1973 Drexel Dragons football team

1973 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Sterling Brown (5th season)
Home stadium	Drexel Field

1973 NCAA Division II independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Nebraska–Omaha			–					7	–	2	–	1
Trinity (TX)			–					8	–	3	–	0
UNLV			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Delaware ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
Western Carolina			–					6	–	3	–	1
Central Michigan			–					7	–	4	–	0
Nevada			–					7	–	4	–	0
Western Illinois			–					7	–	4	–	0
Milwaukee			–					6	–	4	–	1
Eastern Michigan			–					6	–	4	–	0
American International			–					5	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	5	–	0
Central State (OH)			–					6	–	5	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	4	–	2
Northeast Louisiana			–					3	–	5	–	2
Santa Clara			–					4	–	6	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	6	–	0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff			–					3	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	7	–	0
Indiana State			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					2	–	7	–	1
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	9	–	0
Portland State			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Drexel Dragons football team was an American football team that represented Drexel University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season ]. In their fifth year under head coach Sterling Brown, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at Fordham	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 27–0	2,000
October 6	at RPI	'86 Field Troy, NY	W 27–14	1,000
October 13	Merchant Marine	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–20	2,000
October 20	Gettysburg	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 28–24	4,000
October 27	C. W. Post	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 15–16	2,000
November 3	Albright	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 16–7	1,500
November 10	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 11–21	3,100
November 17	at Coast Guard	Cadet Memorial Field New London, CT	L 0–9	2,000