1954 Drexel Dragons football team

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1954 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Hart
  • Auggie Campiglia
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
  1953
1955  
1954 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Hobart   8 0 0
Juniata   8 0 0
Pennsylvania Military   7 0 0
Trinity (CT)   7 0 0
Worcester Tech   6 0 0
Carnegie Tech   7 0 1
Boston College   8 1 0
Boston University   7 2 0
Hofstra   7 2 0
No. 20 Penn State   7 2 0
Tufts   6 2 0
Brown   6 2 1
Drexel   5 2 0
Bucknell   6 3 0
Colgate   5 2 2
Princeton   5 3 1
Yale   5 3 1
Cornell   5 4 0
Harvard   4 3 1
Syracuse   4 4 0
Pittsburgh   4 5 0
Franklin & Marshall   3 5 0
Temple   3 5 0
Dartmouth   3 6 0
Holy Cross   3 7 0
Buffalo   2 7 0
Fordham   1 7 1
Columbia   1 8 0
Villanova   1 9 0
Penn   0 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2 West Chester
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–22 [1]
October 9at Ursinus Collegeville, PA W 41–13 [2]
October 16at Franklin & Marshall
L 7–124,000 [3]
October 232:00  Lycoming Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 40–0 [4]
October 30at Johns Hopkins W 27–0 [5]
November 6 Western Maryland
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–13 [6]
November 13at Coast Guard New London, CT W 26–6 [7]

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Roster

1954 Drexel Dragons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Lou Cobano
TE Bob Glazier
OT Vince VidasSo
OT Nels Sugart
G, DE Fred Ulmer
G 38Jim Hart (C)Sr
C Ev Gest
HB 14Auggie Campiglia (C)
HB Art DelCampo
FB Kenny Pastor
QB Bill ZadorSo
QB George MeyersSr
G Jack Eidenberg  Cruz Roja.svg
[[American football positions|]]Wally Johnson
[[American football positions|]]Ron Kleppinger
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

Awards

Fred Ulmer

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References

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  2. "Allenmen grin and Bear it, 41–13" (PDF). The Drexel Triangle. October 15, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. "F&M nips Drexel, 12–7, for third straight". Sunday News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Drexel levels Lycoming, 40–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Drexel's powerful ground game thumps Hopkins, 27–0". The Baltimore Sun. October 31, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Drexel trips W. Md., 34–13". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Drexel Tech scuttles U.S. Coast Guard, 26–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 14, 2024.