1946 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1946 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1946 college football season. Ralph Chase was the team's head coach.

1946 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
1946 record	3–4
Head coach	Ralph Chase (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Edward Bossick (1st season) Marshall Austin (1st season)

1946 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Army			–					9	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Bucknell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

On October 26, Drexel played at Delaware in the last game to be played at Frazer Field.[1]

On November 9, Drexel was scheduled to play against Dickinson, however Dickinson was unable to play because a bus which had all of the team's equipment was erroneously sent to Pittsburgh.[2] The error was discovered by the Dickinson football manager after the bus had left, and the bus was not flagged down until it had already reached Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. By that time, the bus would be unable to reach Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the game was to be played, in time. As a crowd of 2,000 fans awaited the game, Drexel attempted to outfit the Dickinson team with their spare equipment, however was unable to do so due to a lack of pads. The game was canceled by mutual agreement.[3]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Night	at West Chester	Wayne Field West Chester, PA	L 0–12
October 5	2:00 pm	Ursinus	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 18–6	4,000
October 12	2:00 pm	at CCNY	Lewisohn Stadium New York, NY	W 19–0	1,000
October 19	2:00 pm	Haverford	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 33–20
October 26		at Delaware	Frazer Field Newark, DE	L 0–52
November 2	2:00 pm	Johns Hopkins	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–7	2,000
November 9	2:00 pm	Dickinson	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	Canceled	2,000
November 16		at Swarthmore		L 6–12	2,000
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1946 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 45 Joe Michaels HB 36 Al Bednerik HB 16 Jim Ostendarp Fr FB 38 Arnie Pearson TE 53 Jim Faut OT Phil Schneider OG Joe Kuder C 69 Hugh Geiger OG 70 Fred Jordan OT 55 George Hill TE 35 George Horrocks [[American football positions|]] Hal Morehead [[American football positions|]] Jack Smith [[American football positions|]] Craig Smith [[American football positions|]] Dick Coffee HB George Durgin HB Eugene Saylor HB Grisson HB Cragg OT Bob Brocksbank OT Tom Young OG Jake Michaels OG Bill Barnes TE Bill Mickle	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ralph Chase (Pittsburgh) Coordinators/assistant coaches Edward Bossick (Muhlenberg) Marshall Austin (Drexel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Football - 1946 Schedule". Delaware Blue Hens. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
2. "Dickinson Fails to Show: No Pants" (PDF). The Triangle. 15 November 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
3. "Dickinson's Suits "Go West" As Team Goes East. Game Cancelled". Newspapers.com. Philadelphia: The Gazette and Daily. 11 November 1946. p. 14. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
4. "Techmen Meet Rams Tonight" (PDF). The Triangle. 27 September 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2018.