1960 Pepperdine Waves football team

The 1960 Pepperdine Waves football team represented George Pepperdine College[note 1] during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season.

1960 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference	Independent
1960 record	1–9
Head coach	Pence Dacus (1st season)
Home stadium	Sentinel Field

1960 NCAA College Division independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UC Riverside			–					7	–	0	–	1
Northern Michigan			–					8	–	1	–	1
Cal Poly Pomona			–					7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					6	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					4	–	3	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	3	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					5	–	5	–	0
Drake			–					4	–	5	–	0
La Verne			–					4	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Northeastern			–					2	–	5	–	1
Chattanooga			–					3	–	7	–	0
Hawaii			–					3	–	7	–	0
Tampa			–					2	–	7	–	1
Washington University			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rose Poly			–					1	–	5	–	1
Wabash			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pepperdine			–					1	–	9	–	0

Pepperdine competed as an Independent in 1960. The team was led by first-year head coach Pence Dacus. The Waves played home games at Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California. Pepperdine finished the season with a record of one win and nine losses (1–9).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	at Chico State[note 2]	College Field Chico, CA	L 6–22
September 24	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium [note 3] Reno, NV	L 8–25
October 1	Los Angeles State[note 4]	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA ("Old Shoe" Rivalry)	L 6–27
October 8	at Whittier	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	L 0–28
October 15	at Santa Clara	Mission Field Santa Clara, CA	L 28–35
October 22	Cal Poly Pomona[note 5]	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 14–44
October 29	Cal Western[note 6]	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 10–8
November 5	at San Diego State[note 7]	Aztec Bowl San Diego, CA	L 20–27	1,800[1]
November 12	San Diego	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	L 13–20
November 19	at Long Beach State[note 8]	Veterans Memorial Stadium Long Beach, CA	L 8–15	4,135

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Team players in the NFL

No Pepperdine players were selected in the 1961 NFL Draft.[4][5]

Notes

1. Pepperdine University was known as George Pepperdine College from 1937 to 1970.
2. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
3. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
4. California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) was known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences from 1947 to 1963.
5. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis Unit from 1957 to 1965. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (Pomona).
6. Alliant International University was formed in 2001 via the merger of United States International University (USIU) and California School of Professional Psychology. USIU had been known as California Western University (Cal Western) from 1952 to 1967.
7. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State College from 1935 to 1971.
8. California State University, Long Beach was known as Long Beach State College from 1950 to 1963.

References

1. Jerry Magee (November 6, 1960). "Aztecs Edge Waves, 27-20". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. g-1.
2. "1960 - Pepperdine". Retrieved February 2, 2017.
3. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
4. "1961 NFL Draft". Retrieved February 15, 2017.
5. "Pepperdine Players/Alumni". Retrieved February 15, 2017.