1931 Drexel Dragons football team

1931 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—in the 1931 college football season. Led by Walter Halas in his fifth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 7–1.

1931 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainMike Labove
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell     6 0 3
Colgate     8 1 0
No. 9 Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Cornell     7 1 0
Drexel     7 1 0
No. 7 Harvard     7 1 0
Temple     8 1 1
Columbia     7 1 1
Massachusetts State     7 1 1
Syracuse     7 1 1
Fordham     6 1 2
No. 8 Yale     5 1 2
Army     8 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Manhattan     4 2 1
Brown     7 3 0
Providence     7 3 0
Penn     6 3 0
NYU     6 3 1
Boston College     6 4 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 4 0
Tufts     3 2 2
Villanova     4 3 2
La Salle     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 5 3
Carnegie Tech     3 5 1
St. John's     3 5 1
CCNY     2 5 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Penn State     2 8 0
Princeton     1 7 0
Vermont     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Moravian
W 26–0
October 3at Rutgers
L 6–275,000[1]
October 10at JuniataHuntingdon, PAW 13–7
October 172:00 pmWest Chester
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 12–0
October 24CCNY
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 37–0[2]
October 312:00 pmWashington College
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 44–0
November 72:00 pmUrsinus
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 12–7
November 142:00 pmat Saint Joseph's
  • 54th and City Line
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–0

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Roster

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1931 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
FB Mike LaBove (C) Sr
[[American football positions|]] Walt MacFayden Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Grossman scores three touchdowns as Rutgers defeats Drexel eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1931. p. S1. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dragon freshmen bear brunt of offensive as Lavender foe falters". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1931. Retrieved September 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Next Season's Football Schedule Announced" (PDF). The Triangle. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. January 9, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved January 16, 2018.