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1937 Drexel Dragons football team

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1937 Drexel Dragons football
EPC champion
ConferenceEastern Pennsylvania Conference
Record6–2 (3–1 EPC)
Head coach
Captains
  • George Baker
  • Bill Graf
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Drexel $ 3 1 0 6 2 0
Franklin & Marshall 2 2 0 4 4 0
Muhlenberg 2 2 0 5 5 0
Gettysburg 2 2 0 3 5 0
Ursinus 1 3 0 ? ? ?
  • $ – Conference champion

1937 Drexel Dragons football team was head coached by Walter Halas.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Susquehanna*
W 21–03,500
October 9Franklin & Marshall
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 26–25
October 16at Gettysburg
L 6–132,000
October 232:00 pmJuniata*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 12–0
October 30Ursinusdagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–0
November 6at MuhlenbergAllentown, PAW 6–04,000
November 13Delaware*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 8–6[1]
November 20at Swarthmore*L 12–20

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Roster

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1937 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB 10 Williams
HB 63 George Baker (C) Sr
QB 51 Bill Graf (C) Sr
HB 16 Tommie Hughes
TE 4 Parks
OT 14 Ed Ott
G 35 Brosius
C 12 William Harwick
G 3 Snyder
OT 8 Marty Smolak
TE 45 Elise Conard
TE Merrill Fredericks Sr
TE Matt Donaldson Sr
OT Brandt
OT 11 Bill Schaefer
G Teyssler
C Frishmuth
HB 9 Nannos
HB Kulesh
HB 5 Harry Wolf
HB Bill Lignelli
FB 18 Walter Ehmling
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

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  1. ^ "Drexel conquers Delaware in mud". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1937. Retrieved December 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Drexel Football Schedule" (PDF). The Triangle. October 8, 1937. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2018.