1957 Drexel Dragons football team

Last updated

1957 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
CaptainJack Eidenberg
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
  1956
1958  
1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Norbert   8 0 0
Juniata   7 0 0
Hobart   6 0 0
Hofstra   9 1 0
Louisville   9 1 0
Rose Poly   7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona   7 1 1
Montana State   8 2 0
Northern Michigan   6 2 0
Mississippi Southern   8 3 0
Sewanee   5 2 1
Tampa   6 3 0
Carnegie Tech   4 2 1
Franklin & Marshall   4 2 1
Washington University   5 3 0
Abilene Christian   5 3 1
Delaware   4 3 0
Carthage   4 3 1
Memphis State   6 4 0
Buffalo   5 4 0
Wabash   5 4 0
Hawaii   4 4 1
Chattanooga   4 5 1
Arkansas State   4 5 0
Howard (AL)   4 5 0
Trinity (TX)   3 5 0
Bucknell   3 6 0
Pepperdine   3 6 0
La Verne   3 7 1
UC Riverside   1 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace   1 6 1
Washington & Jefferson   1 6 1
Drexel   1 7 0
Temple   1 7 0
Washington and Lee   0 8 0

The 1957 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1957 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 New Haven
L 2–33 [1]
October 5 Juniata
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–47
October 12 Ursinus
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–12
October 188:00 pmat West Chester
L 0–39 [2]
October 26at Pennsylvania Military Chester, PA L 6–26
November 2 Lebanon Valley Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–206,000
November 9at Western Maryland Westminster, MD L 0–25
November 16 Coast Guard
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–0

[3] [4]

Roster

1957 Drexel Dragons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Art BarnesSr
C 33Jack Eidenberg (C)Sr
HB 14Tony SpadacciniSr
HB 18Al Rosenstein
FB Mike Piernock (I)
QB 19Tom O'Connor
QB Ed Kolongowski
G, LB Ed Schmidt
[[American football positions|]]Ken Suter
[[American football positions|]]Walt Hunter
[[American football positions|]]28John Lesniewski
[[American football positions|]]Hank Gritz
[[American football positions|]]Frank Garofolo
[[American football positions|]]Don Whitney
[[American football positions|]]Howie Bates
[[American football positions|]]Frank Bell
[[American football positions|]]Dick MedoffSr
[[American football positions|]]Dick CarsonSr
HB Sal GamboneSr
[[American football positions|]]Bill Alter
[[American football positions|]]Bob DeColli
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. Mayer Brandschain (October 6, 1957). "Berrier Twins Star as Juniata's Sophs Trounce Drexel Foes, 47-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2S via Newspapers.com.
  2. Bill Harper (October 19, 1957). "West Chester Crushes Drexel For 10th Straight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 18, 21 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Remaining Football Games" (PDF). The Triangle. October 11, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 14, 2024.