List of Drexel Dragons head football coaches
This is a list of Drexel Dragons football coaches.
Key
Years | Duration of head coaching career at Drexel |
Won | Number of games won at Drexel |
Lost | Number of games lost at Drexel |
Tied | Number of games tied at Drexel |
% | Percentage of games won at Drexel |
* | Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach |
Head coaches
Head Coach | Years | Won | Lost | Tied | % |
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No coach | 1892–1897 | ||||
David Leroy Reeves | 1898 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
No coach | 1899–1918 | ||||
W. L. Ridpath | 1919 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
William McAvoy | 1920–1921 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .208 |
Harry J. O'Brien | 1922–1925 | 6 | 26 | 1 | .197 |
Ollie Reed | 1926 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 |
Walter Halas | 1927–1941 | 71 | 44 | 10 | .608 |
Albert H. Repscha | 1942 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
Maury McMains | 1944–1945, 1948 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 |
Ralph Chase | 1946–1948 | 3 | 17 | 0 | .150 |
Otis Douglas | 1949 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 |
Eddie Allen | 1950–1957 | 33 | 24 | 1 | .578 |
Jack Hinkle | 1958–1960 | 2 | 20 | 1 | .109 |
Tom Grebis | 1961–1968 | 39 | 24 | 2 | .615 |
Sterling Brown | 1969–1973 | 16 | 25 | 0 | .400 |
References
From http://www.drexeldragons.com/hof.aspx?hof=493&path=&kiosk= : Tom Grebis served as the head coach of Drexel football from 1961 to 1968. In his time at Drexel, he secured the highest winning percentage among Drexel football coaches (.625). Grebis is also the second-winningest coach in Drexel history, earning 39 victories. He finished with a career record of 39-24-2. Grebis also coached the Drexel team that scored the most points in a season: 206 in 1964. A 1954 graduate from Drexel, Grebis was a star halfback with the Dragons from 1952 to 1954; he served as the team’s co-captain in 1953 and 1954. Grebis was top scorer and pass receiver during the 1952 season, scoring 36 points and receiving nine passes to gain 249 yards.