1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team
| 1960 Syracuse Orangemen football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 7–2 |
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| Home stadium | Archbold Stadium |
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| No. 19 Syracuse | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Penn State | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston University | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Boston University | No. 2 | W 35–7 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 1 | at No. 5 Kansas | No. 2 | W 14–7 | 40,000 | [5] | |
| October 8 | at Holy Cross | No. 1 | W 15–6 | 18,000 | [6] | |
| October 15 | No. 20 Penn State | No. 4 |
| W 21–15 | 40,617 | [7] |
| October 22 | at West Virginia | No. 3 | W 45–0 | 20,000 | [8] | |
| October 29 | Pittsburgh | No. 3 |
| L 0–10 | 41,872 | [9] |
| November 5 | vs. Army | No. 9 | L 6–9 | 66,000 | [10] | |
| November 12 | Colgate | No. 17 |
| W 46–6 | 23,000 | [11] |
| November 18 | at Miami (FL) | No. 14 | W 21–14 | 45,271 | [3] | |
References
- ^ a b 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
- ^ "1960 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Syracuse wallops Boston U. 35–7". San Antonio Light. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse rallies to clip Jayhawks". Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ahern, John (October 9, 1960). "H.C. Stuns Syracuse, Misses Upset, 15–6". The Boston Sunday Globe. p. 85 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse stops State on 1, 4 to win, 21–15". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Syracuse gridders wallop West Virginia gridders". The Tribune. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt ends Orange win streak". The Palm Beach Post. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army upsets Syracuse". San Francisco Chronicle. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Schedule/Results (1960 Syracuse)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2026.