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1957 Drexel Dragons football team

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1957 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
CaptainJack Eidenberg
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert     8 0 0
Juniata     7 0 0
Hobart     6 0 0
Hofstra     9 1 0
Louisville     9 1 0
Rose Poly     7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona     7 1 1
Montana State     8 2 0
Northern Michigan     6 2 0
Mississippi Southern     8 3 0
Sewanee     5 2 1
Tampa     6 3 0
Carnegie Tech     4 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     4 2 1
Washington University     5 3 0
Abilene Christian     5 3 1
Delaware     4 3 0
Carthage     4 3 1
Memphis State     6 4 0
Buffalo     5 4 0
Wabash     5 4 0
Hawaii     4 4 1
Chattanooga     4 5 1
Arkansas State     4 5 0
Howard (AL)     4 5 0
Trinity (TX)     3 5 0
Bucknell     3 6 0
Pepperdine     3 6 0
La Verne     3 7 1
UC Riverside     1 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace     1 6 1
Washington & Jefferson     1 6 1
Drexel     1 7 0
Temple     1 7 0
Washington and Lee     0 8 0

The 1957 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

Schedule

[1] [2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 28New Haven
L 2–33 
October 5Juniata
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–47 
October 12Ursinus
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–12 
October 188:00 pmat West ChesterWest Chester, PAL 0–39 
October 26at Pennsylvania Military CollegeChester, PAL 6–26 
November 2Lebanon Valleydagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–206,000
November 9at Western MarylandWestminster, MDL 0–25 
November 16Coast Guard
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–0 

Roster

1957 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Art Barnes Sr
C 33 Jack Eidenberg (C) Sr
HB 14 Tony Spadaccini Sr
HB 18 Al Rosenstein
FB Mike Piernock (I)
QB 19 Tom O'Connor
QB Ed Kolongowski
G, LB Ed Schmidt
[[American football positions|]] Ken Suter
[[American football positions|]] Walt Hunter
[[American football positions|]] 28 John Lesniewski
[[American football positions|]] Hank Gritz
[[American football positions|]] Frank Garofolo
[[American football positions|]] Don Whitney
[[American football positions|]] Howie Bates
[[American football positions|]] Frank Bell
[[American football positions|]] Dick Medoff Sr
[[American football positions|]] Dick Carson Sr
HB Sal Gambone Sr
[[American football positions|]] Bill Alter
[[American football positions|]] Bob DeColli
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. ^ "Remaining Football Games" (PDF). The Triangle. 11 October 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ "1957 Football Schedule". Widener Athletics. Retrieved 27 September 2021.