1960 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1960 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1960 record6–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 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[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17at West Virginia*
W 31–8
September 24No. 15 Texas*
L 0–3431,000
October 1Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–2025,000
October 8at NC State
L 10–13
October 15No. 8 Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 19–17
October 22at Wake Forest
W 14–1311,000
October 29South Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 15–0
November 5at Penn State*
L 9–2830,126
November 12at North Carolina
W 22–19
November 19at Virginia
W 44–12
  • *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.
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