1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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

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
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

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Boston UniversityNo. 19W 20–022,559
October 1No. 19 Missouri No. 20
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 8–2133,613
October 8at No. 18 ArmyW 27–1627,150
October 15at No. 4 SyracuseNo. 20L 15–2140,617
October 22at IllinoisL 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 CrossW 33–814,586[4]
November 19at PittsburghW 14–345,023
December 17vs. OregonNo. 15W 41–1216,697
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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.