1955–56 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1955–56 Drexel Dragons Middle Atlantic Conferences College–Southern MAC 10–8 8–2 Samuel Cozen 4th Sayre High School MAC College–Southern Regular Season Champions The 1955–56 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Technology during the 1955–56 men's basketball season. The Dragons, led by 4th year head coach Samuel Cozen, played their home games at Sayre High School and were members of the College–Southern division of the Middle Atlantic Conferences (MAC).Drexel Starts Court Season https://www.newspapers.com/article/courier-post/193015146/ 9 March 2026 Courier-Post 4 January 1956 25 The team finished the season 10–8, and finished in 1st place in the MAC in the regular season. Roster 1955 Drexel Dragons y yes m Joseph Campbell 4 Robert Seher 5 Edward O'Brien 6 William Harley 7 Eugene Szukalski 9 John Loomis 10 William White 14 Ronald Kleppinger 15 Lawrence Humes 16 Robert Buckley 17 Martin Weinberg Gary Brotz Cyrus Cohen Samuel Cozen (Temple University) http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/F/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1956_191_Drexel%20University.pdf Schedule yes yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#F8B800; color:#002663;"| Regular season |- January 4, 1956 yes 1955–56 men Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen Lebanon Valley College Lebanon Valley 77–55 1–0 Buckley 27 Philadelphia, PA January 7, 1956 no 1955–56 men Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens University of Delaware Delaware 75–52 2–0 1–0 Philadelphia, PA January 11, 1956 no 1955–56 men Swarthmore Garnet Swarthmore College Swarthmore 86–66 3–0 2–0 Buckley 25 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA January 14, 1956 no yes 1955–56 men Ursinus Bears Ursinus College Ursinus 81–63 4–0 3–0 Collegeville, PA January 17, 1956 yes yes 1955–56 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's 57–83 4–1 Kleppinger 21 Buckley 17 Palestra 2,047 Philadelphia, PA January 25, 1956 yes 1955–56 men Millersville Marauders Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville 76–87 2OT 4–2 Loomis 17 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA January 28, 1956 yes yes 1955–56 men Susquehanna Crusaders Susquehanna University Susquehanna 62–68 4–3 February 1, 1956 yes yes 1955–56 men West Chester Golden Rams West Chester University West Chester 59–57 5–3 Loomis 13 Hollinger Field House West Chester, PA February 4, 1956 yes 3:30pm 1955–56 men Franklin & Marshall Diplomats Franklin & Marshall College Franklin & Marshall 57–63 5–4 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 8, 1956 no 1955–56 men Pennsylvania Military Cadets Widener University Pennsylvania Military College 62–58 6–4 4–0 Campbell 17 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 11, 1956 no 3:30pm 1955–56 men Haverford Fords Haverford College Haverford 66–54 7–4 5–0 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 15, 1956 no yes Delaware 70–83 7–5 5–1 Loomis 25 Newark, DE February 18, 1956 no yes Swarthmore 79–66 8–5 6–1 February 22, 1956 no Ursinus 96–66 9–5 7–1 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA February 25, 1956 no yes Pennsylvania Military College 62–79 9–6 7–2 Chester, PA February 28, 1956 no yes Haverford 68–56 10–6 8–2 Kleppinger 15 Ryan Gym Haverford, PA March 3, 1956 yes yes 1955–56 men Elizabethtown Blue Jays Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown 72–86 10–7 March 6, 1956 yes 1955–56 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova University Villanova 55–77 10–8 Sayre High School Philadelphia, PA yes AP Eastern Time References Category:Drexel Dragons men's basketball seasons Drexel Category:1955 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:1956 in sports in Pennsylvania Category:Long stubs with short prose