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1954 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1954 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1954 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

1954 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Hart
  • Auggie Campiglia
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Hobart – 8–0–0
Juniata – 8–0–0
Pennsylvania Military – 7–0–0
Trinity (CT) – 7–0–0
Worcester Tech – 6–0–0
Carnegie Tech – 7–0–1
Boston College – 8–1–0
Boston University – 7–2–0
Hofstra – 7–2–0
No. 20 Penn State – 7–2–0
Tufts – 6–2–0
Brown – 6–2–1
Drexel – 5–2–0
Bucknell – 6–3–0
Colgate – 5–2–2
Princeton – 5–3–1
Yale – 5–3–1
Cornell – 5–4–0
Harvard – 4–3–1
Syracuse – 4–4–0
Pittsburgh – 4–5–0
Franklin & Marshall – 3–5–0
Temple – 3–5–0
Dartmouth – 3–6–0
Holy Cross – 3–7–0
Buffalo – 2–7–0
Fordham – 1–7–1
Columbia – 1–8–0
Villanova – 1–9–0
Penn – 0–9–0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2West Chester
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–22[1]
October 9at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 41–13[2]
October 16at Franklin & Marshall
L 7–124,000[3]
October 232:00 Lycomingdagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 40–0[4]
October 30at Johns Hopkins
W 27–0[5]
November 6Western Maryland
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–13[6]
November 13at Coast GuardNew London, CTW 26–6[7]

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Roster

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1954 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE Lou Cobano
TE Bob Glazier
OT Vince Vidas So
OT Nels Sugart
G, DE Fred Ulmer
G 38 Jim Hart (C) Sr
C Ev Gest
HB 14 Auggie Campiglia (C)
HB Art DelCampo
FB Kenny Pastor
QB Bill Zador So
QB George Meyers Sr
G Jack Eidenberg Injured
[[American football positions|]] Wally Johnson
[[American football positions|]] Ron Kleppinger
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Awards

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Fred Ulmer
  • All-East Team

References

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  1. ↑ "Drexel Tech loses opener to West Chester, 22–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Allenmen grin and Bear it, 41–13" (PDF). The Drexel Triangle. October 15, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ "F&M nips Drexel, 12–7, for third straight". Sunday News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Drexel levels Lycoming, 40–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Drexel's powerful ground game thumps Hopkins, 27–0". The Baltimore Sun. October 31, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Drexel trips W. Md., 34–13". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Drexel Tech scuttles U.S. Coast Guard, 26–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1954. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1954 Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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