1960 Tampa Spartans football team

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1960 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7–1
Head coach
Home stadium Phillips Field
Seasons
  1959
1961  
1960 NCAA College Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
UC Riverside   7 0 1
Arlington State   9 2 0
Howard (AL)   8 1 0
Northern Michigan   8 1 1
Cal Poly Pomona   7 2 0
Louisville   7 2 0
Montana State   5 3 1
Mississippi Southern   6 4 0
Santa Clara   4 3 0
Baldwin–Wallace   4 3 1
Sewanee   4 3 1
Carthage   5 4 0
Abilene Christian   5 5 0
Chattanooga   5 5 0
Wheaton (IL)   4 4 1
Arkansas State   4 5 0
Drake   4 5 0
La Verne   4 5 0
North Park   4 5 0
Buffalo   4 6 0
Carnegie Tech   3 5 0
Northeastern   2 5 1
Union (NY)   2 5 1
Hawaii   3 7 0
Tampa   2 7 1
Trinity (TX)   2 7 1
Washington University   2 7 0
Rose Poly   1 5 1
Wabash   1 8 0
Pepperdine   1 9 0

The 1960 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. It was the Spartans' 24th season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his ninth year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie (2–7–1).

After they opened the season at home with a 7–7 tie against Furman, the Spartans lost on the road at Western Carolina and Tennessee. [1] [2] After the Spartans won the first game of the season over Elon, they lost to both McNeese State and Southeastern Louisiana before they defeated Troy State on homecoming for their second win of the season. [3] The Spartans then closed their season with three consecutive losses against McMurry and Alabama on the road and at home against Appalachian State. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Furman T 7–75,500 [5]
October 1at Western Carolina Asheville, NC L 8–28
October 8at Tennessee L 7–6219,945 [6]
October 15 Elon
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 21–0
October 22 McNeese State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 0–3
October 28 Southeastern Louisiana
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 12–28
November 5 Troy State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 22–7 [7]
November 12at McMurry
L 8–41
November 19at No. 18 Alabama L 6–3419,000
November 26 Appalachian State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 15–223,500 [8]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Youthful Tampa battles Furman 7 to 7 draw". The News and Courier . Google News Archives. Associated Press. September 25, 1960. p. 2D. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  2. "Tennessee overpowers Spartans". Sarasota Herald-Tribune . Google News Archives. Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. 45. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  3. "Tampa Spartans choice at homecoming tilt". St. Petersburg Times . Google News Archives. Associated Press. November 5, 1960. p. 2C. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  4. Land, Charles (November 20, 1960). "Sluggish Tide rolls over Tampa, 34–6". The Tuscaloosa News . Google News Archives. p. 9. Retrieved October 14, 2012.
  5. "Tampa ties Furman 7–7 on 71-yard spring by Booth". The Tampa Tribune. September 25, 1960. Retrieved August 23, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vols prep for Tide with 62 to 7 romp". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved April 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tampa tops Troy at homecoming". The Tampa Tribune. October 30, 1960. Retrieved November 12, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spartans' effort falls short in 22–15 loss to Appalachian". The Tampa Tribune. November 27, 1960. Retrieved December 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.