1940 Drexel Dragons football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1940 Drexel Dragons football Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference Eastern Pennsylvania 2–6 1–1 Walter Halas 14th Walt Hutton 1940 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute of Technology—now known as Drexel University as a member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference during the 1940 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Walter Halas, the Dragons compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 1–1 in conference play, tying for third place in the Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference. F. &. M. Team Wins Honors In The East https://www.newspapers.com/article/wilkes-barre-times-leader-the-evening-n/174763490/ Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, The Evening News Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania November 29, 1940 31 June 18, 2025 Newspapers.com Drexel was ranked at No. 570 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule Eastern September 28 l y 1940 Juniata Indians Juniata Philadelphia, PA 0–14 October 5 l y y Buffalo Rotary Field Buffalo, NY 13–20 October 12 l 1940 Gettysburg Bullets Gettysburg Philadelphia, PA 0–41 October 19 l y y 1940 RPI Engineers RPI Philadelphia, PA 0–26 October 26 l y y Delaware Frazer Field Newark, DE 0–19 Delaware Gets First Win, Beating Drexel The Morning Call October 27, 1940 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56856593/delaware-gets-first-win-beating-drexel/ Newspapers.com November 2 2:30pm w y 1940 Lowell Textile Millmen Lowell Textile Philadelphia, PA 8–0 November 9 l y y 1940 Swarthmore Garnet Tide Swarthmore Swarthmore, PA 6–18 November 16 w y 1940 Ursinus Bears Ursinus Collegeville, PA 12–8 Drexel Defeated in First Seasonal Tilt https://services.library.drexel.edu/static_files/triangle/Drexel-Triangle_1940-10-11.pdf The Triangle January 26, 2018 4 English October 11, 19401940 Football Schedule https://swarthmoreathletics.com/sports/football/schedule/1940 Swarthmore Athletics September 27, 2021 Roster 1940 Drexel Dragons y 34 Sr Walt Hutton TE C January 26, 2018 Walter Halas (Illinois) Maury McMains (Western Maryland) Ralph Chase (Pittsburgh) Albert H. Repscha (Maine) References Drexel Category:Drexel Dragons football seasons Drexel Dragons football