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1966 Drexel Dragons football team

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1966 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionSouthern College Division
Record6–1–1 (4–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 6 0 0 6 3 0
Gettysburg 4 2 0 7 2 0
Temple 2 2 0 6 3 0
Lafayette 2 3 0 3 6 0
Bucknell 2 3 0 4 5 0
Hofstra 1 3 0 2 8 0
Lehigh 0 4 0 0 9 0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x 7 0 0 8 0 0
Upsala 6 1 0 6 2 0
Delaware Valley 4 2 0 5 3 0
Lycoming 4 3 0 4 4 0
Moravian 4 4 1 4 4 1
Albright 4 4 0 4 5 0
Juniata 3 3 0 4 4 0
Wagner 1 3 1 2 6 1
Susquehanna * 1 2 0 3 6 0
Southern College Division
Swarthmore x 6 0 1 6 0 1
Drexel 4 1 0 6 1 1
Franklin & Marshall 3 2 2 3 3 2
Dickinson 4 3 1 4 3 1
Western Maryland 2 3 0 4 5 0
Ursinus 2 4 1 2 5 1
Muhlenberg 2 6 1 2 6 1
Lebanon Valley 2 6 0 2 6 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 6 0 2 7 0
Haverford 1 5 0 1 6 0
Johns Hopkins 0 4 2 0 6 2
West Chester * 0 0 0 8 1 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1at Lehigh*W 12–93,500[1][2]
October 81:30 pmLebanon Valley
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 18–103,000
October 151:30 pmat Washington and Lee*Lexington, VAT 6–63,500
October 22Wilkesdagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 9–145,000
October 29Pennsylvania Military
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–62,000
November 51:30 pmGlassboro State*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–133,000
November 121:30 pmWestern Maryland
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–14
November 19at AlbrightReading, PAW 28–27

Roster

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1966 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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

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  1. ^ Buss, Jim (October 2, 1966). "Drexel Stuns Lehigh, 12-9". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Drexel Uses Fumble to Beat Lehigh, 12-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 2, 1966. sect. 3, p. 3.