1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 41–12 vs. Oregon
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 16
Record	7–3
Head coach	Rip Engle (11th season)
Captain	Hank Oppermann
Home stadium	Beaver Stadium
Seasons ←  1959 1961  →

1960 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	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

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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Boston University	No. 19	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	W 20–0	22,559
October 1	No. 19 Missouri	No. 20	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 8–21	33,613
October 8	at No. 18 Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 27–16	27,150
October 15	at No. 4 Syracuse	No. 20	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	L 15–21	40,617
October 22	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 8–10	51,459
October 29	West Virginia		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 34–13	35,600–37,715	[1]
November 5	Maryland		Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	W 28–9	30,126	[2]
November 12	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 33–8	14,586	[3]
November 19	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 14–3	45,023
December 17	vs. Oregon	No. 15	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Liberty Bowl)	W 41–12	16,697
Homecoming 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.