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1968 Drexel Dragons football team

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1968 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionSouthern College Division
Record4–4 (3–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Delaware x 5 0 0 7 3 0
Bucknell 3 2 0 5 5 0
Lehigh 2 2 0 3 7 0
Lafayette 2 2 0 7 3 0
Temple 2 2 0 4 6 0
Hofstra 1 3 0 5 5 0
Gettysburg 1 4 0 1 8 0
West Chester * 0 1 0 5 3 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 7 0 0 8 1 0
No. T–19 Wilkes x 6 0 0 8 0 0
Delaware Valley 5 2 0 6 2 0
Juniata 4 2 0 7 2 0
Upsala 3 4 0 4 4 0
Moravian 3 6 0 3 6 0
Susquehanna 1 5 0 2 6 1
Lycoming 1 7 0 1 7 0
Wagner * 3 1 0 3 6 0
Southern College Division
Franklin & Marshall x 6 1 0 6 2 0
Johns Hopkins x 6 1 0 7 2 0
Muhlenberg 6 3 0 6 3 0
Western Maryland 3 3 0 5 4 0
Lebanon Valley 4 4 0 4 4 0
Ursinus 3 5 0 3 5 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 5 0 2 7 0
Haverford 1 6 0 1 6 0
Swarthmore 1 6 0 1 7 0
Dickinson 1 7 0 1 7 0
Drexel * 3 1 0 4 4 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Lehigh*L 21–598,500[1]
September 28at Tufts*
L 7–283,500[2]
October 52:00 pmJuniata
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 23–201,700[3]
October 121:30 pmat RPI*
W 20–10 [4]
October 191:30 pmat LafayetteL 0–273,500[5]
October 26at Albright
L 0–28 [6]
November 2Pennsylvania Militarydagger
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 35–135,000[7]
November 16Western Maryland
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 42–142,000[8]

References

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  1. ^ Buss, Jim (September 22, 1968). "Lehigh romps over Drexel 59–21". Sunday Call-Chronicle. p. C1. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Portney, Charles (September 29, 1968). "Dember Leads Tufts To Convincing Win". The Boston Sunday Globe. p. 63. Retrieved December 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Drexel victor; Juniata back sets 2 records". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 6, 1968. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Drexel beats RPI, 20–10, on two late TDs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1968. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ May, Paul (October 20, 1968). "Leopards notch fourth straight". Sunday Call-Chronicle. p. C1. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Albright zips Drexel, 28–0". Sunday News. October 27, 1968. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Drexel downs PMC, 35–13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1968. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Drexel rips W. MD., 42–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1968. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.