1960 Army Cadets football team

1960 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Captains
  • Frank Gibson
  • Al Vanderbush
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
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
  –   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. 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.[1]

Army guard Al Vanderbush was selected by the Central Press Association as a first-team player on the 1960 College Football All-America Team.[2] He was also selected by the UPI as a second-team player.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Buffalo
W 37–015,000–15,250[4]
September 24Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–720,150
October 1at California
W 28–1051,000
October 8Penn StateNo. 18
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 16–2727,150
October 15at Nebraska
L 9–1436,244–39,000
October 22Villanova
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 54–024,154
October 29Miami (OH)
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 30–719,126[5]
November 5vs. Syracuse
W 9–666,000
November 12at Pittsburgh
T 7–745,498
November 26vs. Navy
L 12–17102,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[6]

References

  1. ^ "1960 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Hefty Line Features Central Press All-America". The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Brainerd, MN.
  3. ^ Leo H. Peterson (November 30, 1960). "Bellino, Ditka and Davis Awarded 1st Team Spots". Reading Eagle. p. 54.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  6. ^ "Schedule/Results (1960 Army)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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