1957 West Chester Golden Rams football team

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1957 West Chester Golden Rams football
Conference Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference
Record8–0 (4–0 PSTCC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Demko, Bob Mosteller
Home stadiumWayne Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lock Haven + 5 –0 –08 –0 –0
Shippensburg + 5 –0 –06 –0 –1
West Chester 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Edinboro 2 –1 –03 –4 –0
Slippery Rock 2 –1 –05 –2 –0
Kutztown 2 –1 –13 –4 –1
Bloomsburg 2 –3 –05 –2 –1
East Stroudsburg 2 –3 –13 –4 –1
Indiana (PA) 2 –2 –03 –6 –0
Mansfield 1 –2 –03 –3 –0
California (PA) 1 –4 –02 –5 –0
Millersville 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
Clarion 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
Cheyney 0 –4 –00 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.

The 1957 West Chester Golden Rams football team was an American football team that represented West Chester State College (now known as West Chester University) as a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. In their 20th year under head coach Glenn Killinger, the Golden Rams compiled a perfect 8–0 record (4–0 against PSTCC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 326 to 40. [1] Despite a 14-game winning streak dating back to 1956, West Chester lost the PSTCC title to Shippensburg and Lock Haven due to the conference's point system that rated the relative strength of each team's opponents. [2]

Contents

The 1957 season was one of five perfect seasons in West Chester Rams football history, the others being 1923, 1928, 1952, and 1960. [3]

The team played its home game at Wayne Field in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Fort Myer * Arlington, VA W 25–7 [4]
September 27 King's (PA) *
W 52–124,000 [5] [6]
October 5New Haven*
  • Wayne Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 47–7 [7]
October 12at Baldwin-Wallace * Berea, OH W 39–7
October 18 Drexel *
  • Wayne Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 39–0 [8]
October 26at East Stroudsburg East Stroudsburg, PA W 34–04,000 [9]
November 1 Millersville
  • Wayne Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 25–0 [10]
November 9at Bloomsburg Bloomsburg, PA W 13–72,000 [11] [12]
November 16 California (PA)
  • Wayne Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 52–0 [2]
  • *Non-conference game

[13]

Awards and statistical leaders

Three West Chester players were selected by the conference coaches as first-team players on the PSTCC all-star team: fullback Bob Mosteller; end Bruce Shenk; and tackle Dick Emerich. [14]

Halfback Jack Wendland led the team with 537 rushing yards. [15] He also set a school record with an average of 7.3 yards per rushing attempt.He broke his own record in 1958 with an average of 9.0 yards per carry. [16]

Quarterback John Harrington led the team in passing. He completed 38 of 86 passes for 742 yards and 16 touchdowns. [17] End Bruce Shenk was the team's leading receiver. He caught 14 passes for 327 yards (23.4 yards per reception) and seven touchdowns. [18] Rob Mosteller led the team in scoring with 67 points on eight touchdowns and 19 extra points. [19]

Players

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References

  1. ↑ "West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football" (PDF). West Chester University. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "West Chester Wins 14 in Row, but Loses Title". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1957. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, p. 9.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "West Chester Beats Ft. Myer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 22, 1957. p. S5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "King's Plays At W. Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1957. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Ex-Olney Back Gets 2 TDs as W. Chester Wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 28, 1957. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "West Chester Avenges '56 Loss to New Haven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 6, 1957. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bill Harper (October 19, 1957). "West Chester Crushes Drexel For 10th Straight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 18, 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "West Chester Eleven Sinks East Stroudsburg STC, 34-0". The Daily Record. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1957. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ {[cite news|title=West Chester 25, MSTC 0|newspaper=Daily Intelligencer|location=Lancaster, Pennsylvania|date=November 2, 1957|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal-west-chester-25-m/124340134/%7Cvia= Newspapers.com}}
  11. ↑ "Rams Butt Huskies, 13 To 7: Rams Capture Tough Battle". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1957. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "W. Chester Runs Win Streak to 13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 10, 1957. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  14. ↑ Bill Harper (December 1, 1957). "Tate, Schmalhofer Get STC Grid Honors". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. p. 40 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, p. 13.
  16. ↑ West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, p. 11.
  17. ↑ West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, p. 16.
  18. ↑ West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, p. 18.
  19. ↑ West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, p. 22.
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