1960 Montclair State Indians football team

1960 Montclair State Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–0
Head coach
CaptainDick DeMasi
Home stadiumSprague Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montclair State     8 0 0
Washington and Lee     8 0 1
UC Riverside     7 0 1
Arlington State     9 2 0
Howard (AL)     8 1 0
Northern Michigan     8 1 1
Cal Poly Pomona     7 2 0
Louisville     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 3 0
Montana State     5 3 1
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Santa Clara     4 3 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 3 1
Sewanee     4 3 1
Carthage     5 4 0
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
St. Norbert     4 4 1
Arkansas State     4 5 0
Drake     4 5 0
North Park     4 5 0
Buffalo     4 6 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Northeastern     2 5 1
Union (NY)     2 5 1
Hawaii     3 7 0
Tampa     2 7 1
Trinity (TX)     2 7 1
Washington University     2 7 0
Rose Poly     1 5 1
Wabash     1 8 0
Pepperdine     1 9 0

The 1960 Montclair State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Monclair State College (now known as Montclair State University) as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jerry Edwards, the Indians compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 181 to 54. It was the second undefeated season in Montclair State history and the first since 1947. Despite their undefeated record, Montclair State was not chosen to participate in the NAIA's four-team playoffs.[1]

Junior guard Dick DeMasi was the team captain and received third-team honors from the United Press on the 1960 All-America team.[2] DeMasi also punted for the team, tallying 1,082 yards on 29 punts (36.6 yards per punt).[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Bill Gosalczyk with 125 carries for 611 rushing yards; George Jeck with 46 pass completions on 93 attempts for 529 yards and five touchdowns; Robert Crosley with 18 receptions for 237 yards and a touchdown.[3]

The team played its home games at Sprague Field in Montclair, New Jersey.

  1. ^ "Tribe 11 Ignored Despite 8-0 Mark". The Montclair Times. December 1, 1960. p. 46 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wins Grid Honor". The Montclair Times. December 8, 1960. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ncaa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).