Francis T. Nicholls High School
New Orleans, Louisiana
1960 Nicholls Football Team
The 1960 Nicholls football team was one of the finest in the school's
history. With an overall record of 7-3, Nicholls nearly won the public school
district title.The games in 1960 were:
Friday, Sepember 16 -- De La Salle
(L 13-20)Friday, September 23 -- Holy Cross (L 0-13)
Friday, September 30 -- Behrman (W 13-0)
Sunday, October 9 -- Chalmette (W 13-0)
Friday, October 15 -- Redemptorist (W 18-0)
Saturday, October 22 -- West Jefferson (W 26-0)
Saturday, October 29 -- McDonogh (W 19-6)
Saturday, November 5 -- Fortier (W 25-0)
Friday, November 11 -- East Jefferson (W 6-0)
Friday, November 18 -- Warren Easton (L 12-14)
Thankfully for history, Ron Chapoton kept a scrapbook of newspaper articles that chronicled the team's wins and losses over the season. The articles are divided into three sections:
1960 Football Team
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