1955 Drexel Dragons football |
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Conference |
Independent |
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1955 record |
8–0 |
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Head coach |
Eddie Allen (6th season) |
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Assistant coach |
Jack Hinkle |
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Assistant coach |
Bob Glazier |
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Captain |
Ev Gest (1st year) |
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Captain |
Art Del Campo (1st year) |
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Home stadium |
Drexel Field |
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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-American team.
Schedule
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Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 30 |
Night |
at West Chester |
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Wayne Field • West Chester, PA |
W 7–0 |
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October 8 |
Afternoon |
Ursinus |
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Drexel Field • Philadelphia, PA |
W 20–13 |
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October 15 |
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Franklin & Marshall |
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Drexel Field • Philadelphia, PA |
W 23–6 |
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October 22 |
Afternoon |
at Lycoming |
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Williamsport, PA |
W 33–14 |
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October 29 |
2:00 pm |
Johns Hopkins![dagger](../I/m/Dagger-14-plain.png) |
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Drexel Field • Philadelphia, PA |
W 34–13 |
6,500 |
November 5 |
Afternoon |
at Western Maryland |
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Hoffa Field • Westminster, MD |
W 34–13 |
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November 12 |
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Coast Guard |
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Drexel Field • Philadelphia, PA |
W 27–7 |
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November 19 |
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at Pennsylvania Military College |
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Chester, PA |
W 20–6 |
5,000 |
Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Roster
1955 Drexel Dragons football team roster |
Players |
Coaches |
Offense
Pos. | # | Name | Class |
TE, K |
24 |
Ron Kleppinger |
Jr |
OT |
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Vince Vidas |
Jr |
OG |
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Bob Miller |
Sr |
C, LB |
22 |
Ev Gest (C) |
Sr |
OG |
33 |
Jack Eidenberg |
OT |
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Ed Pietrzak |
Sr |
TE |
28 |
Will Malone |
Sr |
HB |
11 |
Art Del Campo (C) |
Sr |
HB, P |
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Frank Russo |
FB |
36 |
George Piper |
Sr |
QB, K |
19 |
Bill Zador |
Jr |
RB |
14 |
Tony Spadaccini |
Jr |
TE |
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Lou Cobano |
TE |
21 |
Iles Wauhop |
Jr |
TE |
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Dave Smith |
So |
OG |
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Gordon MacShane |
Sr |
FB |
18 |
Kenny Pastor |
Sr |
HB |
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John Maloney |
So |
[[American football positions|]] |
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Art Barnes |
QB |
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Ed Kolongowski |
HB/FB |
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Herman Ringler |
Sr |
[[American football positions|]] |
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Frank Rapprich |
Sr |
[[American football positions|]] |
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D. Hughes |
[[American football positions|]] |
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K. Lysle |
[[American football positions|]] |
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S. Goldberg |
[[American football positions|]] |
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H. Tempest |
[[American football positions|]] |
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R. Paranich |
[[American football positions|]] |
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W. Winterbottom |
[[American football positions|]] |
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F. Costantini |
[[American football positions|]] |
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D. Medoff |
[[American football positions|]] |
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H. Schmidt |
[[American football positions|]] |
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R. Carson |
[[American football positions|]] |
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D. Wagoner |
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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