1904–05 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team

The 1904–05 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball team represented Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry during the 1904–05 men's basketball season. The Blue and Gold, who played without a head coach, played their home games at Main Building.

1904–05 Drexel Blue and Gold men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent (collegiate),
Philadelphia Interscholastic League
Record– (6–8 PIL)
Head coach
  • No coach
CaptainBeatty
Home arenaMain Building
Seasons
1904–05 collegiate men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Arizona   1 0   1.000
Augustana (Ill.)   9 0   1.000
Denver   1 0   1.000
Muskingum   8 0   1.000
New Mexico   1 0   1.000
Wabash   8 0   1.000
Washington University   1 0   1.000
Wyoming   1 0   1.000
Williams   20 2   .909
Bucknell   8 1   .889
Dayton   6 1   .857
Ohio State   12 2   .857
Allegheny   10 2   .833
Lewis   20 5   .800
Grove City   15 4   .789
North Dakota   7 2   .778
Wheaton (Ill.)   10 3   .769
Brigham Young   9 3   .750
Butler   6 2   .750
Fordham   18 6   .750
Penn State   6 2   .750
Montana State   5 2   .714
Harvard   11 5   .688
Nebraska   11 5   .688
Brown   13 6   .684
Cincinnati   6 3   .667
Dartmouth   20 10   .667
North Dakota Agricultural   6 3   .667
Syracuse   14 7   .667
Denison   9 5   .643
Canisius   7 4   .636
Oberlin   7 4   .636
Michigan State   5 3   .625
Oregon Agricultural   5 3   .625
Southwestern (Kan.)   5 3   .625
Colorado   3 2   .600
Holy Cross   6 4   .600
Washington State   3 2   .600
Colgate   10 7   .588
Akron   8 6   .571
Bradley   5 4   .556
Westminster (Pa.)   6 5   .545
Bloomsburg   3 3   .500
Colorado Architectural   2 2   .500
Connecticut   3 3   .500
Illinois State   4 4   .500
Indiana State   5 5   .500
Manhattan   3 3   .500
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   3 3   .500
Kansas   5 6   .455
Lehigh   4 5   .444
Maine   7 9   .438
Army   3 4   .429
Mount Union   6 8   .429
West Virginia   6 9   .400
Temple   3 5   .375
Baker   5 10   .333
Gettysburg   3 6   .333
Wooster   3 8   .273
Kentucky   1 4   .200
Lake Forest   0 5   .000
New Mexico A&M   0 1   .000
Washington   0 2   .000
Wesleyan (Conn.)   0 12   .000

Drexel participated in the Philadelphia Interscholastic League, also known as the Interscholastic Basketball Association, which also included Brown Preparatory School, Camden High School, Central High School, Central Manual Training School, Eastburn Academy, Friends' Central School, and Northeast Manual Training School. Spring Garden School was planned to participate, but was replaced by Friends' Central. All league games were played at St. James Hall, located at 38th and Market streets. Drexel finished 6–8 in these league games, which was won by Central High School with a record of 14–0.[1]

Roster

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1904–05 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
Beatty (C)
Sauerhoff
H.F. Machado (I)
J.M. Maloney
Mack
Frank Griffin
Head coach
  • No coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • In January, 1905, Machado suffered a broken hand and was replaced with Griffith

Schedule

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[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 14, 1904*
vs. Brown Prep L 8–16 
                  St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
December 23, 1904*
vs. Eastburn Academy W 23–8 
                  St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
December 1904*
Friends' Central School W 27–14 
                   
 
January 4, 1905*
vs. Spring Garden School       St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
January 1905*
Bloomsburg Normal L  
                   
 
January 1905*
Wyoming Seminary L  
                   
 
January 13, 1905*
vs. Camden High School (NJ) L  
                  St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
January 1905*
Morris Guards L  
                   
 
January 20, 1905*
vs. Central Manual Trade School L  
                  St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 1905*
vs. Northeast Manual Training School L  
                  St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 1905*
vs. Central High School L  
                  St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 1905*
Perkiomen School W 36–17 
                   
 
February 8, 1905*
vs. Brown Prep       St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 1905*
vs. Eastburn Academy       St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
February 24, 1905*
vs. Spring Garden School       St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
March 3, 1905*
vs. Camden High School (NJ)       St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
March 10, 1905*
vs. Central Manual Trade School       St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
March 17, 1905*
vs. Northeast Manual Training School       St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
March 24, 1905*
vs. Central High School L  
                  St. James Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
Unknown*
Temple W 28–22 
                   
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Official A.A.U. basketball guide". Spalding. 1905. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Drexel Institute Bulletin". Drexel Institute. 1904. p. 8. Retrieved August 23, 2022.