The opening game of the 1960 season found the Leopards succumbing to powerful Pennsylvania. It was evident from the outset that Lafayette was determined but out manned. Tailbacks Koval and Shreve ran and passed Penn’s powerful single-wing attack to perfection. Touchdowns by Doleschal and Bartos were not enough to offset Penn’s four scores and Lafayette suffered a 35-14 loss.

A home crowd of 7,000 saw the heavily favored Maroon trailing Muhlenberg 14-6 as the final quarter began. With four minutes remaining and the score tied, the ball moved from the Leopard 20 to the Mules’ 15 on three explosive jaunts by Bartos and a Dill to Gursky aerial. Dill’s last minute pass to McClure climaxed the fight as Lafayette won, 20-14.

A Founder’s Day crowd of 9,000 was treated to a 9-7 defeat of Gettysburg of Jim McConologue’s gridders. A long pass set up an early Gettysburg score which was to stand until the fine play of John Franco and Charlie Bartos ignited the Lafayette attack. Co-Captain Bartos again displayed the same powerful and deceptive running skill which led many experts to name him as one of the top backs in the East. It was his dynamic running which set up the tying score and the decisive field goal by Doleschal.

Lafayette met a Rutgers team which featured depth, width, power and speed. The drizzle, which prevailed throughout the game, did little to stop the powerful Scarlet attack which scored two early TD’s. Lafayette scored its lone touchdown on a pass from Bartos to Moyer, who faked brilliantly as he snaked his way into the end zone. After the Maroon added a two point conversion, the Knights ground out 21 more points for a 36-8 defeat. (NOTE: film reel 1 missing)

Playing their finest fame of the 1960 season, the Leopards crushed previously unbeaten Tufts, 22-7. It was a great team effort with every man making a significant contribution to the victory. Bartos, who ran and passed brilliantly, scored twice while Viscomi’s TD and Doleschal’s field goal rounded out the scoring. The press voted Bernie Sack, a fierce competitor all season, as top lineman and Doleschal as top back in the game. In addition, Shapiro, Shane, Crist, Bloys, and Lehr also displayed sparkling lineplay in the contest.

The 96th traditional battle between archrivals, Lafayette and Lehigh, was found before 19,000 fans who saw the Leopards emerge on the short end of a 26-3 score. Lehigh scored on four 1-yard plunges which Doleschal’s 34 yard field goal was the Maroon’s sole score. The leopards were hampered by four lost fumbles and the second period loss of quarterback Viscomi. Even more significant, Lehigh was fired up and hungry for victory. Bartos, who gained most of the Lafayette yardage, typified the fine spirit displayed by seniors of both squads.

In the 1961 season opener, the Maroon wore down host Muhlenberg in grueling 90 degree heat, 14-13. The Maroon troops wore down the Mules’ forward wall to pull the game out of the fire in the fourth period. The key play in the Leopard attack was an off-tackle smash by John Contarino that turned into an 85-yard touchdown sprint to put the score at 13-12. Going for broke, sophomore Dave Ahouse skirted the end and scored the winning two-pointer.

The Leopards traveled to Philadelphia to meet Penn as definite underdogs, but drive and spirit won the battle of statistics for the Maroon although they finally succumbed to the Quakers, 14-7. In the last two minutes, Lafayette got down within the Penn 10 yard line three times, but penalties and fine goal line defense by Penn stopped the Leopards short of paydirt each time. (NOTE: film reel 2 missing)

After the heartbreaker in Philadelphia, the Leopards returned to prep for the home opener against the high-riding Delaware Blue hens. The big methodical Hens proved too much for the smaller Leopards as the Pards lost by the lopsided score of 34-0.

Returning home for the Founders’ Day tilt with the Bucknell Bisons, the Leopards were greeted once again with a rain swept gridiron and staunch opposition. Without the services of co-captains Lehr and Doleschal, the Pards were blanked by Bucknell, 13-0.

Hoping to get back on the victory tail, the Leopards journeyed to Gettysburg to meet the Bullets in their Homecoming. The lone Pard drive stalled on the bullet six as the ineffective offense was no help to the fine defensive play and the Bullets shot down the Leopards, 6-0.

The Maroon faced the awesome task of trying to contain the mighty Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. The Leopards put up a strong fight, but to no avail as the Knights downed the out manned but spirited Pards, 37-6.

The Jumbos came from Tufts, with a rejuvenated Leopard team downing the favored Jumbos, 27-17. The offense was led by Charley Zarelli, the little quarterback whose confidence spread through the whole team. (NOTE: film reel 2 missing)

The Leopards stormed into Taylor Stadium for the 97th renewal of the Lafayette-Lehigh series with determination to upset the Lambert Cup bound Engineers. Lehigh appeared to be off to a crushing victory when they took a quick 14-0 lead. However, the Pards took possession of an engineer fumble 22 yards from the goal line. Seven plays later, Zarelli went over to make it 14-6 at half time. The last half was all Lafayette. Taking possession on the Engineer 37 as a result of a bad punt, the Maroon marched for a touchdown climaxed by Doleschal’s 22 yard run. A two point conversion by Zarelli knotted the score at 14 all. Although they threatened several times, the Leopards failed to score again. With 30 seconds remaining, Engineer quarterback John Denoia passed for 44 yards to Pat Clark on the three. On a fourth down play with six seconds remaining, Andy Larko kicked a field goal to give the Engineers a hard fought 17-14 victory. The stubborn underdog Leopards came close to grasping the victory in THE GAME, but lost a heart breaker. They left the field with the respect and admiration of the crowd and opposition.

The Maroon and white opened the 1962 season with a 17-0 home victory over Muhlenberg. The Pard’s first score came on a 25-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Bill Horvath. In the third quarter Hossenlopp scored Lafayette’s first touchdown on a one-yard plunge and then halfback Ken Dylan scored the second TD by running 59 yards.

Hopes were high as Lafayette invaded Philadelphia looking for their first victory since 1923 over the Quakers of Pennsylvania. The Leopards scored first on a 44-yard field goal by Horvath and held a 3-0 edge at half-time. On the offensive in the third quarter, the Red and Blue scored twice within two minutes to lead 13-3. Many of Penn’s advances were halted by a stalwart defense effort by linemen Jim Giudice, Marty Shane, Bob Longo, Bob Lecistan, and Jay LaSalle as they consistently bottled up Penn’s attack inside our 25. Fighting back, Hossenlopp led the Pards with a TD pass and a two-point conversion that ended the scoring 13-11.

The Pard’s challenged the Blue Hens of Delaware and came out on the short end of a 28-7 score. Lafayette was not able to crack the Delaware defense until the fourth quarter when fullback Les White scored from the one-yard line, Horvath converting. Again the bright spot of the game was the defense as LaSalle, Longo, and Voelker turned in impressive performances.

On a perfect football afternoon, 6,500 fans at Fisher Field and a large television audience watched a strong Temple team hand the Leopards their third defeat in a row, 21-0. Al Kawal’s linemen turned in another creditable job, but Temple took advantage of Lafayette fumbles, turning them into scores. Halfbacks Ray Moyer and John Brown both played fine games for the Maroon, but their efforts were not enough to overcome the tough Temple team.

Lafayette traveled to Lewisburg where they were defeated by Bucknell, 28-6. An intercepted pass by linebacker Giudice led to the lone TD as Hossenlopp and Moyer combined on a 52-yard pass-run play. Halfback Gene Denahan and fullbacks Bill Seed and Les White were outstanding. (NOTE: film reels 1 & 2 missing)

At home on Founders Day, Coach Jim McConologue’s charges handed Gettysburg a 20-14 loss behind the pin-point passing of Hossenlopp and the hard running of Moyer and Denahan. Trailing 14-6 at halftime, Hossenlopp engineered a drive to the one-yard line which was crossed by Bill Seed to close the gab 14-12. Then a 33-yard to Denahan and a two-point conversion secured the Lafayette victory. (NOTE: film reel 1 missing)

Lafayette was handed their worst defeat by Rutgers, 40-0. Four fumbles, an intercepted pass, and a rain-soaked field were too much, for the Leopards could not even sustain a scoring drive.

It was another rainy Saturday as the Pard’s defeated Waynesburg, 10-0, at Uniontown with a field goal by Horvath and a TD by John Brown from five yards out. Joel Johnson was the outstanding player offensively and defensively.

Check out football team records for the fall of 1960, 1961, and 1962.