The 1963 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Tom Grebis was the team's head coach.
The 1963 season was the first season the football team played at the new Drexel Field (later renamed Vitas Field), located at 43rd and Powelton in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|
| September 28 | 1:30 p.m. | Coast Guard* | - Drexel Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 0–3 | 3,000 | [1][2] |
| October 5 | 1:30 p.m. | Lebanon Valley | - Drexel Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 30–6 | 3,300 | |
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Lycoming | - Drexel Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 22–7 | 3,000 | |
| October 19 | 1:30 p.m. | Delaware Valley* | - Drexel Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 43–15 | 3,000 | |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wilkes | | W 23–14 | 2,800 | |
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Pennsylvania Military | | L 0–10 | 2,500 | |
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | King's* | - Drexel Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 16–0 | 6,500 | |
| November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | at Western Maryland | Westminster, MD | L 6–7 | 2,000 | |
| November 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at Dickinson | (cancelled due to JFK assassination) | Cancelled | | |
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Roster
| 1963 Drexel Dragons football team roster
|
| Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| TE
|
39
|
Bob Brennan
|
Sr
|
| OT
|
64
|
Don Mankin
|
Sr
|
| G
|
61
|
Chuck Niessner
|
Jr
|
| C
|
53
|
Jules Bosch
|
Sr
|
| G
|
63
|
Tony Giuliante
|
So
|
| OT
|
49
|
Joel Gotchel
|
Sr
|
| TE
|
40
|
Chuck Farrell
|
So
|
| HB
|
24
|
John Schlichtig
|
Sr
|
| HB
|
27
|
Rich Thatcher
|
Jr
|
| FB, TE
|
32
|
Harry Purnell
|
Sr
|
| QB
|
17
|
Fran Crovetti
|
Jr
|
| TE
|
36
|
Hal Vang
|
Jr
|
| TE
|
37
|
Hank Nowak
|
So
|
| TE
|
41
|
Russ DeLuca
|
So
|
| TE
|
38
|
Frank Gallo
|
Sr
|
| TE
|
42
|
Larry Veit
|
So
|
| TE
|
43
|
Phil Hall
|
Sr
|
| TE
|
44
|
Irv Campbell
|
So
|
| OT
|
47
|
Al Anderman
|
Jr
|
| OT
|
54
|
Mike Higgins
|
So
|
| OT
|
56
|
Nick Polivka
|
So
|
| OT
|
57
|
Sante Camo
|
So
|
| OT
|
62
|
Ted Passyn
|
Sr
|
| OT
|
65
|
Ron Heckman
|
So
|
| G
|
45
|
John Smith
|
Sr
|
| G
|
48
|
George Guerra
|
Jr
|
| G
|
51
|
Rich Cecchine
|
So
|
| G
|
58
|
Bob Steel
|
So
|
| G
|
59
|
Matt Kennedy
|
So
|
| G
|
60
|
Bill Whitorff
|
Jr
|
| C
|
50
|
Brud Shaw
|
Sr
|
| C
|
52
|
Don Brown
|
So
|
| C
|
53
|
Jules Bosch
|
Sr
|
| C
|
55
|
Bob Muntz
|
So
|
| HB
|
22
|
Ed Bogdan
|
Jr
|
| HB
|
21
|
Carl Valentino
|
So
|
| HB
|
23
|
Rich Sullivan
|
So
|
| HB
|
25
|
Dave Leahy
|
Jr
|
| HB
|
30
|
Skip Lombardi
|
So
|
| HB
|
33
|
Ken Prescott
|
So
|
| FB
|
31
|
Bruno Ceccarelli
|
Jr
|
| FB
|
34
|
Harry Heinzl
|
So
|
| FB
|
35
|
Tom McVeigh
|
So
|
| QB
|
20
|
Tim Patterson
|
Sr
|
| QB
|
19
|
Bob King
|
Sr
|
| QB
|
18
|
Don Harmatuck
|
Jr
|
| QB, P
|
16
|
Howie Guarini
|
Jr
|
|
Defense
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
|
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References
- ^ "Coast Guardsmen At Drexel Tech". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. September 28, 1963. p. 13. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Coast Guard's Allison Defeats Drexel, 3-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 29, 1963. p. S3. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ White, Tom (October 4, 1963). "Dragons Sunk By Coast Guard, Face Lebanon Valley Tomorrow" (PDF). The Triangle. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 12. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1963 Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Drexel vs King's". drexel.edu. Drexel University. November 9, 1963. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved March 27, 2019.