La Salle Explorers football
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The La Salle Explorers
football
team is a former American football
team representing La Salle University
. The team competed in the MAAC
football league at the Football Championship Subdivision level (formerly DI-AA).
. The war reduced the amount 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. http://lasalle.edu/univcomm/2007/football_program.html http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3119630
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. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4700355
and George Somers
, played in the 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
.
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La Salle Explorers
La Salle Explorers is the name of the athletic teams from La Salle University. The school's 23 varsity sports teams compete in the NCAA's Division I and are a member of the Atlantic Ten Conference. The American football team previously played in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football...
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team is a former American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team representing La Salle University
La Salle University
La Salle University is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, the school was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. As of 2008 the school has approximately 7,554...
. The team competed in the MAAC
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. MAAC teams compete in the NCAA's Division I. Most of the members are Catholic or formerly Catholic institutions; the only exception is the private but secular Rider...
football league at the Football Championship Subdivision level (formerly DI-AA).
History
The football program existed from 1931-1941, until the start of World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The war reduced the amount 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. http://lasalle.edu/univcomm/2007/football_program.html http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=ncf&id=3119630
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. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4700355
Honors
Two La Salle football players, Mike MandarinoMike Mandarino
Michael Pascol Mandarino was an American football offensive lineman. He is one of only two La Salle Explorers to enter the National Football League...
and George Somers
George Somers
This article is about the English naval hero. For the American football player, see George Somers Admiral Sir George Somers was an English naval hero. Born in Lyme Regis, Dorset, the son of John Somers, his first fame came as part of an expedition led by Sir Amyas Preston against the Spanish...
, played in the NFL. The team had one undefeated season in 1934 (7-0-1) and former head coach Bill Manlove
Bill Manlove
William B. Manlove Jr. was an American football coach who led Widener University to two NCAA Division III national titles and was a president of the American Football Coaches Association....
is a member of the college football hall of fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
.
Year-By-Year 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) |