1960 Maryland Terrapins football team

1960 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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
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 college 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at West Virginia*
W 31–818,000[5]
September 24No. 15 Texas*
L 0–3431,000[6]
October 1Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–2025,000[7]
October 8at NC State
L 10–1314,000[8]
October 15No. 8 Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 19–1718,000[9]
October 22at Wake Forest
W 14–1311,000[10]
October 29South Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 15–021,000[11]
November 5at Penn State*
L 9–2830,126[12]
November 12at North Carolina
W 22–1926,000[13]
November 19at Virginia
W 44–1214,500[14]
  • *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.
  5. ^ "Maryland rips West Virginia by 31–8 tally". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 18, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas whips Terps, 34–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 25, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke mauls Terps, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State stops Maryland, 13–10". The News and Observer. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maryland stuns Clemson with 19–17 upset win". The Tampa Tribune. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Terps defeat Wake". Greensboro Daily News. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Maryland whips USC, 15–0". The Virginian-Pilot. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Penn State in romp". Sunday News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Terps dupe UNC and officials in disputed, 22–19 comeback". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Maryland thumps Virginia, 44–12, to end campaign". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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