1941 Drexel Dragons football team

1941 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2–1
Head coach	Walter Halas (15th season)
Captain	Wills Burrowes
Home stadium	Drexel field
Seasons ←  1940 1942  →

1941 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Duquesne			–					8	–	0	–	0
Thiel			–					7	–	0	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Rochester			–					6	–	1	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					6	–	1	–	0
Wagner			–					5	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	2	–	0
Coast Guard			–					6	–	2	–	0
Norwich			–					6	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
La Salle			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Colgate			–					3	–	3	–	2
Providence			–					3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					3	–	4	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

1941 Drexel Dragons football team was an American football team that represented Drexel Institute of Technology (later renamed Drexel University) as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In their 15th and final season under head coach Walter Halas (brother of George Halas, the Dragons compiled a 4–2–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		at RPI	Troy, NY	L 0–21		[1]
October 4		Juniata		Cancelled
October 11		Buffalo	Drexel field Philadelphia, PA	W 19–6	3,000	[2]
October 18		Swarthmore	Philadelphia, PA	Postponed
October 25		Ursinus	Drexel field Philadelphia, PA	W 14–7	5,000	[3]
November 1		at Dickinson	Biddle Field Carlisle, PA	T 0–0	1,000	[4]
November 8		Susquehanna	Drexel field Philadelphia, PA	W 12–8	3,000	[5]
November 15	2:00 pm	Delaware	Drexel field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–7	4,500	[6]
November 22		Swarthmore	Drexel field Philadelphia, PA	W 7–0	3,000	[7] [8]
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1941 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 16 Wills Burrowes (C)	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Walter Halas (Illinois) Coordinators/assistant coaches Maury McMains (McDaniel) Albert H. Repscha (Maine) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Rensselaer Engineers Romp Over Halasmen" (PDF). The Triangle. October 11, 1940. p. 4. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
2. Stan Baumgartner (October 12, 1941). "Drexel Triumphs, 19-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Stan Baumgartner (October 26, 1941). "Drexel Beats Ursinus, 14-7, On Fourth-Quarter Drive". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S3 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Dragons Outplay Red Devil Rivals". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1941. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Edward J. Klein (November 9, 1941). "Drexel Defeats Susquehanna, 12-8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. S4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Edward J. Klein (November 16, 1941). "Delaware Defeats Drexel on Grid 7-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. S4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Drexel Stops Swarthmore, 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1941. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "1941 Football Schedule". Swarthmore Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2021.