1973 Drexel Dragons football team

1973 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Sterling Brown (5th season)
Home stadium	Drexel Field

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha			–					7	–	2	–	1
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	3	–	0
UNLV			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Delaware ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina			–					6	–	3	–	1
Central Michigan			–					7	–	4	–	0
Nevada			–					7	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
American International			–					5	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	4	–	2
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	5	–	2
Santa Clara			–					4	–	6	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					3	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Portland State			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Sterling Brown was the team's head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	1:30 pm	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 27–0	2,000
October 6	1:30 pm	at RPI	'86 Field Troy, NY	W 27–14	1,000
October		Merchant Marine	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–20	2,000
October 20		Gettysburg	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 28–24	4,000
October 27		C.W. Post	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 15–16	2,000
November		Albright	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 16–7	1,500
November		at Lafayette		L 11–21	3,100
November		at Coast Guard		L 0–9	2,000
All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1973 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