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1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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American college football season
1960 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainAl Bemiller, Fred Mautino, Richard Reimer[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
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 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1960 college football season.[2] The Orangemen were led by 12th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–2 and ranked 19th in the AP Poll. The university administration ruled against accepting a bowl invite saying that the "season was long enough".[3] They were not invited to a bowl game.

Junior halfback Ernie Davis continued to garner national attention, earning consensus All-American honors while rushing for 877 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Boston University No. 2W 35–730,000
October 1at No. 5 Kansas No. 2W 14–740,000
October 8at Holy Cross No. 1W 15–618,000[4]
October 15No. 20 Penn State No. 4
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 21–1540,617
October 22at West Virginia No. 3W 45–020,000[5]
October 29Pittsburgh No. 3
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–1041,872
November 5at Army No. 9L 6–966,000
November 12Colgate No. 17
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 46–623,000[6]
November 18at Miami (FL) No. 14W 21–1445,271[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
  2. ^ "1960 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Syracuse Players Don't Like Ruling". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. UPI. November 23, 1960. p. 22. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Ahern, John (October 9, 1960). "H.C. Stuns Syracuse, Misses Upset, 15-6". The Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Syracuse gridders wallop West Virginia gridders". The Tribune. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Toenniessen, Lowell (November 13, 1960). "For Colgate: A Thrill; 14-6 at Half, but Orange Wins by 40". The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
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