1894 Drexel Dragons football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1894 Drexel Dragons football Independent 1–3 None N. D. Holbrook The 1894 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1894 college football season. The team did not have a head coach. In either the team's first exhibition game against Penn freshman, or the regular season game against Hamilton School (there are conflicting reports), Knight, playing at fullback, suffered a fractured skull which killed him.Probably Fatal Football Game https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/270420510/ newspapers.com Carlisle Evening Herald 17 October 2018 3 English 22 October 1894 This is one of the earliest recorded deaths of an American football player due to injuries sustained during a game. Schedule October 19 y Penn Freshman Exhibition October 20Drexel Institute and Hamilton https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/168169479/ newspapers.com The Philadelphia Inquirer 17 October 2018 3 English 21 October 1894 w y Hamilton School 49th and Baltimore Philadelphia, PA 4–0 October 27Drexel Institute Played Well https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/52560022/ newspapers.com The Times 17 October 2018 8 English 28 October 1894 l y Linden (Merchantville, NJ) 0–5 November 3Media and Drexel https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/168027090/ newspapers.com The Philadelphia Inquirer 17 October 2018 Media, PA 4 English 4 November 1894 l y Media Shortlidge Academy Media, PA 0–6 November 13 Northeast Manual Training School November 24Bank Clerks 6; Drexel 0 https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/168048085/ newspapers.com The Philadelphia Inquirer 17 October 2018 4 English 25 November 1894 4:00pm l Bank Clerks' Association A.C. of the Schuylkill Navy Grounds Wayne Junction, PA 0–6 Roster 1894 Drexel Dragons y Merrick TE Wetherill OT McQueen OG Kempton C Stuart Heist OG FB Newberry OT N.D. Holbrook TE C Storm QB Shinn HB Glover HB Harry Knight FB y Kerner TE Neats TE Bruner OT Waring OG OT Reeves HB Chapin FB https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/52567847/ 17 October 2018 No coach References Drexel Category:Drexel Dragons football seasons Drexel Dragons football