1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team

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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.

Quick Facts Syracuse Orangemen football, Conference ...
1960 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainAl Bemiller, Fred Mautino, Richard Reimer[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
 1959
1961 
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1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
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
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Junior halfback Ernie Davis continued to garner national attention, earning consensus All-American honors while rushing for 877 yards and 8 touchdowns.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Boston UniversityNo. 2W 35–730,000
October 1at No. 5 KansasNo. 2W 14–740,000
October 8at Holy CrossNo. 1W 15–618,000[4]
October 15No. 20 Penn StateNo. 4
  • Archbold Stadium
  • Syracuse, NY (rivalry)
W 21–1540,617
October 22at West VirginiaNo. 3W 45–020,000[5]
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[6]
November 18at Miami (FL)No. 14W 21–1445,271[3]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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