1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team

The 1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1960 NCAA University Division 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. They were not invited to a bowl game.

1960 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
1960 record7–2
Head coachBen Schwartzwalder (12th season)
CaptainAl Bemiller, Fred Mautino & Richard Reimer[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rutgers      8 1 0
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

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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24Boston UniversityNo. 2W 35–730,000
October 1at No. 5 KansasNo. 2
W 14–740,000
October 8at Holy CrossNo. 1W 15–6
October 15No. 20 Penn StateNo. 4
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 21–1540,617
October 22at West VirginiaNo. 3W 45–020,000
October 29PittsburghNo. 3
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
L 0–1041,872
November 5at ArmyNo. 9L 6–966,000
November 12ColgateNo. 17
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 46–623,000
November 18at Miami (FL)No. 14W 21–1445,271
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[1]

References

  1. 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
  2. "1960 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.


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