The Drexel Dragons men's soccer team represents

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. The team is a member of the

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of the

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. In 1955, the team finished with a record of 11-3-1 and won the

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(MAC) championship for the first time. After finishing the regular season tied for first place in the conference's Southeastern division, they won a one-game playoff against Bucknell, and then went on to defeat Rutgers in the conference championship game. In 1958 with a 12-0-0 record, the team was awarded the

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by the Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association of America, then the governing body of men's college soccer. This occurred the year before the NCAA instituted a playoff system and so Drexel's championship is not officially recognized today by the NCAA.

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1947 establishments in Pennsylvania Association football clubs established in 1947 {{Pennsylvania-footyclub-stub

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