1960 Miami Hurricanes football team

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.

1960 Miami Hurricanes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumMiami Orange Bowl
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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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