1969 Drexel Dragons football team

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1969 Drexel Dragons football
Conference Middle Atlantic Conference
DivisionSouthern College Division
Record3–5 (2–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
No. 10 Delaware x 6 0 09 2 0
Gettysburg 4 2 07 2 0
Bucknell 3 2 13 5 1
Lehigh 2 2 04 5 1
Temple 1 2 14 5 1
Lafayette 1 3 04 6 0
Hofstra 0 5 00 10 0
West Chester * 0 1 07 2 0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x 5 0 06 2 0
Susquehanna 5 1 06 3 0
Juniata 4 2 05 3 0
Delaware Valley 4 3 04 3 0
Upsala 3 3 04 4 0
Albright 3 4 03 6 0
Lycoming 1 7 01 7 0
Wagner * 3 1 04 5 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 5 2 05 4 0
Lebanon Valley x 5 2 06 2 0
Ursinus x 5 2 05 2 1
Moravian 6 3 06 3 0
Dickinson 4 4 04 4 0
Muhlenberg 4 5 04 5 0
Swarthmore 3 5 03 5 0
Western Maryland 2 4 03 6 0
Pennsylvania Military 1 6 02 6 0
Haverford 1 6 01 6 0
Franklin & Marshall 1 6 01 7 0
Drexel* 2 1 03 5 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as a member of the Southern College Division of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Sterling Brown, the Dragons compiled an overall record of 3–5 with a 2–1 mark in conference play. Drexel did not play enough conference games to qualify for the championship. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Tufts *
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13–293,800 [3]
October 4 Southern Connecticut *
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–72,400 [4]
October 11at Lafayette *L 7–274,000 [5]
October 18at Gettysburg * Gettysburg, PA L 8–342,100 [6]
October 25 Albright Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 21–287,000 [7]
November 1at Pennsylvania Military
W 16–101,800 [8]
November 8 Delaware Valley
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–72,100 [9]
November 15 Merchant Marine *
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 23–481,900 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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References

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  10. "Kings Point, Flynn down Drexel, 48–23". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 14, 2024.