1959 Drexel Dragons football team

1959 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionCollege–Southern Division
Record1–6 (0–5 MAC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Tom O'Connor
  • Mike Piernock
Home stadiumDrexel Field
1959 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Gettysburg 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Lafayette 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bucknell 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lehigh 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Muhlenberg * 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Juniata 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Wagner 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Lebanon Valley 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Susquehanna 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Moravian 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Wilkes 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Lycoming 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Scranton * 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Western Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Ursinus 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Dickinson 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Haverford 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Swarthmore * 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1959 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 1959 college football season. Jack Hinkle was the team's head coach.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 268:00 pmat AlbrightReading, PAL 12–234,000
October 31:30 pmGettysburg*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 12–363,000
October 101:30 pmScranton
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–282,000
October 241:30 pmat Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAL 7–203,500
October 311:30 pmTemple*dagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 12–82,500–5,000[1]
November 71:30 pmJuniata
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–471,000
November 141:30 pmat Western Maryland
L 6–263,000

[2][3]

Roster

1959 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Ray Miller
TE Bob Saracein
TE Cliff Dirkes
TE Jack Geary
TE Skip Becker
OT Jim Valentine
OT Frank Garofolo
OT Walt Danz
OT Dick Kohl
G Pete Gable
G Mike Dobulewicz
C Dick Frazier
C Jerry Humphrey
C John McGovern
C George Kelley
HB Frank Bell
HB Butch Lewoc
HB Harry O'Neil
HB Ken Suter
HB Knobbe Deitz
HB Jack Salvucci
FB Tom O'Connor (C)
FB Mike Piernock
FB Pat Brett
QB Jim Holden
QB Tony DiGiovacchino
QB George Carter
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

  1. ^ Smith, Ron (November 1, 1959). "Late Drexel Touchdown Turns Back Temple, 12-8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Football Schedule" (PDF). The Triangle. September 18, 1959. p. 8. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1959 Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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