1960 Miami Redskins football team

1960 Miami Redskins football
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach
MVPJohn Moore
CaptainDave Kaiser, C. Edward Keating, Napoleon Reid, Roger Turvy
Home stadiumMiami Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Bowling Green 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Kent State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Miami (OH) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Michigan 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Marshall 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Toledo 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1960 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1960 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach John Pont, Miami compiled a 6–4 record (2-3 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 159 to 139.[1]

Dave Kaiser, C. Edward Keating, Napoleon Reid, and Roger Turvy were the team captains.[2] John Moore, who led the team with 616 rushing yards, 1,026 all-purpose yards, and 48 points, received the team's most valuable player awards.[3] Other statistical leaders included Jack Gayheart with 441 passing yards and Howie Millisor with 261 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Xavier*
L 6–179,300[5]
September 24Western Michigan
W 15–147,255
October 1Bowling Green
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 12–218,474–10,000[6]
October 8Kent State
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
L 19–2210,687
October 15at Villanova*
W 17–75,000
October 22at No. 2 Ohio
L 0–2115,176[7]
October 29at Army*
L 7–3019,126
November 5at Toledo
W 30–136,531–6,600[8]
November 12Dayton*
  • Miami Field
  • Oxford, OH
W 23–810,000
November 19at Cincinnati*
W 10–615,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2005 Miami University Football Media Guide". 2005. pp. 117, 122. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 148.
  3. ^ 2005 Media Guide, pp. 149, 169-171.
  4. ^ 2005 Media Guide, p. 169.
  5. ^ "Xavier 17, Miami 6". The Lima Citizen. September 18, 1960. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Bobcats Break Long Jinx, Rout Redskins, 21-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 23, 1960. p. 1H – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


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