1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 41–12 vs. Oregon
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainHank Oppermann
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Navy   –   9 – 2 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Oregon   –   7 – 3 – 1
Army   –   6 – 3 – 1
Oregon State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Houston   –   6 – 4 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   6 – 4 – 0
San Jose State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 3 – 3
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 0
Washington State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Air Force   –   4 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 5 – 2
Pacific (CA)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Boston College   –   3 – 6 – 1
Florida State   –   3 – 6 – 1
Marquette   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 7 – 0
Notre Dame   –   2 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 8 – 0
Dayton   –   1 – 9 – 0
Idaho   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Boston UniversityNo. 19
W 20–022,559
October 1No. 19 MissouridaggerNo. 20
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 8–2133,613
October 8at No. 18 Army
W 27–1627,150
October 15at No. 4 SyracuseNo. 20
L 15–2140,617
October 22at Illinois
L 8–1051,459
October 29West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 34–1335,600–37,715[2]
November 5Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 28–930,126[3]
November 12at Holy Cross
W 33–814,586[4]
November 19at Pittsburgh
W 14–345,023
December 17vs. OregonNo. 15
W 41–1216,697
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 5, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "State rocks, rolls over WVU, 34–13, to mark Band Day". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Penn State in romp". Sunday News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Drum, Bob (November 13, 1960). "Penn State Smashes Holy Cross". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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