1952 Drexel Dragons football team

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1952 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
Assistant coachTom Miller
Captains
  • Gene Hug (1st year)
  • Evan Adams (1st year)
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
  1951
1953  
1952 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hofstra   8 1 0
No. 19 Princeton   8 1 0
Franklin & Marshall   7 1 0
Villanova   7 1 1
Holy Cross   8 2 0
Yale   7 2 0
Penn State   7 2 1
No. 14 Syracuse   7 3 0
Bucknell   6 3 0
Colgate   6 3 0
Pittsburgh   6 3 0
Carnegie Tech   4 3 0
Harvard   5 4 0
Boston University   5 4 1
Penn   4 3 2
Army   4 4 1
Boston College   4 4 1
Tufts   3 4 1
Drexel   3 4 0
Fordham   2 5 1
NYU   2 5 1
Columbia   2 6 1
Brown   2 7 0
Cornell   2 7 0
Dartmouth   2 7 0
Temple   2 7 1
Buffalo   1 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4 Pennsylvania Military
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–12 [1] [2]
October 11at Ursinus Collegeville, PA W 47–39 [3]
October 18at Franklin & Marshall
L 13–315,000 [4]
October 25 Randolph–Macon
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–13 [5]
November 1at Dickinson Carlisle, PA W 33–266,000 [6]
November 8 Western Maryland Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–64,000 [7]
November 15at Swarthmore
L 7–26 [8]
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

Roster

1952 Drexel Dragons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 23Leo O'Connor
OT 40Jack RichardsSr
OG Sugart
C Paul Von Zech
OG 35Ted Peetros
OT 43Evan Adams (C)Sr
TE 24 Semanik
HB Anderson
HB 12Archie GrossSr
FB 15Art FischerSr
QB Gene Hug (C)Sr
TE 26Ace ColsonSr
TE 27Leo HayesJr
TE 28 Glazier
TE 31 Brooks
OT 45 Brown
OT 16Dick Bjorklund
OG Tom GrindlerSr
OG 36Tom Wonderly
OG 38Jim Hart
C 99Ted Rubin
OG, DE Fred Ulmer
HB 13 LowereeSr
HB Tom Grebis Jr
HB 17Mike DiVenanzio
HB Joe HaennSr
HB Poe
QB Auggie Campiglia
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Tom Miller

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

Roster
Last update: February 16, 2018

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References

  1. "PMC rally tops Drexel by 12–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Allenmen drop opener to PMC" (PDF). The Drexel Triangle. October 10, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. "Drexel beats Ursinus, 47–39, as Hug outpitches Glock". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "F&M pitchouts rout Drexel, 31–13". Sunday News. October 19, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Drexel Tech snaps Randolph–Macon's winning streak, 21–13". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 26, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Drexel defeats Dickinson on rally in 2d half, 33–26". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "W. Md. edges Drexel, 6 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Opportunist Swarthmore upsets Drexel in rain, 26–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1952. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.