1955-56 DePaul Blue Demons basketball — schedule and results
The 1955-56 DePaul Blue Demons went 16-8 under head coach Ray Meyer. Simple Rating System: 7.69.
Hoopsipedia's log holds 15 games from this season: 4–2 at home, 2–5 on the road, and 1–1 on neutral courts. The Blue Demons scored 74.9 points per game and allowed 77.0 (-2.1 per game). The most lopsided win was 84–62 over Penn State Nittany Lions on Dec 10, 1955; the heaviest defeat was 82–59 to San Francisco Dons on Dec 17, 1955. The tightest finish was a 2-point loss against Kentucky Wildcats (69–71).
Among DePaul Blue Demons' 101 recorded seasons, 1955-56's .667 winning percentage ranks 36th. Previous season: 1954-55 Blue Demons (16–6). Next season: 1956-57 Blue Demons (8–14).
Game-by-game results (15 games)
Game recaps
1955-12-12: Kentucky Wildcats survived DePaul 71–69 as Jerry Bird scored a team-high 16. Ronald Sobieszczyk had 24 for DePaul.
1955-12-28: Behind Freeman's 27 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from DePaul Blue Demons 83–72. Sobieszczyk had 23 for DePaul Blue Demons.
1956-02-18: DePaul survived Kentucky Wildcats 81–79 as Ronald Sobieszczyk scored a team-high 25. Vernon Hatton had 32 for Kentucky Wildcats.
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