1960 Liberty Bowl

The 1960 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 17, 1960. The second edition of the Liberty Bowl, the game featured the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Oregon Ducks, both independent programs.

1960 Liberty Bowl
2nd Liberty Bowl
Penn State Nittany Lions Oregon Ducks (6–3) (7–2–1) Independent Independent 41 12 Head coach:  Rip Engle Head coach:  Len Casanova AP Coaches 16 NR
1 2 3 4 Total Penn State 0 21 0 20 41 Oregon 6 0 6 0 12
Date	December 17, 1960
Season	1960
Stadium	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MVP	RB Dick Hoak (Penn State)
Attendance	16,624

Background

Penn State was making their second straight Liberty Bowl appearance, while Oregon was appearing in a bowl game after a two-year absence. 30 degree weather with three feet snowbanks made for a cold field.

Game summary

• Oregon – Dave Grosz 1 run (kick failed), 5:40, 1st
• Penn State – Don Jonas 1 run (Henry Opperman kick), 12:50, 2nd
• Penn State – Al Gursky 2 run (Opperman kick), 2:25, 2nd
• Penn State – Dick Hoak 6 run (Opperman kick), :41, 2nd
• Oregon – Dave Grayson 10 run (pass failed), 5:31, 3rd
• Penn State – Ed Caye 1 run (Opperman kick), 9:03, 4th
• Penn State – Hoak 11 run (kick failed), 7:14, 4th
• Penn State – Dick Pae 33 pass from Hoak (Jonas kick), 5:14, 4th

Hoak rushed for 61 yards on 9 carries for two touchdowns with 67 yards passing in route to being named MVP. Oregon's Dave Grayson ran for 93 yards on 10 carries

Aftermath

Oregon has not returned to the Liberty Bowl since this game while Penn State has returned just once, in 1979.

Statistics

Statistics	Penn State	Oregon
First downs	25	17
Rushing yards	301	187
Passes intercepted	0	1
Passing yards	119	173
Total offense	420	360
Punting-Average	4–25.0	4–34.0
Fumbles–lost	3–1	4–2
Penalties	6–40	2–12