ "Allenmen grin and Bear it, 41–13" (PDF). The Drexel Triangle. October 15, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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  6. Newspapers.com
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  7. Newspapers.com
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  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.


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