1960 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1960 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. In its tenth season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (1–4 against MAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 141 to 92. Mickey Heinecken was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1960 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
1960 record2–6–1 (1–4 MAC)
Head coachDavid M. Nelson (10th season)
CaptainMickey Heinecken
Home stadiumDelaware Stadium
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
Rutgers x 4 0 0  8 1 0
Bucknell 5 1 0  7 2 0
Lehigh 3 2 0  4 5 0
Lafayette 4 3 0  5 4 0
Gettysburg 2 3 0  3 6 0
Delaware 1 4 0  2 6 1
Temple 0 5 0  2 7 0
Muhlenberg* 1 2 0  6 3 0
College–Northern
Albright x 6 0 0  9 0 0
Wagner x 6 0 0  9 0 0
Lebanon Valley 6 1 0  7 2 0
Susquehanna 5 1 0  7 1 0
Juniata 4 1 0  5 2 0
Scranton 3 3 0  4 4 0
Upsala 1 3 1  1 5 2
Wilkes 2 7 0  2 7 0
Moravian 1 5 1  1 6 1
Hofstra* 2 0 0  7 1 1
Lycoming* 1 3 0  3 5 0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 5 1 0  5 2 1
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 0  5 4 0
Western Maryland 3 2 0  6 3 0
Ursinus 3 3 0  3 4 0
Swarthmore 2 3 0  2 5 0
Dickinson 1 6 0  1 7 0
Drexel 0 6 0  0 7 1
Haverford 0 7 0  0 7 0
Franklin & Marshall* 1 2 0  2 6 0
No. 5 West Chester* 0 0 0  9 0 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24at LehighL 14–27
October 1Amherst*L 12–15
October 8Lafayette
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 0–3
October 15at New Hampshire*L 14–31
October 22at Marshall*Fairfield StadiumHuntington, WVT 6–6
October 29Hofstra*
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 20–0
November 5at TempleW 26–12
November 12Rutgers
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 0–22
November 19Bucknell
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
W 22–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Delaware Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
  2. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 159. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
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