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1957 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
CaptainJack Eidenberg
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
←  1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   7 – 0 – 0
Hobart   –   6 – 0 – 0
Hofstra   –   9 – 1 – 0
Louisville   –   9 – 1 – 0
Rose Poly   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   7 – 1 – 1
Montana State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   8 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   5 – 2 – 1
Tampa   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 2 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 2 – 1
Washington University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 3 – 0
Carthage   –   4 – 3 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 4 – 0
Hawaii   –   4 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 5 – 1
Arkansas State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   4 – 5 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   3 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Pepperdine   –   3 – 6 – 0
La Verne   –   3 – 7 – 1
UC Riverside   –   1 – 4 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace   –   1 – 6 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   1 – 6 – 1
Drexel   –   1 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   1 – 7 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1957 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 New Haven
L 2–33 [1]
October 5 Juniata
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–47
October 12 Ursinus
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–12
October 188:00 pmat West Chester
L 0–39 [2]
October 26at Pennsylvania Military Chester, PAL 6–26
November 2 Lebanon Valleydagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–206,000
November 9at Western Maryland Westminster, MDL 0–25
November 16 Coast Guard
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–0

[3] [4]

Roster

1957 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Art Barnes Sr
C 33 Jack Eidenberg (C) Sr
HB 14 Tony Spadaccini Sr
HB 18 Al Rosenstein
FB Mike Piernock (I)
QB 19 Tom O'Connor
QB Ed Kolongowski
G, LB Ed Schmidt
[[American football positions|]] Ken Suter
[[American football positions|]] Walt Hunter
[[American football positions|]] 28 John Lesniewski
[[American football positions|]] Hank Gritz
[[American football positions|]] Frank Garofolo
[[American football positions|]] Don Whitney
[[American football positions|]] Howie Bates
[[American football positions|]] Frank Bell
[[American football positions|]] Dick Medoff Sr
[[American football positions|]] Dick Carson Sr
HB Sal Gambone Sr
[[American football positions|]] Bill Alter
[[American football positions|]] Bob DeColli
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ Mayer Brandschain (October 6, 1957). "Berrier Twins Star as Juniata's Sophs Trounce Drexel Foes, 47-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bill Harper (October 19, 1957). "West Chester Crushes Drexel For 10th Straight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 18, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Remaining Football Games" (PDF). The Triangle. October 11, 1957. p. 8. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.


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