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1960 Army Cadets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Captains
  • Frank Gibson
  • Al Vanderbush
Home stadiumMichie Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Penn State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 3 – 3
Boston University   –   3 – 5 – 2
Boston College   –   3 – 6 – 1
Colgate   –   2 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   2 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1960 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1960 college football season. In their second year under head coach Dale Hall, the Cadets compiled a 6–3–1 record and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 222 to 95. In the annual Army–Navy Game, the Cadets lost to the Midshipmen by a 17 to 12 score. The Cadets also lost to Penn State and Nebraska.[1]

Army guard Al Vanderbush was selected by the Central Press Association as a first-team player on the 1960 College Football All-America Team.[2] He was also selected by the UPI as a second-team player.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Buffalo
W 37–015,250[4]
September 24Boston College
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 20–720,150[5]
October 1at California
W 28–1051,000[6]
October 8Penn StateNo. 18
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
L 16–2727,150[7]
October 15at Nebraska
L 9–1439,000[8]
October 22Villanova
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 54–024,154[9]
October 29Miami (OH)
  • Michie Stadium
  • West Point, NY
W 30–719,126[10]
November 5vs. Syracuse
W 9–666,000[11]
November 12at Pittsburgh
T 7–745,498[12]
November 26vs. Navy
L 12–17100,000[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14]

References

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  1. ^ "1960 Army Black Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Hefty Line Features Central Press All-America". The Brainerd Daily Dispatch. Brainerd, MN.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Leo H. Peterson (November 30, 1960). "Bellino, Ditka and Davis Awarded 1st Team Spots". Reading Eagle. p. 54.
  4. ^ "Dick Eckert returns punt 75 to produce touchdown for Army". The Patriot-News. September 18, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cadets rally for 20–7 win over Boston". Oakland Tribune. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Army blitzes Cal Bears, 28–10, in second half power display". The Fresno Bee. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kerr leads Penn over Army, 27–16". Kingsport Times-News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cadets in 14–9 setback". The San Francisco Examiner. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Army romps, 54–0, over winless 'Cats". The Florida Times-Union. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Army's Cadets beat Miami (O.) team 30–7". The Tampa Tribune. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Army upsets Syracuse". San Francisco Chronicle. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Army battles back to knot Pitt, 7 to 7". The Times-Picayune. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Navy halts Army comeback, 17–12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 27, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Schedule/Results (1960 Army)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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