1960 Drexel Dragons football team

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1960 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionCollege–Southern
Record0–7–1 (0–6 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Dick Fraser
  • Pete Gable
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
Rutgers x 4 0 0 8 1 0
Bucknell 5 1 0 7 2 0
Lehigh 3 2 0 4 5 0
Lafayette 4 3 0 5 4 0
Gettysburg 2 3 0 3 6 0
Delaware 1 4 0 2 6 1
Temple 0 5 0 2 7 0
Muhlenberg * 1 2 0 6 3 0
College–Northern
Albright x 6 0 0 9 0 0
Wagner x 6 0 0 9 0 0
Lebanon Valley 6 1 0 7 2 0
Susquehanna 5 1 0 7 1 0
Juniata 4 1 0 5 2 0
Scranton 3 3 0 4 4 0
Upsala 1 3 1 1 5 2
Wilkes 2 7 0 2 7 0
Moravian 1 5 1 1 6 1
Hofstra * 2 0 0 7 1 1
Lycoming * 1 3 0 3 5 0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 5 1 0 5 2 1
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 0 5 4 0
Western Maryland 3 2 0 6 3 0
Ursinus 3 3 0 3 4 0
Swarthmore 2 3 0 2 5 0
Dickinson 1 6 0 1 7 0
Drexel 0 6 0 0 7 1
Haverford 0 7 0 0 7 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 2 0 2 6 0
No. 5 West Chester * 0 0 0 9 0 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 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 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Jack Hinkle was the team's head coach.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 18:00 pmat Lebanon Valley
L 8–402,500
October 81:30 pmAlbright
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–341,500[1]
October 151:30 pmat Scranton
L 9–272,432
October 221:30 pmPennsylvania Militarydagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 12–136,500
October 291:30 pmat Temple*
L 8–304,500
November 51:30 pmat Juniata
L 0–42500
November 121:30 pmWestern Maryland
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–91,000
November 191:30 pmDelaware Valley*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 0–01,000

[2][3]

Roster[edit]

1960 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Charles Bedser
TE Paul Slawek
TE Cliff Dirkes
TE Bob Rae
TE Gordon Vestre
OT Mike Eyerly
OT Paul Eichhorn
OT Dick Kohl
OT Ron Kidd
OT Ron Bales
OT Walt Danz
OT Matt Pelligrino
G Dick Fraser (C)
G Pete Gable (C)
G Hank Grabowski
G John Dewey
G Phil Paino
C George Kelley
C Jerry Humphrey
HB Al Wagner So
HB Joe Buffalo So
HB Butch Lewoc
HB Jack Salvucci
HB Rick Mack
HB Ron Corson
FB Jack McGovern
FB Larry Bowne So
FB Russ Poling
QB Jim Holden
QB Gene Bishop So
QB Joe Nowak
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[edit]

  1. ^ "Fumbles Hurt As Drexel Falls To Albright, 34-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1960. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gridmen Begin Practice For 1960 Football Season" (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: The Triangle. September 18, 1960. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 20, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.