1960 West Chester Golden Rams football team

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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]

DivisionEast Division
APNo. 5 (AP small college poll)
Record9–0 (5–0 PSCC)
Quick facts West Chester Golden Rams football, PSCC championPSCC East Division champion ...
1960 West Chester Golden Rams football
PSCC champion
PSCC East Division champion
ConferencePennsylvania State College Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
APNo. 5 (AP small college poll)
Record9–0 (5–0 PSCC)
Head coach
  • James Bonder (1st season)
Home stadiumFarrell Field
Seasons
 1959
1961 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1960 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
East Division
No. 8/5 West Chester xy$500900
Millersville410630
Bloomsburg420521
East Stroudsburg530630
Mansfield250350
Kutztown150170
Cheyney050070
West Division
Lock Haven xy610820
California (PA)510710
Slippery Rock212512
Clarion241341
Indiana (PA)132242
Edinboro131341
Shippensburg260270
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
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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

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