1963 Drexel Dragons football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1963 Drexel Dragons football Middle Atlantic Conference Southern College Division MAC 5–3 3–2 Tom Grebis 3rd Drexel Field The 1963 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 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach. The 1963 season was the first season the football team played at the new Drexel Field (later renamed Vitas Field), located at 43rd and Powelton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Schedule Eastern September 28 1:30 p.m. l y 1963 Coast Guard Bears Coast Guard Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA 0–3 3,000 Coast Guardsmen At Drexel Tech https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108138086/hartford-courant/ Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut September 28, 1963 13 August 22, 2022 Newspapers.com Coast Guard's Allison Defeats Drexel, 3-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108138296/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 29, 1963 S3 August 22, 2022 Newspapers.com October 5 1:30 p.m. w 1963 Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Lebanon Valley Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA 30–6 3,300 October 12 1:30 p.m. w 1963 Lycoming Warriors Lycoming Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA 22–7 3,000 October 19 1:30 p.m. w y 1963 Delaware Valley Aggies Delaware Valley Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA 43–15 3,000 October 26 2:00 p.m. w y 1963 Wilkes Colonels Wilkes Wilkes College Athletic Field Wilkes-Barre, PA 23–14 2,800 November 2 1:30 p.m. l y 1963 Pennsylvania Military Cadets Pennsylvania Military PMC Stadium Chester, PA 0–10 2,500 November 9 1:30 p.m. w y y 1963 King's Monarchs King's Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA 16–0 6,500 November 16 1:30 p.m. l y 1963 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland Westminster, MD 6–7 2,000 November 23 1:30 p.m. Cancelled y 1963 Dickinson Red Devils Dickinson cancelled due to JFK assassination White Tom Dragons Sunk By Coast Guard, Face Lebanon Valley Tomorrow https://services.library.drexel.edu/static_files/triangle/Drexel-Triangle_1963-10-04.pdf The Triangle Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12 October 4, 1963 June 6, 2018 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Drexel) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/191/stats/13015 National Collegiate Athletic Association March 14, 2024 Roster 1963 Drexel Dragons y 39 Sr Bob Brennan TE 64 Sr Don Mankin OT 61 Jr Chuck Niessner OG 53 Sr Jules Bosch C 63 So Tony Giuliante OG 49 Sr Joel Gotchel OT 40 So Chuck Farrell TE HB 24 Sr John Schlichtig HB 27 Jr Rich Thatcher HB 32 Sr Harry Purnell FB TE 17 Jr Fran Crovetti QB 36 Jr Hal Vang TE 37 So Hank Nowak TE 41 So Russ DeLuca TE 38 Sr Frank Gallo TE 42 So Larry Veit TE 43 Sr Phil Hall TE 44 So Irv Campbell TE 47 Jr Al Anderman OT 54 So Mike Higgins OT 56 So Nick Polivka OT 57 So Sante Camo OT 62 Sr Ted Passyn OT 65 So Ron Heckman OT 45 Sr John Smith OG 48 Jr George Guerra OG 51 So Rich Cecchine OG 58 So Bob Steel OG 59 So Matt Kennedy OG 60 Jr Bill Whitorff OG 50 Sr Brud Shaw C 52 So Don Brown C 53 Sr Jules Bosch C 55 So Bob Muntz C 22 Jr Ed Bogdan HB 21 So Carl Valentino HB 23 So Rich Sullivan HB 25 Jr Dave Leahy HB 30 So Skip Lombardi HB 33 So Ken Prescott HB 31 Jr Bruno Ceccarelli FB 34 So Harry Heinzl FB 35 So Tom McVeigh FB 20 Sr Tim Patterson QB 19 Sr Bob King QB 18 Jr Don Harmatuck QB 16 Jr Howie Guarini QB P June 6, 2018 Tom Grebis (Drexel) Don Shank (Penn State) Herman Epstein (Maryland) Joe Renaldi (Western Maryland) Bill Magee (Villanova) Drexel vs King's https://idea.library.drexel.edu/islandora/object/idea%3A5401/datastream/OBJ/view drexel.edu Drexel University 27 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190327180435/https://idea.library.drexel.edu/islandora/object/idea%3A5401/datastream/OBJ/view 27 March 2019 English 9 November 1963 live References Drexel Category:Drexel Dragons football seasons Drexel Dragons football