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1896 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–5
Head coach
  • None
Captains
  • William Storm
  • R. R. Worrell
Home stadiumWest Philadelphia YMCA
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fordham   –   1 – 0 – 0
Lafayette   –   11 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   10 – 0 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   8 – 0 – 1
Penn   –   14 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   13 – 1 – 0
Pittsburgh College   –   11 – 2 – 0
Buffalo   –   9 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   10 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   7 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 3 – 0
Storrs   –   5 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Temple   –   3 – 2 – 0
Army   –   3 – 2 – 1
Rutgers   –   6 – 6 – 0
Carlisle   –   5 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   2 – 2 – 2
Brown   –   4 – 5 – 1
Wesleyan   –   4 – 5 – 1
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 4 – 2
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 1
Amherst   –   3 – 6 – 1
Western Univ. Penn.   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   2 – 5 – 0
Tufts   –   2 – 6 – 1
Swarthmore   –   2 – 6 – 0
New Hampshire   –   1 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   1 – 5 – 0
Massachusetts   –   0 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island   –   0 – 4 – 0

The 1896 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1896 college football season. The team did not have a head coach.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResult
UnknownCentral High SchoolW 10–0
October 14[2]at Chester High School
L 0–11
October 17[3]at Media Shortlidge AcademyMedia, PAL 0–4
October 22[4]at Wilmington Art SchoolWilmington, DEL 0–10
November 6[5]at Northeast Manual Training SchoolWillow Grove, PAL 2–6
November 18[6]at Media Shortlidge AcademyMedia, PAL 0–22

Roster

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1896 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Mills
OT Murdaugh
G Weihman
C Burgess
G S. Walter Bishop Jr
OT Mask
TE Tyson
HB Atmore
HB William Storm (C)
FB Jackson
QB R. Worrell
TE, OT Viguers
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • No coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Mel. "USA COLLEGE GRIDIRON 1890s" (PDF). Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Chester and Drexel Institute". newspapers.com. Chester, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 15, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Drexel Institute Defeated". newspapers.com. Media, PA: The Times. October 18, 1896. p. 9. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "Wilmington Wins". newspapers.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 23, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Philadelphia Inquirer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 7, 1896 · Page 10". newspapers.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "Media Academy Defeats Drexel". newspapers.com. Media, PA: The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 19, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved October 17, 2018.


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