1960 West Chester Golden Rams football team

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1960 West Chester Golden Rams football
PSCC champion
PSCC East Division champion
Conference Pennsylvania State College Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
APNo. 5 (AP small college poll)
Record9–0 (5–0 PSCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumFarrell Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961  →
1960 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Division
No. 8/5 West Chester xy$ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Millersville 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Bloomsburg 4 –2 –05 –2 –1
East Stroudsburg 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Mansfield 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
Kutztown 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Cheyney 0 –5 –00 –7 –0
West Division
Lock Haven xy 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
California (PA) 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Slippery Rock 2 –1 –25 –1 –2
Clarion 2 –4 –13 –4 –1
Indiana (PA) 1 –3 –22 –4 –2
Edinboro 1 –3 –13 –4 –1
Shippensburg 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
Championship: West Chester 35, Lock Haven 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Interdivisional games counted in conference standings.
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1960 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 East Division of the Pennsylvania State College Conference (PSCC) during the 1960 college football season. In their first year under head coach James Bonder, the Golden Rams compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against PSCC opponents), won the PSCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 311 to 68. [1] They were ranked fifth in the final AP small college poll. [2]

Bonder took over as head coach after spending the previous 14 years as the line coach on Glenn Killinger's coaching staff at West Chester. In addition to the turnover at head coach, the Rams lost Little All-American end Bill Campbell and quarterback Ted Kowal to graduation. [3]

West Chester's sophomore fullback Joe Iacone was the small-college rushing champion with 1,438 rushing yards in nine games in 1960. [4] He rushed for a season-high 201 yards and scored three touchdowns against Bloomsburg. [5]

Iacone was the top vote-getter on the 1960 PSCC all-star team selected by the conference coaches. [6] Back Jim Pribula was also named to the first team. Four other West Chester players were named to the second team: back Vince Bonkoski; end Bill Gray; guard Cordell Godbolte; and center Lou Capararo. [7] The team's statistical leaders included Iacone with 1,438 rushing yards, Bonkoski with 1,254 passing yards, and Jim Pribula with 416 receiving yards. [8]

The 1960 season was one of five perfect seasons in West Chester Rams football history, the others being 1923, 1928, 1952, and 1957. [9]

The team played its home game at Farrell Field (formerly known as Wayne Field) in West Chester, Pennsylvania. [10]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Fort Eustis * Fort Eustis, VA W 30–272,500 [11] [12]
September 23 Ithaca *
W 19–86,300–6,700 [13]
September 30 East Stroudsburg
  • Farrell Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 21–07,200 [14] [15]
October 8at Millersville Millersville, PA W 42–04,900 [16]
October 15at Clarion Clarion, PA W 49–149,800 [17]
October 21 Kutztown
  • Farrell Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 60–05,500 [18]
October 29at American International * Springfield, MA W 13–01,000 [19]
November 11 Bloomsburg
  • Farrell Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 42–138,400 [10] [20] [21]
November 19 Lock Haven *No. 9
W 35–66,400 [22] [23]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[8] [24]

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  2. ↑ "Bucknell, Terhes Named By ECAC". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. December 1, 1960. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
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  5. ↑ "M'Carthy, Iacone Top Field As Sophomores". Public Opinion. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1960. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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  8. 1 2 "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 8, 2023.
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  10. 1 2 "Expect Record Crowd At Husky-West Chester Game". The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1960. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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