1952 Drexel Dragons football team

Last updated

1952 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
Captains
  • Gene Hug
  • Evan Adams
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
  1951
1953  
1952 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rochester   8 0 0
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

[9]

Roster

1952 Drexel Dragons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 23Leo O'Connor
OT 40Jack RichardsSr
G Sugart
C Paul Von Zech
G 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
G Tom GrindlerSr
G 36Tom Wonderly
G 38Jim Hart
C 99Ted Rubin
G, 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

Related Research Articles

The 1946 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Mason–Dixon Conference during the 1946 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Hens compiled a perfect 10–0 record, won the Maxon-Dixon Conference championship, defeated Rollins in the Cigar Bowl, and were selected by the Associated Press as the small college national champion. They were also ranked at No. 82 among all college football teams in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

1930 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—in the 1930 college football season. Led by Walter Halas in his fourth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 6–3–1.

1941 Drexel Dragons football team was an American football team that represented Drexel Institute of Technology 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.

The 1946 Drexel Dragons football team was an American football team that represented the Drexel Institute of Technology as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In their first season under head coach Ralph Chase, the Dragons compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored by a total of 109 to 76.

The 1922 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—in the 1922 college football season. Led by Harry J. O'Brien in his first season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 2–4.

The 1949 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology–now known as Drexel University—as an independent during the 1949 college football season. Led by Otis Douglas in his first and only season as head coach, the Dragons compiled a record of 3–3–1.

The 1950 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

The 1951 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology as an independent during the 1951 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

The 1953 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology as an independent during the 1953 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

The 1954 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

The 1968 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach.

The 1969 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Sterling Brown, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a 2–3 mark in MAC play.

The 1970 Drexel Dragons football team was an American football team that represented Drexel University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Sterling Brown, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4.

The 1971 Drexel Dragons football team was an American football team that represented Drexel University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Sterling Brown, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6.

The 1972 Drexel Dragons football team was an American football team that represented Drexel University during as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Sterling Brown, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6.

The 1959 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1959 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Peter P. Stevens, the team compiled a 0–9 record. The season was part of a 21-game losing streak that began on November 2, 1957, and ended on September 24, 1960. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

The 1941 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach William D. Murray, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 176 to 26.

The 1930 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1930 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Gus Ziegler, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 138 to 117.

The 1935 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the 1935 college football season. In their first season under head coach Lyal Clark, the Blue Hens compiled a 2–5–1 record and were outscored by a total of 117 to 69. The team played its home games at Frazer Field in Newark, Delaware.

The 1946 West Chester Golden Rams football team was an American football team that represented West Chester State Teachers College as a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 10th year under head coach Glenn Killinger, the Golden Rams compiled an overall record of 9–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the PSTCC. The team outscored its opponents by a total of 187 to 33.

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.
  9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 14, 2024.