1940 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceEastern Pennsylvania Conference
Record2–6 (1–1 EPC)
Head coach
CaptainWalt Hutton
1940 Eastern Pennsylvania Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Franklin & Marshall $ 3 0 07 2 0
Muhlenberg 2 1 04 6 0
Gettysburg 2 2 04 4 0
Drexel 1 1 02 6 0
Ursinus 0 4 01 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

1940 Drexel Dragons football team was head coached by Walter Halas.

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.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Juniata*Philadelphia, PAL 0–14
October 5at Buffalo*
L 13–20
October 12GettysburgPhiladelphia, PAL 0–41
October 19RPI*daggerPhiladelphia, PAL 0–26
October 26at Delaware*L 0–19[2]
November 22:30 pmLowell Textile*Philadelphia, PAW 8–0
November 9at Swarthmore*Swarthmore, PAL 6–18
November 16at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 12–8

[3][4]

Roster

1940 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 34 Walt Hutton (C) Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    References

    1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
    2. "Delaware Gets First Win, Beating Drexel". The Morning Call. October 27, 1940 via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Drexel Defeated in First Seasonal Tilt" (PDF). The Triangle. October 11, 1940. p. 4. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
    4. "1940 Football Schedule". Swarthmore Athletics. Retrieved September 27, 2021.


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