1966 Drexel Dragons football team

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1966 Drexel Dragons football
Conference Middle Atlantic Conference
DivisionSouthern College Division
Record6–1–1 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
  1965
1967  
1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
Delaware x 6 0 06 3 0
Gettysburg 4 2 07 2 0
Temple 2 2 06 3 0
Lafayette 2 3 03 6 0
Bucknell 2 3 04 5 0
Hofstra 1 3 02 8 0
Lehigh 0 4 00 9 0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x 7 0 08 0 0
Upsala 6 1 06 2 0
Delaware Valley 4 2 05 3 0
Lycoming 4 3 04 4 0
Moravian 4 4 14 4 1
Albright 4 4 04 5 0
Juniata 3 3 04 4 0
Wagner 1 3 12 6 1
Susquehanna * 1 2 03 6 0
Southern College Division
Swarthmore x 6 0 16 0 1
Drexel 4 1 06 1 1
Franklin & Marshall 3 2 23 3 2
Dickinson 4 3 14 3 1
Western Maryland 2 3 04 5 0
Ursinus 2 4 12 5 1
Muhlenberg 2 6 12 6 1
Lebanon Valley 2 6 02 6 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 6 02 7 0
Haverford 1 5 01 6 0
Johns Hopkins 0 4 20 6 2
West Chester * 0 0 08 1 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1966 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Lehigh *W 12–93,500 [1] [2]
October 81:30 pm Lebanon Valley
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 18–103,000
October 151:30 pmat Washington and Lee * Lexington, VA T 6–63,500
October 22 Wilkes Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 9–145,000
October 29 Pennsylvania Military
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–62,000
November 51:30 pm Glassboro State *
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–133,000
November 121:30 pm Western Maryland
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–14
November 19at Albright Reading, PA W 28–27
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1966 Drexel Dragons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
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. Buss, Jim (October 2, 1966). "Drexel Stuns Lehigh, 12-9". Sunday Call-Chronicle . Allentown, Pa. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Drexel Uses Fumble to Beat Lehigh, 12-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. October 2, 1966. sect. 3, p. 3.