American college football season
The 1960 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 1960 college football season . The offense scored 262 points while the defense allowed 103 points. Led by head coach Wayne Hardin , the Midshipmen finished the season with nine wins and an appearance in the Orange Bowl .
The Midshipmen were Lambert Trophy co-champions with undefeated Yale . Senior halfback Joe Bellino was awarded the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award .
Navy upset third-ranked Washington in Seattle , which vaulted them up eleven places in the rankings, to sixth. They played Air Force for the first time this season, a 35–3 win in mid-October in Baltimore as Bellino scored three touchdowns and made an interception, all in the first half.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 17 at Boston College W 22–7 25,000 September 24 Villanova W 41–7 October 1 at No. 3 Washington No. 17 W 15–14 57,379 October 8 vs. SMU No. 6 W 26–7 30,000 October 15 Air Force No. 5 W 35–3 October 22 at Penn No. 4 W 27–0 26,123 October 29 vs. Notre Dame No. 4 W 14–7 63,000 November 5 at No. 15 Duke No. 4 L 10–19 46,000 November 12 Virginia No. 8 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD W 41–6 20,208 November 26 vs. Army No. 7 W 17–12 January 2, 1961 vs. No. 5 Missouri No. 4 L 14–21 71,218 Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1960 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
1961 NFL Draft
Awards and honors
References
"Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015."Navy Yearly Results (1960-1964)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.^ "Mather punches field goal as Navy nips Huskies, 15-14" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 2, 1960. p. 2. sports.
^ "Bellino paces Navy, 35-3, over Falcons" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. October 16, 1960. p. 2B.
Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 23, 1960). "Navy Routs Penn; Quakers Bow, 27-0". The New York Times
"Duke rallies to score 19–10 victory over favored Middies" . The State . November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Navy wins 41 to 6 on Bellino's power" . The Clarion-Ledger . November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com" . Pro-Football-Reference.com the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018."Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy" . Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2007."NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN" .
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