1921 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1921 Drexel Dragons football team represented Drexel Institute—now known as Drexel University—in the 1921 college football season. Led by William McAvoy in his second and final season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 2–3–1.

1921 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–3–1
Head coach	William McAvoy (2nd season)
Captain	George Crichton

1921 Eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington & Jefferson			–					10	–	0	–	1
Lafayette			–					9	–	0	–	0
Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					8	–	0	–	2
Yale			–					8	–	1	–	0
New Hampshire			–					8	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					6	–	1	–	2
Villanova			–					6	–	1	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Geneva			–					5	–	3	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	3	–	1
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					6	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	1
Fordham			–					4	–	3	–	2
Penn			–					4	–	3	–	2
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	2
Lehigh			–					4	–	4	–	0
Springfield			–					4	–	5	–	2
Vermont			–					3	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	3	–	3
Buffalo			–					2	–	3	–	2
Drexel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Rutgers			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island State			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	5	–	2
Duquesne			–					0	–	4	–	1

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 15	Juniata	Philadelphia, PA	W 13–0
October 22	George Washington	Strawbridge and Clothier Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–40
October 29	St. John's (MD)	Philadelphia, PA	L 0–35
November 5	New York Aggies	Philadelphia, PA	W 34–7
November 12	at Western Maryland	Westminster, MD	L 0–14
November 19	Gallaudet	Philadelphia, PA	T 14–14

Roster

1921 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class [[American football positions|]] Reed [[American football positions|]] Valencia [[American football positions|]] Easterbrook [[American football positions|]] Ross [[American football positions|]] Gillette [[American football positions|]] Fialkowski [[American football positions|]] Ryan [[American football positions|]] Shelley [[American football positions|]] Hafleigh [[American football positions|]] Wilson [[American football positions|]] Layer [[American football positions|]] Diggins [[American football positions|]] Sellers [[American football positions|]] MacQuarrie [[American football positions|]] Buckman [[American football positions|]] H. Miller [[American football positions|]] Belcher FB George Crichton (C) [[American football positions|]] Greenwood [[American football positions|]] Mosteller [[American football positions|]] Connel [[American football positions|]] Mackin [[American football positions|]] W. Miller [[American football positions|]] Weinberger	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach William McAvoy (Lafayette) Coordinators/assistant coaches E.J. Hall Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt