1955 Drexel Dragons football team

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.

1955 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–0
Head coach	Eddie Allen (6th season)
Captains	Ev Gest Art Del Campo
Home stadium	Drexel Field
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 30	Night	at West Chester	Wayne Field West Chester, PA	W 7–0
October 8	Afternoon	Ursinus	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–13
October 15		Franklin & Marshall	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 23–6
October 22	Afternoon	at Lycoming	Williamsport, PA	W 33–14
October 29	2:00 pm	Johns Hopkins	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–13	6,500
November 5	Afternoon	at Western Maryland	Hoffa Field Westminster, MD	W 34–13
November 12		Coast Guard	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 27–7
November 19		at Pennsylvania Military	Chester, PA	W 20–6	5,000
Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1955 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE, K 24 Ron Kleppinger Jr OT Vince Vidas Jr G Bob Miller Sr C, LB 22 Ev Gest (C) Sr G 33 Jack Eidenberg OT Ed Pietrzak Sr TE 28 Will Malone Sr HB 11 Art Del Campo (C) Sr HB, P Frank Russo FB 36 George Piper Sr QB, K 19 Bill Zador Jr RB 14 Tony Spadaccini Jr TE Lou Cobano TE 21 Iles Wauhop Jr TE Dave Smith So G Gordon MacShane Sr FB 18 Kenny Pastor Sr HB John Maloney So [[American football positions|]] Art Barnes QB Ed Kolongowski HB/FB Herman Ringler Sr [[American football positions|]] Frank Rapprich Sr [[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. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Eddie Allen (Penn) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jack Hinkle (Syracuse) Bob Glazier (Drexel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   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". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.