1960 Navy Midshipmen Football Team

The 1960 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 1960 NCAA University Division 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.

1960 Navy Midshipmen football
Orange Bowl, L 21–14 vs. Missouri
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 4
Record9–2
Head coach
CaptainJoe Matalavage
Home stadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers     8 1 0
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 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Boston CollegeW 22–725,000
September 24Villanova1960 Navy Midshipmen Football Team W 41–7
October 1at No. 3 WashingtonNo. 17W 15–1457,379
October 8vs. SMUNo. 6W 26–730,000
October 15Air ForceNo. 5W 35–3
October 22at PennNo. 4W 27–026,123
October 29vs. Notre DameNo. 4W 14–763,000
November 5at No. 15 DukeNo. 4L 10–1946,000
November 12VirginiaNo. 8
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD
W 41–620,208
November 26vs. ArmyNo. 7
W 17–12
January 2, 1961vs. No. 5 MissouriNo. 4L 14–21 71,218
  • 1960 Navy Midshipmen Football Team Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1960 Navy Midshipmen football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB Joe Bellino Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • 1960 Navy Midshipmen Football Team  Injured
  • 1960 Navy Midshipmen Football Team  Redshirt

1961 NFL Draft

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Joe Bellino Halfback 17 227 Washington Redksins

Awards and honors

References


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