1960 George Washington Colonials football team
| 1960 George Washington Colonials football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (4–2 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Griffith Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Washington | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its only season under head coach Bill Elias, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–2 in the SoCon).[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Florida* | L 7–30 | 14,000 | [2] | |
| September 24 | The Citadel | W 19–14 | [3][4] | ||
| October 1 | at William & Mary | L 9–19 | 4,500 | [5] | |
| October 7 | VMI | L 10–34 | 8,000 | [6] | |
| October 15 | at Boston University* | T 0–0 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | at Air Force* | W 20–6 | 8,792 | [8] | |
| November 4 | Richmond |
| W 16–0 | 6,000 | [9] |
| November 11 | VPI |
| W 21–8 | 5,000 | [10] |
| November 19 | at West Virginia | W 26–0 | 10,000 | [11] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "1960 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ^ "Gators crunch Colonials, 30–7". The Miami Herald. September 18, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Citadel meets George Washington". The Times and Democrat. September 24, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GW topples Citadel, 19–14, on late rally". Daily Press. September 25, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "William and Mary tops GW, 19–9". Daily Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kern stars as Keydets thump GW". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 8, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "George Washington, Boston U. 0–0 tie". Tampa Bay Times. October 16, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GW shocks Falcons in snow storm". The San Francisco Examiner. October 30, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonials defeat Spiders by 16–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 5, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VPI is upset by 21–8". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 12, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonials beat Mountaineers, 26–0 in finale". The Progress-Index. November 20, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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