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1896 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–5
Head coach
  • None
Captains
  • Storm
  • R. R. Worrell
Home stadiumWest Philadelphia YMCA
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →

The 1896 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1896 college football season. The team did not have a head coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
October 14[1]at Chester High School
L 0–11
October 17[2]at Media AcademyMedia, PAL 0–4
October 22[3]at Wilmington Art SchoolWilmington, DEL 0–10
November 6[4]at Northeast Manual Training SchoolWillow Grove, PAL 2–6
November 18[5]at Media AcademyMedia, PAL 0–22

Roster

1896 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Mills
OT Murdaugh
G Weihman
C Burgess
G S. Walter Bishop Jr
OT Mask
TE Tyson
HB Atmore
HB Storm (C)
FB Jackson
QB R. Worrell
TE, OT Viguers
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • No coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Chester and Drexel Institute". newspapers.com. Chester, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 15 October 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Drexel Institute Defeated". newspapers.com. Media, PA: The Times. 18 October 1896. p. 9. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Wilmington Wins". newspapers.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 23 October 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  4. ^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 7, 1896 · Page 10". newspapers.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 7 November 1896. p. 10. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Media Academy Defeats Drexel". newspapers.com. Media, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. 19 November 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
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