1969 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1969 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Sterling Brown, the team compiled an overall record of 3–5, with a 2–3 mark in MAC play.

1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
University Division
No. 10 Delaware x	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Gettysburg	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell	3	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Lehigh	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Temple	1	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Lafayette	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Hofstra	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	10	–	0
West Chester *	0	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x	5	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Susquehanna	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wagner	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Juniata	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Delaware Valley	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Upsala	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Albright	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Lebanon Valley x	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Ursinus x	5	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	1
Moravian	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Dickinson	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Muhlenberg	4	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Drexel	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Swarthmore	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Western Maryland	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Haverford	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	6	–	0

x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Tufts*	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 13–29	3,800	^[1]
October 4	Southern Connecticut*	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 14–7	2,400	^[2]
October 11	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 7–27	4,000	^[3]
October 18	at Gettysburg	Gettysburg, PA	L 8–34	2,100	^[4]
October 25	Albright	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 21–28	7,000	^[5]
November 1	at Pennsylvania Military	Campus Field Chester, PA	W 16–10	1,800	^[6]
November 8	Delaware Valley	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 13–7	2,100	^[7]
November 15	Merchant Marine*	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 23–48	1,900	^[8]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "Cohen-to-Pope aerial combine propels Tufts past Drexel, 29–13". The Boston Sunday Globe. September 28, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern Connecticut bows to Drexel, 14–7". The Bridgeport Post. October 5, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Reinhard, Paul (October 12, 1969). "Triolo sparks Lafayette win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gettysburg wins". The Sunday News. October 19, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Albright earns win". The Sunday News. October 26, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Drexel outlucks PMC, 16–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Drexel defeats Delaware Valley". Scrantonian Tribune. November 9, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kings Point, Flynn down Drexel, 48–23". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.