1960 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team

1960 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football
OAC champion
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (7–0 OAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcConagha Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Muskingum $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Ohio Wesleyan 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Otterbein 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Wittenberg 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Wooster 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Denison 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Marietta 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Heidelberg 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mount Union 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oberlin 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Capital 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kenyon 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Akron 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Hiram 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1960 Muskingum Fighting Muskies football team was an American football team that represented Muskingum University of New Concord, Ohio, as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1960 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Ed Sherman, the Fighting Muskies compiled a perfect 9–0 record (7–0 against OAC opponents), won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 425 to 39.[1][2]

The 1960 season was one of four perfect seasons in Muskingum football history, along with 1926, 1931, and 1955. The delta of 386 points between points scored and points allowed during the 1960 season was the largest in Muskingum football history.[3]

The team played its home games at McConagha Stadium in New Concord, Ohio.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Marietta
W 64–6[4]
October 1Wittenberg
  • McConagha Stadium
  • New Concord, OH
W 36–0[5]
October 8at DenisonNo. 9
W 35–144,760[6]
October 15at Hope*No. 9Holland, MIW 47–0
October 22at HeidelbergTiffin, OHW 38–6[7]
October 29Akron
  • McConagha Stadium
  • New Concord, OH
W 58–06,500[8]
November 5Waynesburg*No. 10
  • McConagha Stadium
  • New Concord, OH
W 66–7
November 12WoosterNo. 10
  • McConagha Stadium
  • New Concord, OH
W 35–6
November 19at Mount UnionNo. 10Alliance, OHW 46–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ a b "1960 - Muskingum (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2020 Ohio Athletic Conference Football Record Book" (PDF). Ohio Athletic Conference. 2020. p. 48. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Muskingum (OH) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Muskingum Runs Roughshod Over Marietta 64-6". The Sunday Times Recorder. September 25, 1960. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Muskies Belt Lutherans 36 To 0 In O.C. Contest". The Sunday Times Recorder. October 2, 1960. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cooper, Burson Lead Muskingum To Victory". The Times Recorder. October 9, 1960. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Muskies Rip Heidelberg, Stretch Win String To 5". Akron Beacon Journal. October 23, 1960. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Muskies Top Akron 58-0: Cannonball Cooper Leads Charge". The Sunday Times Recorder. October 30, 1960. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Muskies Rap Mount 46-0 For Perfect Mark, Title". The Sunday Times Recorder. November 20, 1960. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.