1962 Drexel Dragons football team

1962 Drexel Dragons football
MAC Southern College Division co-champion
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	Southern College Division
Record	6–2 (5–1 MAC)
Head coach	Tom Grebis (2nd season)
Home stadium	Drexel Field

1962 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University Division
Delaware x	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Lehigh	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Temple	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Lafayette	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Gettysburg	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Muhlenberg	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Northern College Division
Susquehanna x	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Moravian	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wagner	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Wilkes	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Upsala	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Albright	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra *	1	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Juniata *	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Southern College Division
Western Maryland x	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Drexel x	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Swarthmore	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Lebanon Valley	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	5	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Dickinson	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Johns Hopkins	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Haverford	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1962 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 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29		at Coast Guard*	Jones Field New London, CT	L 8–10	4,000
October 6		at Lebanon Valley	Annville, PA	W 34–12	2,500
October 13		at Lycoming	Williamsport, PA	W 17–14	4,000
October 20	1:30 pm	Wilkes	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 14–12	2,000
October 27		Pennsylvania Military	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 31–8	6,500
November 3		at Delaware Valley*	Doylestown, PA	W 13–0	500
November 10		Western Maryland	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–8	2,000
November 17		Dickinson	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 10–7	2,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1962 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 40 Frank Gallo TE 48 Harry Purnell TE 46 Doug Cranage OT 77 Don Mankin OT 41 Joel Gotchel OT 88 Norm Shotwell G 44 Paul Eichhorn Sr G 17 John Smith G 30 Bill Whitorff G 49 Chuck Niessner C 99 Jules Bosch C Brud Shaw HB 29 Joe Buffalo Sr HB 27 Al Wagner Sr HB 24 Bob Laux Sr HB 22 Ed Bogdan HB 25 Dave Leahy FB 31 Bruno Ceccarelli FB 33 Larry Browne Sr QB 12 Fran Crovetti QB, P 19 Gene Bishop Sr QB George Carter QB 10 Tim Patterson QB 11 Bob King QB 18 Don Harmatuck   14 John Schlichtig   15 Andy Pekala   16 Rich Thatcher   23 George Guerra   26 Dave Ferrier   28 Bob Brennan   32 Joe Reeder   35 Hal Vang   38 Fred Fenster   42 Tim DiFiore   43 George Betz   45 Ted Passyn   47 Al Anderman	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tom Grebis (Drexel) Coordinators/assistant coaches Don Shank (Penn State) Herman Epstein (Maryland) Bill Magee (Villanova) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Dragons Tie For MAC Crown" (PDF). The Triangle. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 30, 1962. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.