Drexel Dragons football
| Drexel Dragons | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1875 |
| Last season | 1973 |
| Head coach | Sterling Brown |
| Field surface | Grass |
| Location | 46th and Market Street, Philadelphia PA |
| Conference | Eastern Pennsylvania Conference |
| Conference titles | 1 (1937) |
| Colors | Navy Blue and Gold |
| Fight song | Drexel Fight Song |
| Mascot | Mario the Magnificent |
The first year of organized Drexel Dragons football was in 1892. The first intercollegiate game was played in 1898 against Ursinus College, which Drexel won 16-0. In 1909 the school discontinued football for lack of a proper playing field until in 1911, when Anthony J. Drexel’s estate in Runnymede, Delaware County, was used as athletic grounds with a field laid out for football. The team was also suspended in 1943 due to wartime.
In 1975, the team was once again discontinued due to funding issues.
In the time that there was a football team at Drexel University, the athletic teams went through multiple name changes. At different points, the team was also known as the "Engineers," the "Blue and Gold," and the "Drexelites" before finally settling with the "Dragons."
In 1937, the Dragons won the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference championship by defeating Franklin and Marshall.
Following the 1973 season, the football team was discontinued in order to redistribute the funds among other intercollegiate sports and intramural programs.
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