1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

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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 stadium Beaver Stadium
Seasons
  1959
1961  
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Boston University No. 19W 20–022,559
October 1No. 19 Missouri Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 20
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 8–2133,613
October 8at No. 18 Army W 27–1627,150
October 15at No. 4 Syracuse No. 20L 15–2140,617
October 22at Illinois L 8–1051,459
October 29 West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 34–1335,600–37,715 [1]
November 5 Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 28–930,126 [2]
November 12at Holy Cross W 33–814,586 [3]
November 19at Pittsburgh W 14–345,023
December 17vs. Oregon No. 15W 41–1216,697
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "State rocks, rolls over WVU, 34–13, to mark Band Day". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Penn State in romp". Sunday News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Drum, Bob (November 13, 1960). "Penn State Smashes Holy Cross". The Pittsburgh Press . Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 via Newspapers.com.