1938 Drexel Dragons football team

1938 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceEastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference
Record4–3–1 (1–3 Eastern Pennsylvania)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Hartwick
Home stadiumDrexel Field
1938 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Franklin & Marshall + 3 1 0 6 2 0
Gettysburg + 3 1 0 6 2 0
Muhlenberg + 3 1 0 7 3 0
Drexel 1 3 0 4 3 1
Ursinus 0 4 0 0 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

1938 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute of Technology—now known as Drexel University as a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference during the 1938 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Walter Halas, the Dragons compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at Randolph–Macon*Ashland, VAT 6–6
October 8at Susquehanna*Selinsgrove, PAW 19–3
October 15Gettysburg
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 12–21
October 22Juniata*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 18–13
October 29at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAL 0–21
November 5Muhlenberg
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–13
November 12at Delaware*W 38–13[1]
November 19at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 25–0
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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Roster

1938 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 46 Walter Silver
OT 4 Edward Ott
G 31 John Cloak
C 12 William Harwick (C)
G 53 Horace Brosius
OT 59 Leroy Brandt
TE 45 Elwood Conard
HB 6 Tommie Hughes
HB 9 George Nannos
FB 18 Walter Ehmling
QB 63 Kenneth Rodgers
TE 26 Leonard Barris
HB 17 Richard Daub
TE 55 Samuel Engle
HB 25 Howell Evans
G 39 Louis Frick
HB 47 Walter Halas Jr
TE 51 Edward Hale
TE 33 Robert Hanna
TE 62 Walter Hutton
HB 7 William Kulesh
C 43 Hertel Missimer
FB 50 George Mitchell
FB 48 Frank Perry
TE 11 William Poole
HB 36 John Quinn
G 19 Joseph Sack
G 32 John Shallcross
OT 8 Martin Smolak
G 60 Cameron Snyder
HB 30 Lester Stradling
C 22 William Whitley
OT 2 Glenn Williams
HB 38 Harry Wolf
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

  1. ^ Dick Rinard (November 14, 1938). "Thumping Delivered Delaware by Drexel Surprises -- No One". Journal-Every Evening. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Drexel to Meet Susquehanna At Selinsgrove on Saturday" (PDF). The Triangle. October 4, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2018.