La Salle Explorers football

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La Salle Explorers Football
First season1931
Last season2007
Athletic directorThomas Brennan
StadiumMcCarthy Stadium
(capacity: 7,500)
Field surfaceSprinturf
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
All-time record86–110–8 (.441)
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Fight songLa Salle University Alma Mater
MascotThe Explorer

The La Salle Explorers football team was an American football team representing La Salle University. The team competed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) football league at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level (formerly I-AA).

History[]

The football program existed from 1931 to 1941, until the start of World War II. The war reduced the number of male students at the university, so the football program ended in 1941. It was revived in 1997 and joined the MAAC football league in 1999.

At the end of the 2007 Football season, in which the team finished 0–10, it was announced that La Salle would again be discontinuing the Football program. The MAAC football league also dissolved soon thereafter.[2][3]

In November 2009, the university settled a $7.5 million lawsuit with a football player who suffered a severe brain injury in a 2005 game.[4]

Honors[]

Two La Salle football players, Mike Mandarino and George Somers, played in the National Football League (NFL). The team had one undefeated season in 1934 (7–0–1) and former head coach Bill Manlove is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

Yearly records[]

Season Head Coach Overall Record Conference Record
1931 Tom Conley 4–4
1932 Tom Conley 4–2–2
1933 Marty Brill 3–3–2
1934 Marty Brill 7–0–1
1935 Marty Brill 4–4–1
1936 Marty Brill 6–4–1
1937 Marty Brill 2–7
1938 Marty Brill 4–4
1939 Marty Brill 6–1–1
1940 Jim Henry 6–2
1941 Jim Henry 5–3
1997 Bill Manlove 1–8
1998 Bill Manlove 3–6
1999 Bill Manlove 4–6 3–5 (T-6th/9)
2000 Bill Manlove 7–4 4–3 (4th/8)
2001 Bill Manlove 5–4 2–4 (T-5th/8)
2002 Archie Stalcup 2–9 2–6 (T-7th/9)
2003 Archie Stalcup 3–8 2–3 (T-3rd/6)
2004 Phil Longo 3–7 1–3 (T-3rd/5)
2005 Phil Longo 4–7 2–2 (T-3rd/5)
2006 Tim Miller 3–7 1–3 (T-4th/5)
2007 Tim Miller 0–10 0–3 (4th/4)

References[]

  1. ^ La Salle Logo Acceptable Color Breaks and Basic Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved June 2, 2016.
  2. ^ http://lasalle.edu/univcomm/2007/football_program.html[dead link]
  3. ^ "After another decade, la Salle drops football program, again".
  4. ^ "La Salle to pay $7.5M to former player's family". 30 November 2009.


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