1960 Montclair State Indians football team

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1960 Montclair State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
CaptainDick DeMasi
Home stadium Sprague Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961  →
1960 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Montclair State  – 8 –0 –0
Washington and Lee  – 8 –0 –1
UC Riverside  – 7 –0 –1
Arlington State  – 9 –2 –0
Howard (AL)  – 8 –1 –0
Northern Michigan  – 8 –1 –1
Cal Poly Pomona  – 7 –2 –0
Louisville  – 7 –2 –0
Southern Connecticut State  – 7 –3 –0
Montana State  – 5 –3 –1
Mississippi Southern  – 6 –4 –0
Santa Clara  – 4 –3 –0
Baldwin–Wallace  – 4 –3 –1
Sewanee  – 4 –3 –1
Carthage  – 5 –4 –0
Abilene Christian  – 5 –5 –0
Chattanooga  – 5 –5 –0
St. Norbert  – 4 –4 –1
Arkansas State  – 4 –5 –0
Drake  – 4 –5 –0
North Park  – 4 –5 –0
Buffalo  – 4 –6 –0
Carnegie Tech  – 3 –5 –0
Northeastern  – 2 –5 –1
Union (NY)  – 2 –5 –1
Hawaii  – 3 –7 –0
Tampa  – 2 –7 –1
Trinity (TX)  – 2 –7 –1
Washington University  – 2 –7 –0
Rose Poly  – 1 –5 –1
Wabash  – 1 –8 –0
Pepperdine  – 1 –9 –0

The 1960 Montclair State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Monclair State College (now known as Montclair State University) as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jerry Edwards, the Indians compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 181 to 54. It was the second undefeated season in Montclair State history and the first since 1947. Despite their undefeated record, Montclair State was not chosen to participate in the NAIA's four-team playoffs. [1]

Junior guard Dick DeMasi was the team captain and received third-team honors from the United Press on the 1960 All-America team. [2] DeMasi also punted for the team, tallying 1,082 yards on 29 punts (36.6 yards per punt). [3]

The team's statistical leaders included Bill Gosalczyk with 125 carries for 611 rushing yards; George Jeck with 46 pass completions on 93 attempts for 529 yards and five touchdowns; Robert Crosley with 18 receptions for 237 yards and a touchdown. [3]

The team played its home games at Sprague Field in Montclair, New Jersey.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Delaware Valley Doylestown, PA W 14–01,000 [4]
September 30 Cheyney State
W 19–72,000 [5]
October 8at Central Connecticut New Britain, CT W 34–81,500 [6]
October 15 Trenton State
  • Sprague Field
  • Montclair, NJ
W 9–63,500 [7]
October 22 Gallaudet
  • Sprague Field
  • Montclair, NJ
W 38–72,000 [8]
October 29at Kutztown State Kutztown, PA W 32–01,000 [9]
November 5 Millersville State
  • Sprague Field
  • Montclair, NJ
W 14–71,775 [10]
November 12at C. W. Post Brookville, NY W 21–192,000 [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Tribe 11 Ignored Despite 8-0 Mark". The Montclair Times. December 1, 1960. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Wins Grid Honor". The Montclair Times. December 8, 1960. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Montclair State Beats Delaware". The Herald-News. September 26, 1960. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Montclair State Wins, 2 freshmen Are Stars: Defeats Cheney (Pa.) State 19-7, in Night Game Before Record Crowd; Area Men Play". The Herald-News. October 1, 1960. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Central State Trounced 34 to 8 By Montclair". The Hartford Courant. October 9, 1960. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Unbeaten Montclair State Tops Trenton on Field Goal". The Herald-News. October 17, 1960. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Montclair State Stays Unbeaten". The Record. October 24, 1960. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Unbeaten Montclair State Routs Kutztown Eleven, 32-0". The Herald-News. October 31, 1960. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Millersville's Third Defeat Costly In Grid Record Books". Intelligencer Journal. November 8, 1960. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Post Runs Its Negative Streak To 5, But Looks Good Losing". Newsday. November 14, 1960. p. 20C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "NCAA's Wild Card Sub Rule Befuddles Montclair State". The Herald-News. November 15, 1960. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
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