American college football season
The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Jack Hinkle was the team's head coach.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
September 26 | 8:00 pm | at Albright | Reading, PA | L 12–23 | 4,000 | |
October 3 | 1:30 pm | Gettysburg* | - Drexel Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 12–36 | 3,000 | |
October 10 | 1:30 pm | Scranton | - Drexel Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 0–28 | 2,000 | |
October 24 | 1:30 pm | at Pennsylvania Military | Chester, PA | L 7–20 | 3,500 | |
October 31 | 1:30 pm | Temple* | - Drexel Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 12–8 | 2,500–5,000 | [1] |
November 7 | 1:30 pm | Juniata | - Drexel Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 0–47 | 1,000 | |
November 14 | 1:30 pm | at Western Maryland | | L 6–26 | 3,000 | |
|
[2][3]
1959 Drexel Dragons football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | TE | | Ray Miller | TE | | Bob Saracein | TE | | Cliff Dirkes | TE | | Jack Geary | TE | | Skip Becker | OT | | Jim Valentine | OT | | Frank Garofolo | OT | | Walt Danz | OT | | Dick Kohl | G | | Pete Gable | G | | Mike Dobulewicz | C | | Dick Frazier | C | | Jerry Humphrey | C | | John McGovern | C | | George Kelley | HB | | Frank Bell | HB | | Butch Lewoc | HB | | Harry O'Neil | HB | | Ken Suter | HB | | Knobbe Deitz | HB | | Jack Salvucci | FB | | Tom O'Connor (C) | FB | | Mike Piernock | FB | | Pat Brett | QB | | Jim Holden | QB | | Tony DiGiovacchino | QB | | George Carter | | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
References[edit]