1949 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1949 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology–now known as Drexel University—as an independent during the 1949 college football season. Led by Otis Douglas in his first and only season as head coach, the Dragons compiled a record of 3–3–1.

1949 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–1
Head coach
CaptainCharlie Pascale
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Saint Vincent     10 0 0
No. 4 Army     9 0 0
Trinity (CT)     8 0 0
Brown     8 1 0
No. 12 Cornell     8 1 0
No. 13 Villanova     8 1 0
Bucknell     6 2 0
Dartmouth     6 2 0
Buffalo     6 3 0
Pittsburgh     6 3 0
Princeton     6 3 0
Fordham     5 3 0
Tufts     5 3 1
Carnegie Tech     5 3 1
Penn State     5 4 0
Temple     5 4 0
Penn     4 4 0
Yale     4 4 0
Boston College     4 4 1
Syracuse     4 5 0
Drexel     3 3 1
Duquesne     3 6 0
Franklin & Marshall     2 5 2
CCNY     2 5 1
NYU     3 6 0
Columbia     2 7 0
Hofstra     1 5 1
Colgate     1 8 0
Harvard     1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Ursinus
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–0[1]
October 8at Gettysburg
L 0–21[2]
October 15Haverford
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 46–0[3]
October 22Pennsylvania Military 
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 12–12[4]
October 29Washington College
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 12–18[5]
November 5at DickinsonCarlisle, PAL 0–27[6]
November 12Swarthmore
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 24–21[7]
  •  Homecoming

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Roster

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1949 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 8 Augie Scalzo
OT 34 Charlie Pascale (C) Sr
G 3 George Ream
C 25 Bob Stewart
G 22 Tommy Price
OT Bill Huster
TE 27 Dick Spahr
QB 16 Bobby Brown
HB 1 Lew Gerlach
HB 6 Joe Bigatel
FB 7 Matt Pasztalaniec
TE 5 Zak Zakarian
TE Pop Quinlan
TE Fred Yahrling
TE Walt Scott
TE 37 Dick Henry
TE O.G. Jones
TE Fred Haid
OT Kim Billings
OT 40 Bob Kravitz
G 15 Ernie Rodgers
C 13 Wolf Wolfinger
C 36 Dick Yasky
C Dick VanDoren
C 31 Carl Bauer
HB 9 Hank Vaders
HB 19 Dave Donovan
HB 18 Clem Clemens
HB 21 George Rusetski
HB Josh Stazak
HB 14 George Stozenski
HB Donald Young
HB 17 Art Fischer
HB 20 Joe Pietrocarlo
HB Andy Bredbenner
HB 11 Tom Kolongowski
HB 2 Howard Smith
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 16, 2018

References

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  1. ^ "Drexel beats Ursinus, 21–0, 1st victory in 19 games". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1949. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gettysburg blanks Drexel, 21–0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 9, 1949. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Drexel Tech steamrollers Haverford gridders, 46–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1949. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "PMC rally gains 12–12 tie in Drexel homecoming tilt". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 23, 1949. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Shore eleven wins by 18–12". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1949. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dickinson crushes Drexel 27 to 0". Sunday News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Trailing, 21–6, Drexel Tech defeats Swarthmore, 24–21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 13, 1949. Retrieved September 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.