1960 Miami Hurricanes football team

1960 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
Seasons
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 Miami Hurricanes football team represented the University of Miami as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Andy Gustafson, the Hurricanes played their home games at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Miami finished the season 6–4.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30North CarolinaW 29–1240,252[1]
October 8at PittsburghL 6–17
October 14South Carolina
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 21–628,754[2]
October 22at No. 17 AuburnL 7–2025,000[3]
October 28Boston College
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 10–730,699
November 4Florida State
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 25–7
November 12Notre Dame
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
W 28–2158,062
November 18No. 14 Syracuse
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
L 14–2145,271
November 26No. 19 Florida
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL (rivalry)
L 0–1860,122[4]
December 2Air Force
  • Miami Orange Bowl
  • Miami, FL
W 23–14
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Hurricanes whiz by Tar Heels with Johns at controls, 29–12". The Miami Herald. October 1, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Here's Eddie (run, pass, pitch) Johns!". Fort Lauderdale News. October 15, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Harvard & Hunt pace 20–7 win over Miami". The Selma Times-Journal. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Florida makes 18–0 shambles of Hurricanes". The Miami Herald. November 27, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1960 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2016.


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