1955 Drexel Dragons football team

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1955 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
Captains
  • Ev Gest
  • Art Del Campo
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
  1954
1956  
1955 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Alfred   8 0 0
Drexel   8 0 0
Trinity (CT)   7 0 0
Juniata   8 0 1
Carnegie Tech   5 1 1
Tufts   5 2 0
Boston College   5 2 1
No. 20 Army   6 3 0
Colgate   6 3 0
No. 11 Pittsburgh   7 4 0
Holy Cross   6 4 0
Syracuse   5 3 0
Penn State   5 4 0
Buffalo   4 4 1
Hofstra   3 6 0
Bucknell   2 6 1
Boston University   2 6 0
Franklin & Marshall   2 6 0
Villanova   1 9 0
Temple   0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1955 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach. The team became the first undefeated football team at the school that had a full schedule of collegiate opponents. [1] [2] Left guard Vince Vidas was awarded first string on the 1955 Little All-America college football team.

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Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 30Nightat West Chester
W 7–0
October 8Afternoon Ursinus
W 20–13
October 15 Franklin & Marshall
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 23–6
October 22Afternoonat Lycoming Williamsport, PA W 33–14
October 292:00 pm Johns Hopkins Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–136,500
November 5Afternoonat Western Maryland
W 34–13
November 12 Coast Guard
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–7
November 19at Pennsylvania Military Chester, PA W 20–65,000

[3] [4]

Roster

1955 Drexel Dragons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE, K 24Ron KleppingerJr
OT Vince VidasJr
G Bob MillerSr
C, LB 22Ev Gest (C)Sr
G 33Jack Eidenberg
OT Ed PietrzakSr
TE 28Will MaloneSr
HB 11Art Del Campo (C)Sr
HB, P Frank Russo
FB 36George PiperSr
QB, K 19Bill ZadorJr
RB 14Tony SpadacciniJr
TE Lou Cobano
TE 21Iles WauhopJr
TE Dave SmithSo
G Gordon MacShaneSr
FB 18Kenny PastorSr
HB John MaloneySo
[[American football positions|]]Art Barnes
QB Ed Kolongowski
HB/FB Herman RinglerSr
[[American football positions|]]Frank RapprichSr
[[American football positions|]]D. Hughes
[[American football positions|]]K. Lysle
[[American football positions|]]S. Goldberg
[[American football positions|]]H. Tempest
[[American football positions|]]R. Paranich
[[American football positions|]]W. Winterbottom
[[American football positions|]]F. Costantini
[[American football positions|]]D. Medoff
[[American football positions|]]H. Schmidt
[[American football positions|]]R. Carson
[[American football positions|]]D. Wagoner
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "Victory Celebration Blasts Roof Off In Climax of Perfect Grid Season" (PDF). The Triangle. December 2, 1955. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  2. "VICTORY IS OUR CRY!" (PDF). The Triangle. December 2, 1955. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. "Dragons Set for Good Year; Meet W. Chester in Opener" (PDF). The Triangle. September 29, 1955. p. 4. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 14, 2024.