1939 Drexel Dragons football team

1939 Drexel Dragons football team was head coached by Walter Halas.

1939 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceEastern Pennsylvania Conference
Record3–5–1 (0–1–1 EPC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Gettysburg $ 3 0 1 6 2 1
Muhlenberg 2 1 0 6 4 0
Franklin & Marshall 1 1 1 5 3 1
Drexel 0 1 1 3 5 1
Ursinus 0 3 1 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Drexel was ranked at No. 435 in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 23Blue Ridge (MD)*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–0
September 30at Geneva*Beaver Falls, PAL 7–13
October 72:00 pmHartwick*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 9–0
October 14at GettysburgGettysburg, PAL 7–60
October 21Swarthmore* 
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–14
October 28Randolph–Macon*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–72,000
November 4at Juniata*Selinsgrove, PAL 13–20
November 11Ursinus
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 14–14
November 18at Johns Hopkins*Baltimore, MDW 26–6
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

Roster

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1939 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
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dragons Win Opening Game" (PDF). The Triangle. October 6, 1939. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. ^ "1939 Football Schedule". Swarthmore Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2021.