1950 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1950 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

1950 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1
Head coach	Eddie Allen (1st season)
Captains	Tommy Price Lew Gerlach
Home stadium	Drexel Field
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Franklin & Marshall			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
St. Lawrence			–					8	–	0	–	0
Thiel			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Army			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	1	–	0
Cornell			–					7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	5	–	1
Boston University			–					3	–	5	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	6	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	0
Harvard			–					1	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Tackle Tom Staszak was awarded second team on the 1950 Little All-America college football team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Ursinus	Collegeville, PA	W 26–0	5,000	[1][2]
October 7	Gettysburg	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 13–7	8,000	[3]
October 14	Pennsylvania Military	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 19–7		[4]
October 28	at Washington College	Kibler Field Chestertown, MD	W 21–0		[5]
November 4	Western Maryland	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 25–26		[6]
November 11	at Swarthmore	Alumni Field Swarthmore, PA	W 28–7	2,000	[7]
November 18	West Chester	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 7–6	8,000	[8]
Homecoming

Roster

1950 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE Fred Haid OT 31 Adams G 22 Tommy Price (C) C 21 George Rusetski G Kim Billings OT Silverman TE Colson HB 13 Joe Pietrocarlo HB 19 Hank Vaders FB 39 Tom Stazak QB Smith TE 20 Zak Zakarian TE 28 Fred Yahrling TE Dick Spahr TE 40 Dick Henry OT Joe Hefferman OT Bill Huster G George Ream  G John Racine G 35 Ernie Rodgers C Carl Bauer C Bob Stewart HB 15 Joe Bigatel HB 11 Lew Gerlach (C) HB 42 Tom Kolongowski HB 12 Archie Gross So HB 29 Art Fischer HB 14 Harry Connor So QB 16 Bobby Brown	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 18 Frank Fogarty	Head coach Eddie Allen (Penn) Coordinators/assistant coaches Herman Epstein (Maryland) Jack Hinkle (Syracuse) Tom Miller Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Drexel defeats Ursinus, 26–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 1, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Drexel downs Ursinus, 26–0" (PDF). The Drexel Triangle. October 6, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
3. "Drexel scores upset over G-Burg, 13–7". Sunday News. October 8, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "PMC defeated by Drexel, 19–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Drexel eleven overpowers Washington College, 21 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "W. Md. defeats Drexel by 26–25". The Baltimore Sun. November 5, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Drexel whips Swarthmore, 28–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 12, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Drexel trips W. Chester, 7–6, ends seasons with 6–1 mark". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 19, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.