For the first time in almost three decades, West Chester was being coached by someone other then W. Glenn Killinger. Jim Bonder, a line coach under Killinger since he was discharged from the Navy in 1946, made his debut at the helm. And what a debut it was. After dispatching non-conference opponents Fort Eustis and Ithaca College, the Golden Rams ripped through Pennsylvania State College Athletic Conference opponents East Stroudsburg, Millersville, Clarion, and Kutztown by a combined score of 172-14.
After a trip to Springfield, MA in late October to shut out American International, West Chester returned home to face Bloomsburg. This Huskies team gave the Golden Rams their only loss of the previous season, so besides a division championship, West Chester had revenge on their minds. They got that revenge with a 42-13 "romping victory". The Golden Rams completed the perfect season with a 35-6 win over Lock Haven in the PSCAC Championship Game.
Bonder would go on to a 39-9 career record. Backs Joe Iacone and Jim Pribula were both named All-PSAC that season, in a year when only eleven players were recognized from the 14 state schools. All three men would later end up in the Killinger Foundation Football Hall of Fame.
The 1960 PSCAC Champions
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