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1960 Oregon Ducks football
Liberty Bowl, L 12–41 vs. Penn State
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3–1
Head coach
CaptainDave Urell, Dave Grosz
Home stadium Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1960 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their 10th season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 7–3–1 record and outscored their opponents, 206 to 130. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Grosz with 910 passing yards, Dave Grayson with 631 rushing yards, and Cleveland Jones with 402 receiving yards. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 171:30 p.m. Idaho
W 33–613,200
September 24at Michigan
L 0–2148,021 [2]
October 1at Utah
W 20–17
October 8 San Jose State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 33–0
October 15 Washington State
  • Hayward Field
  • Eugene, OR
W 21–1218,500
October 22at California
W 20–035,000
October 29at No. 9 Washington
L 6–755,235 [3]
November 5 Stanford
W 27–6
November 12 West Virginia
  • Multnomah Stadium
  • Portland, OR
W 20–611,864 [4]
November 19at Oregon StateNo. 19
T 14–1427,009
December 17vs. No. 16 Penn State
L 12–4116,697

[5] [6] [7]

References

  1. ^ "1960 Oregon Ducks Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Bob Pille (September 25, 1960). "But M Comes Through, 21–0". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Washington nips Webfoots, 7-6, on Hivner-McKeta pass". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 30, 1960. p. 2, sports.
  4. ^ "Fast Oregon beats tough W. Virginia". Herald and News. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1960 Oregon Ducks Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  6. ^ "1960 Football Schedule". University of Oregon Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Oregon Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Oregon Athletics. p. 49. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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