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1949 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–1
Head coach
CaptainCharlie Pascale
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Eastern college football independents records
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Saint Vincent     10 0 0
    No.4Army     9 0 0
    Trinity (CT)     8 0 0
    Brown     8 1 0
    No.12Cornell     8 1 0
    No.13Villanova     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

    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.

    Schedule[edit]

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

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    Roster[edit]

    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
    • Bill Ferrell
    • Herman Epstein (Maryland)

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

    Roster
    Last update: February 16, 2018

    References[edit]

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

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