1961 Drexel Dragons football team

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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

The 1961 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed

Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis
was the team's head coach.

Schedule

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

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Roster

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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  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.