1960 Maryland Terrapins football team

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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
Maryland 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at West Virginia*W 31–8
September 24No. 15 Texas*L 0–34
October 1Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–20
October 8at NC StateL 10–13
October 15No. 8 Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 19–17
October 22at Wake ForestW 14–13
October 29South Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 15–0
November 5at Penn State*L 9–28
November 12at North CarolinaW 22–19
November 19at VirginiaW 44–12
  • *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. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  4. ^ "1960 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.