1932 Drexel Dragons football team

1932 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—in the 1932 college football season. Led by Walter Halas in his sixth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 5–1–1.

1932 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1–1
Head coach
CaptainEd Marsh
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
 1931
1933 
1932 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Colgate  900
Brown  710
Columbia  711
Pittsburgh  812
No. 8 Army  820
Drexel  511
Massachusetts State  720
Villanova  720
Duquesne  721
Fordham  620
Penn  620
Temple  512
Tufts  512
Cornell  521
Franklin & Marshall  421
Boston College  422
La Salle  422
Harvard  530
NYU  530
Washington & Jefferson  531
Manhattan  632
Carnegie Tech  432
Bucknell  441
Syracuse  441
Princeton  223
Yale  223
Boston University  232
Vermont  241
CCNY  250
Penn State  250
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at LehighBethlehem, PAT 13–13
October 1West Chester
W 18–6
October 8DelawareW 13–10[1]
October 15Juniata
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–0
October 22at CCNYW 20–0[2]
October 29at Washington CollegeChestertown, MDW 28–13
November 5at UrsinusCollegeville, PAL 6–28

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Roster

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1932 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 45 William Wright
OT 7 Ed Marsh (C)
G 17 Martin
C 57 Al Eckelmeyer
G 21 Keller
OT 40 Ted Markle
TE 59 Harry Brevda
HB 52 Samuel Potter
HB 14 Henry Schoeller
FB 31 Ralph Petchik
QB 25 Myron Fleming
TE 5 Finocharo
HB 16 Robert Kennedy
C 22 Dan Dugan
TE 24 James Reynolds
G 30 Thomas Lukens
FB 33 Joseph Guggenheim
TE 37 Henry Wallace
HB 38 Charlie Knapp
OT 43 Joseph Finnerty
TE 44 Raymond Wirth
G 46 Abel
G 56 Henry Kelly
TE 58 A. Mered Hoff
OT 69 John Goheen
QB 70 Frank Burns
HB 71 John Gabriel
QB 84 Jack Van Horn
FB 85 Jim Donnelley
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

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  1. "Drexel comes back and tops Delaware". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1932. Retrieved December 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Second half drive earns Drexel 20–0 win over C.C.N.Y." The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 23, 1932. Retrieved September 17, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Football Team Elects Captain" (PDF). The Triangle. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 15, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved January 16, 2018.