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1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 41–12 vs. Oregon
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainHank Oppermann
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
Rankings from AP poll

The 1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1960 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Boston UniversityNo. 19
W 20–023,000[1]
October 1No. 19 MissouridaggerNo. 20
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
L 8–2135,500[2]
October 8at No. 18 Army
W 27–1627,150[3]
October 15at No. 4 SyracuseNo. 20
L 15–2140,617[4]
October 22at Illinois
L 8–1051,459[5]
October 29West Virginia
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 34–1335,600–37,715[6]
November 5Maryland
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA (rivalry)
W 28–930,126[7]
November 12at Holy Cross
W 33–814,586[8]
November 19at Pittsburgh
W 14–345,023[9]
December 17vs. OregonNo. 15
W 41–1216,624[10]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State shackles BU in opener, 20–0". The Sunday Telegram. September 18, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Penn State loses, 21–8, to Missouri". The Des Moines Register. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kerr leads Penn over Army, 27–16". Kingsport Times-News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Syracuse stops State on 1, 4 to win, 21–15". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Illinois early foot beats Penn State". St. Petersburg Times. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State rocks, rolls over WVU, 34–13, to mark Band Day". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Penn State in romp". Sunday News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Drum, Bob (November 13, 1960). "Penn State Smashes Holy Cross". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Penn State wins one for Liberty". The Houston Post. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hoak leads Penn State to 41–12 triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 18, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1960 Penn State)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 22, 2026.
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