1956 Drexel Dragons football team

The 1956 Drexel Dragons football team represented the Drexel Institute of Technology (renamed Drexel University in 1970) as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division 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.

1956 Drexel Dragons football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Eddie Allen (7th season)
Captains	Bill Zador Vince Vidas
Home stadium	Drexel Field
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 NCAA College Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	New Haven	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 19–28
October 6	at Ursinus	Collegeville, PA	W 13–7
October 13	West Chester	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–13
October 20	Pennsylvania Military	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 44–21
October 27	at Juniata	Huntingdon, PA	L 13–19
November 3	Western Maryland	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 20–6
November 10	at Lebanon Valley	Lebanon High School Stadium Annville, PA	W 32–12
November 17	Coast Guard	New London, CT	W 20–7
Homecoming

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Roster

1956 Drexel Dragons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB, K Ron Kleppinger Sr TE Iles Wauhop Sr TE Art Barnes OT Vince Vidas (C) Sr G Don Whitney G Ed Schmidt C Jack Eidenberg HB, P Frank Russo Sr HB John Maloney Jr HB Gambone QB, K 19 Bill Zador (C) Sr QB Dave Ritchie [[American football positions|]] Dick Hughes Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Eddie Allen (Penn) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jack Hinkle (Syracuse) Ev Gest (Drexel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt

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". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.