1960 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

1960 Pittsburgh Panthers football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–3–3
Head coach	John Michelosen (6th season)
Home stadium	Pitt Stadium

1960 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		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

The 1960 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 17	at UCLA	No. 7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles	L 7–8	36,056
September 24	No. 6 Michigan State	No. 17	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	T 7–7
October 1	at Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 14–15	48,835
October 8	Miami (FL)		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 17–6
October 15	West Virginia		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (Backyard Brawl)	W 42–0
October 22	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	T 7–7
October 29	at No. 3 Syracuse		Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY (rivalry)	W 10–0	41,872
November 5	at Notre Dame	No. 14	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 20–13	55,696
November 12	Army	No. 12	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	T 7–7
November 19	Penn State		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	L 3–14
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1960 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 89 Mike Ditka Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Michelosen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

at Syracuse

See also: 1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Mike Ditka	Tight End	1	5	Chicago Bears
Dick Mills	Linebacker	3	34	Detroit Lions
Jim Cunningham	Back	3	39	Washington Redskins
Ed Sharockman	Running Back	5	57	Minnesota Vikings
Fred Cox	Running Back	8	110	Cleveland Browns
Bob Clemens	Back	10	133	Baltimore Colts
Paul Hodge	Linebacker	13	178	Detroit Lions
Steve Jastrzembski	Back	17	231	Baltimore Colts
James Traficant	Quarterback	20	276	Pittsburgh Steelers