1956 Drexel Dragons football team

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1956 Drexel Dragons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Captains
  • Bill Zador
  • Vince Vidas
Home stadiumDrexel Field
Seasons
  1955
1957  
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Alfred   8 0 0
Northern Michigan   7 0 1
St. Norbert   8 1 0
Carthage   8 2 0
Tampa   7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas   6 2 0
Mississippi Southern   7 2 1
Wabash   6 2 1
Hawaii   7 3 0
Hofstra   7 3 0
Xavier   7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall   5 2 1
Louisville   6 3 0
Pepperdine   6 3 0
Washington University   6 3 0
La Verne   6 4 0
Buffalo   5 3 0
Drexel   5 3 0
Long Beach State   5 3 0
Delaware   5 3 1
Memphis State   5 4 1
Arkansas State   5 4 0
Chattanooga   5 4 0
Baldwin–Wallace   4 5 0
Washington & Jefferson   3 4 1
Rose Poly   3 4 0
Bucknell   3 5 0
Carnegie Tech   3 5 0
Temple   3 5 0
Howard (AL)   2 5 2
Sewanee   1 6 1
UC Riverside   1 6 0

The 1956 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1956 college football season. Eddie Allen was the team's head coach. Left guard Vince Vidas was awarded first string on the Little All-America college football team for the second consecutive year.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30 New Haven
L 19–28
October 6at Ursinus Collegeville, PA W 13–7
October 13 West Chester
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–13
October 20 Pennsylvania Military Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 44–21
October 27at Juniata Huntingdon, PA L 13–19
November 3 Western Maryland
  • Drexel Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–6
November 10at Lebanon Valley
W 32–12
November 17 Coast Guard New London, CT W 20–7
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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Roster

1956 Drexel Dragons football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
FB, K Ron KleppingerSr
TE Iles WauhopSr
TE Art Barnes
OT Vince Vidas (C)Sr
G Don Whitney
G Ed Schmidt
C Jack Eidenberg
HB, P Frank RussoSr
HB John MaloneyJr
HB Gambone
QB, K 19Bill Zador (C)Sr
QB Dave Ritchie
[[American football positions|]]Dick HughesSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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References

  1. "New Haven Stops Dragons" (PDF). The Triangle. October 5, 1956. p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved March 14, 2024.