1960 Army Cadets football team

1960 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3–1
Head coach	Dale Hall (2nd season)
Captain	Frank Gibson, Al Vanderbush
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

1960 NCAA University Division independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

The 1960 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1960 college football season. In their second year under head coach Dale Hall, the Cadets compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 222 to 95.^[1] In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 17 to 12 score. The Cadets also lost to Penn State and Nebraska.^[2]

Army guard Al Vanderbush was selected by the Central Press Association as a first-team player on the 1960 College Football All-America Team.^[3] He was also selected by the UPI as a second-team player.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Buffalo		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 37–0
September 24	Boston College		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 20–7	20,150
October 1	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 28–10	51,000
October 8	Penn State	No. 18	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 16–27	27,150
October 15	at Nebraska		Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 9–14	36,244
October 22	Villanova		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 54–0
October 29	Miami (OH)		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 30–7	19,126	[5]
November 5	vs. Syracuse		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 9–6	66,000
November 12	at Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	T 7–7
November 26	vs. Navy		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	L 12–17
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Army Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
2. "1960 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
3. "Hefty Line Features Central Press All-America". The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Brainerd, MN.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. Leo H. Peterson (November 30, 1960). "Bellino, Ditka and Davis Awarded 1st Team Spots". Reading Eagle. p. 54.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.