1897 Drexel Dragons football team

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1897 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainS. Walter Bishop
Home stadium West Philadelphia YMCA
Seasons
  1896
1898  
1897 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn   15 0 0
Princeton   10 1 0
Washington & Jefferson   10 1 0
Yale   9 0 2
Buffalo   9 1 0
Harvard   10 1 1
Army   6 1 1
Vermont   3 0 2
Lafayette   9 2 1
Drexel   6 2 1
Colgate   5 2 1
Dickinson   7 3 2
Swarthmore   7 3 2
Fordham   2 1 1
Cornell   5 3 1
Syracuse   5 3 1
Brown   7 4 0
Carlisle   6 4 0
Boston College   4 3 0
Holy Cross   4 3 1
Bucknell   3 3 1
NYU   3 3 0
Temple   3 3 0
Trinity (CT)   4 4 1
Wesleyan   6 6 0
Tufts   6 7 0
Geneva   3 4 1
Pittsburgh College   3 5 2
Villanova   3 5 1
Penn State   3 6 0
Amherst   2 6 2
Frankin & Marshall   2 6 2
Lehigh   3 7 0
New Hampshire   2 5 0
Rutgers   2 6 0
Western Univ. Penn.   1 3 0

The 1897 Drexel Dragons football team did not have a head coach.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 21 [1] at Wilmington High School (DE)
L 4–16
October 27 [2] at MainheimL 0–46
November 2 Northeast Manual Training School W Forfeit
November 5at Chester High School
T 0–0300
November 10at Haddonfield High School Haddonfield, NJ W 4–0200
November 12at Griffith Athletic ClubW 10–0
November 17Eastburn AcademyW Forfeit
November 19 Friends' Central School W Forfeit
November 25Wilmington High School (DE)W Forfeit

Roster

1897 Drexel Dragons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE, DE John SchofieldFr
OT Edwin PottsFr
G John KaighnFr
C George MosesFr
G A. Carl ReevesFr
OT Robert GroverFr
TE C. ThompsonFr
HB S. Walter Bishop (C)Sr
HB Randolph M.Fr
QB Charles CarsonFr
  John GriffithFr
  Arthur V. DeeJr
  Harold PerkinsSr
  Davys GilpinSo
  John HedgesJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB, P Otto FischerFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
  • No coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 21 September 2018

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References

  1. "Drexel Institute Defeated". newspapers.com. Wilmington, DE: The Times. October 22, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. "Manheim 46, Drexel 0". newspapers.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved October 17, 2018.