1960 West Chester Golden Rams football team

1960 West Chester Golden Rams football
1960 West Chester Golden Rams football
PSCC champion; PSCC East Division champion
PSCC Championship Game, W 35–6 vs. Lock Haven
Conference	Pennsylvania State College Conference
	East Division
Ranking
AP	No. 5 (AP small college poll)
Record	9–0 (5–0 PSCC)
Head coach	James Bonder (1st season);
Home stadium	Farrell Field
	Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
East Division
No. 8/5 West Chester xy$	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Millersville	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Bloomsburg	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	1
East Stroudsburg	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Mansfield	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Kutztown	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Cheyney	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	7	–	0
West Division
Lock Haven xy	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
California (PA)	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Slippery Rock	2	–	1	–	2	5	–	1	–	2
Clarion	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Indiana (PA)	1	–	3	–	2	2	–	4	–	2
Edinboro	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Shippensburg	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	at Fort Eustis*		Fort Eustis, VA	W 30–27	2,500	^[11]^[12]
September 23	Ithaca*		Farrell Field West Chester, PA	W 19–8	6,300–6,700	^[13]
September 30	East Stroudsburg		Farrell Field West Chester, PA	W 21–0	7,200	^[14]^[15]
October 8	at Millersville		Millersville, PA	W 42–0	4,900	^[16]
October 15	at Clarion		Clarion, PA	W 49–14	9,800	^[17]
October 21	Kutztown		Farrell Field West Chester, PA	W 60–0	5,500	^[18]
October 29	at American International*		Springfield, MA	W 13–0	1,000	^[19]
November 11	Bloomsburg		Farrell Field West Chester, PA	W 42–13	8,400	^[10]^[20]^[21]
November 19	Lock Haven*	No. 9	Farrell Field West Chester, PA (PSCC Championship Game)	W 35–6	6,400	^[22]^[23]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game