1971 Drexel Dragons football team

1971 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6
Head coach	Sterling Brown (3rd season)
Home stadium	Drexel Field

1971 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Delaware			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 2 McNeese State			–					9	–	1	–	1
Colorado College			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Akron			–					8	–	2	–	0
Samford			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	1	–	2
Arkansas AM&N			–					7	–	2	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky State			–					8	–	3	–	0
Appalachian State			–					7	–	3	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hawaii			–					7	–	4	–	0
Ashland			–					6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					6	–	4	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	4	–	0
Tampa			–					6	–	5	–	0
UNLV			–					5	–	4	–	1
Bucknell			–					5	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					5	–	5	–	0
Milwaukee			–					5	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					5	–	5	–	0
St. Norbert			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	6	–	0
Cortland			–					4	–	5	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	5	–	0
Portland State			–					4	–	5	–	0
Chicago			–					3	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					4	–	6	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	5	–	0
Rose-Hulman			–					3	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	7	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga			–					2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Sterling Brown was the team's head coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	at Upsala		L 7–13
October 2	Lafayette	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 13–21	5,000
October 9	USMMA	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 14–6
October 16	at Lehigh		L 20–48	8,500
October 23	Albright	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 13–12
October 30	at Pennsylvania Military College		L 19–40	3,760
November 6	at Hobart		L 8–35
November 13	Hampden–Sydney	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–37	2,000

Roster

1971 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Sterling Brown (East Stroudsburg) Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt