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1969 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionSouthern College Division
Record3–5 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons← 19681970 →
1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
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

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Tufts*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13–293,800
October 4Southern Connecticut*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–72,400
October 11at LafayetteL 7–274,000
October 18at GettysburgGettysburg, PAL 8–342,100
October 25Albright
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 21–287,000
November 1at Pennsylvania MilitaryW 16–101,800
November 8Delaware Valley
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–72,100
November 15Merchant Marine*
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 23–481,900
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Southern Connecticut bows to Drexel, 14–7". The Bridgeport Post. October 5, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Reinhard, Paul (October 12, 1969). "Triolo sparks Lafayette win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Gettysburg wins". The Sunday News. October 19, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Albright earns win". The Sunday News. October 26, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Drexel outlucks PMC, 16–10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Drexel defeats Delaware Valley". Scrantonian Tribune. November 9, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kings Point, Flynn down Drexel, 48–23". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1969. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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