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1960 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961 →
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Duke $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
NC State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Maryland 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1960 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Nugent, the Terrapins compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 in conference), finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 171 to 164. [2] [3] The team's statistical leaders included Dale Betty with 796 passing yards, Pat Drass with 297 rushing yards, and Gary Collins with 404 receiving yards. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at West Virginia*
W 31–818,000 [5]
September 24No. 15 Texas*
L 0–3431,000 [6]
October 1 Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–2025,000 [7]
October 8at NC State
L 10–1314,000 [8]
October 15No. 8 Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 19–1718,000 [9]
October 22at Wake Forest
W 14–1311,000 [10]
October 29 South Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 15–021,000 [11]
November 5at Penn State*
L 9–2830,126 [12]
November 12at North Carolina
W 22–1926,000 [13]
November 19at Virginia
W 44–1214,500 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "1960 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "1960 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "Maryland rips West Virginia by 31–8 tally". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 18, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas whips Terps, 34–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 25, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke mauls Terps, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State stops Maryland, 13–10". The News and Observer. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maryland stuns Clemson with 19–17 upset win". The Tampa Tribune. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Terps defeat Wake". Greensboro Daily News. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Maryland whips USC, 15–0". The Virginian-Pilot. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Penn State in romp". Sunday News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Terps dupe UNC and officials in disputed, 22–19 comeback". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Maryland thumps Virginia, 44–12, to end campaign". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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