1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1960 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainAl Bemiller, Fred Mautino, Richard Reimer[1]
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1960 college football season.[2] The Orangemen were led by 12th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–2 and ranked 19th in the AP Poll. The university administration ruled against accepting a bowl invite saying that the "season was long enough".[3] They were not invited to a bowl game.

Junior halfback Ernie Davis continued to garner national attention, earning consensus All-American honors while rushing for 877 yards and 8 touchdowns.

  1. ^ 2017 Syracuse football media guide. pg. 148
  2. ^ "1960 Syracuse Orange Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference no bowl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).