1960 Navy Midshipmen football team

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1960 Navy Midshipmen football
Orange Bowl, L 21–14 vs. Missouri
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 4
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainJoe Matalavage
Home stadium Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1959
1961  
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The offense scored 262 points while the defense allowed 103 points. Led by head coach Wayne Hardin, the Midshipmen finished the season with nine wins and an appearance in the Orange Bowl.

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The Midshipmen were Lambert Trophy co-champions with undefeated Yale. Senior halfback Joe Bellino was awarded the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award. [1] [2]

Navy upset third-ranked Washington in Seattle, [3] which vaulted them up eleven places in the rankings, to sixth. They played Air Force for the first time this season, a 35–3 win in mid-October in Baltimore as Bellino scored three touchdowns and made an interception, all in the first half. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Boston College W 22–725,000
September 24 Villanova Dagger-14-plain.pngW 41–7
October 1at No. 3 Washington No. 17W 15–1457,379 [3]
October 8vs. SMU No. 6W 26–730,000
October 15 Air Force No. 5W 35–3 [4]
October 22at Penn No. 4W 27–026,123 [5]
October 29vs. Notre Dame No. 4W 14–763,000
November 5at No. 15 Duke No. 4L 10–1946,000 [6]
November 12 Virginia No. 8
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 41–620,208 [7]
November 26vs. Army No. 7
W 17–12
January 2, 1961vs. No. 5 Missouri No. 4L 14–21 71,218
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1960 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB Joe Bellino Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

1961 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Joe Bellino Halfback17227 Washington Redksins

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Awards and honors

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