1963 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
University
No. 2 Delaware x
4
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
0
Bucknell
3
–
1
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0
6
–
3
–
0
Gettysburg
2
–
2
–
0
5
–
4
–
0
Temple
1
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
1
Lehigh
1
–
3
–
0
1
–
8
–
0
Lafayette
1
–
4
��
0
1
–
8
–
0
College–Northern
Upsala x
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Wagner
4
–
1
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Albright
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Moravian
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
4
–
0
Wilkes
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
5
–
0
Lycoming
1
–
5
–
0
1
–
7
–
0
Juniata *
3
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Susquehanna *
2
–
1
–
0
8
–
1
–
0
Hofstra *
0
–
0
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
College–Southern
Western Maryland x
4
–
0
–
0
6
–
1
–
1
Muhlenberg
4
–
1
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Dickinson
5
–
2
–
0
5
–
2
–
0
Swarthmore
4
–
2
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Drexel
3
–
2
–
0
5
–
3
–
0
Lebanon Valley
4
–
3
–
0
4
–
3
–
0
Pennsylvania Military
3
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Ursinus
2
–
4
–
1
2
–
4
–
1
Haverford
2
–
4
–
0
2
–
5
–
0
Franklin & Marshall
1
–
4
–
0
1
–
6
–
0
Johns Hopkins
0
–
4
–
1
0
–
6
–
1
West Chester *
0
–
0
–
0
7
–
1
–
0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
AP Poll
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, PA.
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Coast Guard * Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA L 0–33,000 October 5 1:30 pm Lebanon Valley Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA W 30–63,300 October 12 1:30 pm Lycoming Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA W 22–73,000 October 19 1:30 pm Delaware Valley * Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA W 43–153,000 October 26 2:00 pm at Wilkes W 23–142,800 November 2 1:30 pm at Pennsylvania Military L 0–102,500 November 9 1:30 pm King's * Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA W 16–06,500 November 16 1:30 pm at Western Maryland Westminster, MD L 6–72,000 November 23 1:30 pm at Dickinson (cancelled due to JFK assassination )
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Roster [ ] [3]
1963 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
TE
39
Bob Brennan Sr
OT
64
Don Mankin Sr
OG
61
Chuck Niessner Jr
C
53
Jules Bosch Sr
OG
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
OG
45
John Smith Sr
OG
48
George Guerra Jr
OG
51
Rich Cecchine So
OG
58
Bob Steel So
OG
59
Matt Kennedy So
OG
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
References [ ]
Venues
West Philadelphia YMCA (1896–?)Drexel Field (46th and Haverford Ave) (?–1962)
Vidas Field (1963–1973) Culture & lore
City 6 Mario the Magnificent "Drexel Fight Song " People Seasons
