1960 Albright Lions football team

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1960 Albright Lions football team - Wikipedia

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1960 Albright Lions football
MAC Northern College Division co-champion
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	Northern College Division
Record	9–0 (6–0 MAC)
Head coach	John Potsklan (6th season)
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
University Division
Rutgers x	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Lafayette	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Gettysburg	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Delaware	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Temple	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Muhlenberg *	1	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Northern College Division
Albright x	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Wagner x	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Lebanon Valley	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Susquehanna	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Juniata	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Scranton	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Upsala	1	–	3	–	1	1	–	5	–	2
Wilkes	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Moravian	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
Hofstra *	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Lycoming *	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	1
Pennsylvania Military	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Ursinus	3	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Swarthmore	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Dickinson	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Drexel	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	7	–	1
Haverford	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	7	–	0
Franklin & Marshall *	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
No. 5 West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0

x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Albright Lions football team was an American football team that represented Albright College as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Potsklan, the Lions compiled a perfect 9–0 record (6–0 against MAC opponents), tied for the MAC Northern College Division championship with Wagner, and outscored opponents by a total of 261 to 108. It was the first perfect season in Albright football history.^[1]

On offense, the Lions scored 261 points and gained 3,129 yards of total offense (1,987 rushing, 1,092 passing). On defense, they held opponents to 108 points and 1,469 yards of total offense (794 rushing, 675 passing).^[2]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Gary Chapman with 1,092 passing yards and243 yards of total offense; halfback Tom Olivo with 542 rushing yards, 455 receiving yards, and 60 points scored; and fullback Mike Matto with 418 rushing yards on 111 carries; and end Claude Lynch with 248 receiving yards and 54 points scored.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Muhlenberg	Muhlenberg Field Allentown, PA	W 31–7	3,500	^[3]
October 1	Thiel	Reading, PA	W 41–18	4,000	^[4]
October 8	at Drexel	Drexel Field Philadelphia, PA	W 34–6	1,500	^[5]^[6]
October 15	Gettysburg	Reading, PA	W 20–8
October 22	Scranton	Reading, PA	W 39–6	9,000	^[7]
October 29	Moravian	Reading, PA	W 21–14		^[8]
November 5	Lebanon Valley	Reading, PA	W 7–6		^[9]
November 12	at Juniata	Huntingdon, PA	W 27–14	5,000	^[10]
November 19	at Franklin & Marshall	Lancaster, PA	W 41–29	6,000	^[11]

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References

^ "Potsklan Coached Albright To First Unbeaten Record". The Morning Herald. November 29, 1960. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
^ Jack Lapos (September 25, 1960). "Albright Spoils Mules' Opener, 31-7". The Morning Call. pp. 37, 38 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Albright Bombs Thiel by 41-18". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 2, 1960. p. V-3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fumbles Hurt As Drexel Falls To Albright, 34-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 9, 1960. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Drexel)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ Chic Feldman (October 23, 1960). "Albright Kayoes Toms, 39-6". The Scrantonian. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Albright Nails 10th In Row, Wins by 21-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 30, 1960. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
^ Tiny Parry (November 7, 1960). "Lebanon Valley Dutchmen Bows To Albright, 7-6". Lebanon Daily News. NEA. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Unbeaten Albright Hands Juniata First Setback at Home in 35 Contests, 27-14". The Scrantonian. November 13, 1960. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Albright Downs F&M, 41-29, Stays Unbeaten". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 20, 1960. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.

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