1960 Albright Lions football team

1960 Albright Lions football
MAC Northern College Division co-champion
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionNorthern College Division
Record9–0 (6–0 MAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
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]

  1. ^ "Potsklan Coached Albright To First Unbeaten Record". The Morning Herald. November 29, 1960. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NCAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).