1973 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1973 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel University during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Sterling Brown was the team's head coach.

1973 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
1973 record4–4
Head coachSterling Brown (5th season)
Home stadiumDrexel Field
1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Tennessee State   –    10 –0 –0
No. 9 Hawaii   –    9 –2 –0
Nebraska–Omaha   –    7 –2 –1
UNLV   –    8 –3 –0
No. 13 Delaware ^   –    8 –4 –0
Central Michigan   –    7 –4 –0
Nevada   –    7 –4 –0
Milwaukee   –    6 –4 –1
Eastern Michigan   –    6 –4 –0
Akron   –    6 –5 –0
Central State (OH)   –    6 –5 –0
Wayne State (MI)   –    5 –5 –0
Drexel   –    4 –4 –0
Bucknell   –    3 –4 –2
Northeast Louisiana   –    3 –5 –2
Santa Clara   –    4 –6 –0
Chattanooga   –    4 –7 –0
Indiana State   –    4 –7 –0
Northeastern   –    3 –6 –0
Northern Michigan   –    2 –7 –1
Portland State   –    1 –10 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 291:30 pmat Fordham
W 27–02,000
October 61:30 pmat RPI
W 27–141,000
OctoberMerchant Marine
L 7–202,000
October 20Gettysburg
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 28–244,000
October 27C.W. Post
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 15–162,000
NovemberAlbright
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 16–71,500
Novemberat LafayetteL 11–213,100
Novemberat Coast GuardL 0–92,000

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Roster
1973 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
  • Sterling Brown (East Stroudsburg)
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report" (PDF). Philadelphia, PA: NCAA. November 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
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