1937 Drexel Dragons football team

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1937 Drexel Dragons football
EPC champion
Conference Eastern Pennsylvania Conference
Record6–2 (3–1 EPC)
Head coach
Captains
  • George Baker
  • Bill Graf
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
  1936
1938  
1937 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Drexel $ 3 1 06 2 0
Franklin & Marshall 2 2 04 4 0
Muhlenberg 2 2 05 5 0
Gettysburg 2 2 03 5 0
Ursinus 1 3 0 ?  ?  ?
  • $ Conference champion

1937 Drexel Dragons football team was head coached by Walter Halas.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 2 Susquehanna *
W 21–03,500
October 9 Franklin & Marshall
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 26–25
October 16at Gettysburg
L 6–132,000
October 232:00 pm Juniata *
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 12–0
October 30 Ursinus Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–0
November 6at Muhlenberg Allentown, PA W 6–04,000
November 13 Delaware *
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 8–6
November 20at Swarthmore *L 12–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1937 Drexel Dragons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB 10 Williams
HB 63George Baker (C)Sr
QB 51Bill Graf (C)Sr
HB 16Tommie Hughes
TE 4 Parks
OT 14Ed Ott
G 35 Brosius
C 12William Harwick
G 3 Snyder
OT 8Marty Smolak
TE 45Elise Conard
TE Merrill FredericksSr
TE Matt DonaldsonSr
OT Brandt
OT 11Bill Schaefer
G Teyssler
C Frishmuth
HB 9 Nannos
HB Kulesh
HB 5Harry Wolf
HB Bill Lignelli
FB 18Walter Ehmling
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

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References

  1. "Drexel Football Schedule" (PDF). The Triangle. October 8, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2018.