1961 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1961 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 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach.

1961 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionCollege–Southern
1961 record2–5–1 (1–5–1 MAC)
Head coachTom Grebis (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Don Shank (3rd season)
  • Herman Epstein (1st season)
Home stadiumDrexel Field
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 0 0  9 0 0
Bucknell 5 2 0  6 3 0
Delaware 3 2 0  4 4 0
No. 5 Lehigh 3 2 0  7 2 0
Gettysburg 2 2 1  3 5 1
Temple 1 2 2  2 5 2
Lafayette 1 5 1  2 6 1
Muhlenberg 0 4 0  2 7 0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x 6 0 0  8 0 1
Albright 4 0 1  7 0 1
Moravian 4 1 1  4 3 1
Wagner 4 2 0  6 3 0
Lycoming 1 3 1  1 6 1
Wilkes 1 6 0  1 6 0
Hofstra* 2 0 0  7 2 0
Juniata* 1 2 0  3 4 0
Upsala* 0 4 0  0 7 0
College–Southern
Lebanon Valley x 5 1 0  6 1 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0  5 2 0
Western Maryland 4 2 0  7 2 0
Dickinson 5 3 0  5 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 0  6 3 0
Johns Hopkins 2 3 1  3 4 1
Ursinus 2 5 0  2 5 0
Drexel 1 5 1  2 5 1
Haverford 0 6 1  0 6 1
Franklin & Marshall* 0 3 0  1 7 0
West Chester* 0 0 0  7 2 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 30Lebanon Valley
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–172,500
October8:00 pmat AlbrightAlbright StadiumL 6–475,000
October 14Lycoming
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 6–62,500
Octoberat Pennsylvania Military CollegeW 9–21,500
OctoberJuniata
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–175,000
NovemberHoward*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–92,000
Novemberat Western MarylandL 0–182,500
Novemberat DickinsonL 8–272,000

Roster

1961 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Frank Gallo
HB Joe Buffalo Jr
HB Al Wagner Jr
QB Tony DiGiovacchino
QB George Carter
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt
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References

  1. "College Football Scores". Aiken, SC: Aiken Standard And Review. 13 November 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 22 March 2018.


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