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. 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.

1960 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
1960 record7–2
Head coach
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Boston UniversityNo. 2W 35–730,000
October 1at No. 5 KansasNo. 2W 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[3]
  • 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.
  3. "Syracuse Players Don't Like Ruling". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. UPI. 23 November 1960. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2020.


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