1957 Drexel Dragons football team

1957 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–7
Head coach	Eddie Allen (8th season)
Captain	Jack Eidenberg
Home stadium	Drexel Field
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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 NCAA College Division football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		New Haven	Bowen Memorial Field New Haven, CT	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 18	8:00 pm	at West Chester	Wayne Field West Chester, PA	L 0–39		[2]
October 26		at Pennsylvania Military	Chester, PA	L 6–26
November 2		Lebanon Valley	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20	6,000
November 9		at Western Maryland	Westminster, MD	L 0–25
November 16		Coast Guard	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 6–0
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1957 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Art Barnes Sr C 33 Jack Eidenberg (C) Sr HB 14 Tony Spadaccini Sr HB 18 Al Rosenstein FB Mike Piernock (I) QB 19 Tom O'Connor QB Ed Kolongowski G, LB Ed Schmidt [[American football positions|]] Ken Suter [[American football positions|]] Walt Hunter [[American football positions|]] 28 John 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 Medoff Sr [[American football positions|]] Dick Carson Sr HB Sal Gambone Sr [[American football positions|]] Bill Alter [[American football positions|]] Bob DeColli	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Eddie Allen (Penn) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jack Hinkle (Syracuse) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured 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". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 14, 2024.