1960 West Chester Golden Rams football team explained

Year:	1960
Team:	West Chester Golden Rams
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pennsylvania State College Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	PSCC
Aprank:	5 (AP small college poll)
Record:	9–0
Conf Record:	5–0
Head Coach:	James Bonder
Hc Year:	1st
Stadium:	Farrell Field
Champion:	PSCC champion PSCC East Division champion
Conf Champ:	PSCC Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:	W 35–6 vs.

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.

The 1960 season was one of five perfect seasons in West Chester Rams football history, the others being 1923, 1928, 1952, and 1957.^[8]

The team played its home game at Farrell Field (formerly known as Wayne Field) in West Chester, Pennsylvania.^[9]

Schedule

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Notes and References

1. Web site: West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football. West Chester University. 5. May 9, 2023.
2. News: Bucknell, Terhes Named By ECAC. Sunbury Daily Item. Associated Press. Sunbury, Pennsylvania. December 1, 1960. 28. Newspapers.com.
3. News: West Chester Still a Power Despite All Those Changes. The Philadelphia Inquirer. John Dell. September 17, 1960. 18. Newspapers.com.
4. News: Iacone Top Rusher In Small Colleges. The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. December 11, 1960. 42. Newspapers.com.
5. News: M'Carthy, Iacone Top Field As Sophomores. Public Opinion. Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. November 15, 1960. 8. Newspapers.com.
6. News: Pavlick On Conference Second Team. Daily Intelligencer Journal. November 29, 1960. 19. Newspapers.com.
7. News: Three Repeaters Named On Pennsylvania State College All-Star Team. The Gazette and Daily. York, Pennsylvania. November 29, 1960. 22. Newspapers.com.
8. West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, p. 9.
9. News: Expect Record Crowd At Husky-West Chester Game. The Morning Press. Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1960. 14. Newspapers.com.
10. Web site: . Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics . . May 8, 2023 .
11. Web site: . History of WCU Football . . 5 . May 9, 2023 .