1960 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1960 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 7–3–1 record and outscored their opponents, 206 to 130. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

1960 Oregon Ducks football
Liberty Bowl, L 12–41 vs. Penn State
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
CaptainDave Urell, Dave Grosz
Home stadiumHayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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

Days before the team would play their game against the University of Michigan, some key fixers in David Budin and Frank Rosenthal would get caught trying and failing to bribe halfback Michael "Mickey" Bruce to join in on what later became known as the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal by offering Bruce thousands of dollars for certain stipulations at hand, including recruiting his fellow teammate in quarterback Dave Grosz to join him in the scheme also, with a hundred dollars being given to Bruce per week for the entire season afterward had he accepted the offer in order to keep the gamblers informed in the team's physical status throughout the season.[1][2] However, due to the bribers being caught in their attempt to rig college football games alongside college basketball games, the game would continue as planned with no rigging involved (though Bruce would later testify against the fixers in court in order to maintain his innocence).

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Grosz with 910 passing yards, Dave Grayson with 631 rushing yards, and Cleveland Jones with 402 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

edit
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 171:30 p.m.IdahoW 33–613,200
September 24at MichiganL 0–2148,021[4]
October 1at UtahW 20–17
October 8San Jose State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 33–0
October 15Washington State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 21–1218,500
October 22at CaliforniaW 20–035,000
October 29at No. 9 WashingtonL 6–755,235[5]
November 5StanfordW 27–6
November 12West Virginia
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 20–611,864[6]
November 19at Oregon StateNo. 19T 14–1427,009
December 17vs. No. 16 Penn StateL 12–4116,697

[7][8][9]

References

edit
  1. ^ Figone, Albert (2012). Cheating the Spread: Gamblers, Point Shavers, and Game Fixers in College Football and Basketball. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252037283., pg. 102
  2. ^ Dooley, Greg (August 4, 2023). "The Duck Bribe of 1960". MVictors.com - Michigan Football History. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "1960 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. ^ Bob Pille (September 25, 1960). "But M Comes Through, 21–0". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Washington nips Webfoots, 7-6, on Hivner-McKeta pass". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 30, 1960. p. 2, sports.
  6. ^ "Fast Oregon beats tough W. Virginia". Herald and News. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1960 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "1960 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.