1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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.

1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 41–12 vs. Oregon
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 16
1960 record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
(Capacity: 46,284)
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 17Boston UniversityNo. 19W 20–0
October 1No. 19 MissouriNo. 20
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 8–21
October 8at No. 18 ArmyW 27–16
October 15at No. 4 SyracuseNo. 20L 15–21
October 22at IllinoisL 8–10
October 29West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 34–13
November 5Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 28–9
November 12at Holy CrossW 33–8
November 19at PittsburghW 14–3
December 17vs. OregonNo. 15
W 41–12
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Penn State Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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