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1969 Drexel Dragons football team

1969 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionSouthern College Division
Record3–5 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
No. 10 Delaware x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Gettysburg 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Bucknell 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Lehigh 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Temple 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Lafayette 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Hofstra 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
West Chester * 0 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Susquehanna 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Wagner 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Juniata 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Delaware Valley 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Upsala 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Albright 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Lycoming 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Lebanon Valley x 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Ursinus x 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Moravian 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Dickinson 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Muhlenberg 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Drexel 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Swarthmore 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Western Maryland 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Haverford 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 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 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Sterling Brown, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a 2–3 mark in MAC play.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Tufts*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13–293,800[1]
October 4Southern Connecticut*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–72,400[2]
October 11at Lafayette
L 7–274,000[3]
October 18at GettysburgGettysburg, PAL 8–342,100[4]
October 25Albrightdagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 21–287,000[5]
November 1at Pennsylvania Military
W 16–101,800[6]
November 8Delaware Valley
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–72,100[7]
November 15Merchant Marine*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 23–481,900[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Cohen-to-Pope aerial combine propels Tufts past Drexel, 29–13". The Boston Sunday Globe. September 28, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern Connecticut bows to Drexel, 14–7". The Bridgeport Post. October 5, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Reinhard, Paul (October 12, 1969). "Triolo sparks Lafayette win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gettysburg wins". The Sunday News. October 19, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Albright earns win". The Sunday News. October 26, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Drexel outlucks PMC, 16–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Drexel defeats Delaware Valley". Scrantonian Tribune. November 9, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kings Point, Flynn down Drexel, 48–23". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.