1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

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1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record8–1 (4–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Rutgers x 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Bucknell 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Lafayette 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Gettysburg 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Delaware 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Muhlenberg * 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Wagner x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Lebanon Valley 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Susquehanna 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Juniata 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Scranton 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Upsala 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Wilkes 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Moravian 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Hofstra * 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Lycoming * 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Pennsylvania Military 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ursinus 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Swarthmore 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Dickinson 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Drexel 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
Haverford 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
No. 5 West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team was an American football team that represented Rutgers University as a member of the Middle Three Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their first season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled an 8–1 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a total of 225 to 69.[1][2] The Scarlet Knights tallied an average of 212.9 rushing yards and 88.3 passing yards per game. On defense, they held opponents to an average of 146.8 rushing yards and 85.1 passing yards per game.[3] The team's individual statistical leaders included:

  • Passing. Quarterback Sam Mudie completed 34 of 77 passes (44.2%) for 452 yards, four touchdowns, and nine interceptions. Mudie also tallied 177 rushing yards. Bill Speranza completed 20 of 36 (55.6%0 for 261 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions.[3]
  • Rushing. Steve Simms led the team's rushing attack with 613 yards on 102 carries (6.0-yard average) and five touchdowns. Bill Thompson and Pierce Frauenheim ranked second and third, respectively, wtih 272 and 202 rushing yards.[3]
  • Receiving. Arnie Byrd was the team's leading receiver with 18 catches for 269 yards and htree touchdowns. Marv Engle ranked second with eight receptions for 145 yards.[3]

The team played its home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Princeton*
W 13–930,000[4]
October 1at Connecticut*
W 19–68,888[5]
October 8Colgatedagger*
W 49–1215,000[6]
October 15Bucknell
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 23–1911,000–13,000[7][8]
October 22at Lehigh
W 8–014,000[9]
October 29Villanova*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 12–1411,000[10]
November 5Lafayette
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 36–813,500 [11]
November 12at Delaware
W 22–07,500 [12]
November 19at Columbia*
W 43–216,677[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Adams, Frank S. (September 25, 1960). "Rutgers Downs Princeton Third Season in Row, 13-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ Newell, Bill (October 2, 1960). "Rugged Rutgers Rips Uconns, 19-6". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Scarlet Achieves 49-12 Conquest". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 9, 1960. p. S7.
  7. ↑ Fleming, Jimmie (October 16, 1960). "Rutgers Wins Real Thriller by 23-19". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Bucknell)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ Fleming, Jimmie (October 23, 1960). "Rutgers Gets Fifth Straight Win at Lehigh". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Dell, John (October 30, 1960). "Villanova Turns on Rutgers to Win 14-12 Upset". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Fleming, Jimmie (November 6, 1960). "Rutgers Rebounds with 36-8 Victory". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Fleming, Jimmie (November 13, 1960). "Rutgers Trounces Delaware to Gain Conference Title". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 20, 1960). "Scarlet Crushes Columbia, 43 to 2". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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