1930 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainWalt McFayden
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colgate   –   9 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   9 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Dartmouth   –   7 – 1 – 1
St. John's   –   7 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 2 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 2 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   6 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 2 – 2
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 2
CCNY   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 1
Drexel   –   6 – 3 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 3 – 1
Manhattan   –   4 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   5 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   5 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 2
Harvard   –   3 – 4 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   1 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   1 – 7 – 1
Vermont   –   1 – 7 – 1
Massachusetts   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

1930 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—in the 1930 college football season. Led by Walter Halas in his fourth season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 6–3–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20West Chester
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–13[1]
September 27Swarthmore
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 7–05,000[2]
October 4Cooper Union
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 43–0[3]
October 11Juniata
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–8[4]
October 18at St. John's (NY)
L 0–63,000[5]
October 25at CCNY
L 6–183,000[6]
November 1at Washington CollegeChestertown, MDW 44–0[7]
November 8Saint Joseph's
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 18–65,000[8]
November 15Delaware
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 13–13[9]
November 22Randolph–Macon
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 26–2[10]

Roster

1930 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
[[American football positions|]] Walt McFayden (C) Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "West Chester Teachers beat Drexel for second straight season 13 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Forward pass in 2d quarter gives Dragons triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Drexel swamps Cooper U., 43–0". The Brooklyn Daily Times. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "La Bove's 2 touchdowns against Juniata sends foe down in vicious struggle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "St. John's grid team rides to 6–0 win on heels of 50-yard pass". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Burly C.C.N.Y. foe submerges Drexel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 26, 1930. Retrieved September 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Drexel rolls up 44–0 score on Washington College team". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Drexel turns back St. Joe". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Blue Hens deadlock Drexel". The News Journal. November 17, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Randolph–Macon is given 26 to 2 lacing by Drexel eleven". Daily Press. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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