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Pittsburgh Football Team History

Pittsburgh Panthers

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Founded: 1787
Stadium: Heinz Field
Capacity: 65,000
Colors: Old Gold & Blue
Coach: John P. Michelosen
Conference: Independent-

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1890 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2010

1960 Season Highlights

John P. Michelosen enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Pittsburgh.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	@ UCLA	7	8	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Michigan State	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Oklahoma	14	15	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Miami (Florida)	17	6	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. West Virginia	42	0	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Texas Christian	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Syracuse	10	0	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Notre Dame	20	13	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Army	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Penn State	3	14	L

1960 Season Totals
Record	4-3 -3
Points Scored	134
Scoring Average	13.4
Points Allowed	77
Defense Average	7.7
Opponents Record	42-38
Home Record	2-1 -2
Away Record	2-2 -1

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
Pittsburgh was not ranked.

1960 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls			Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Air Force	4-6	147	178								Ben Martin
Arkansas State	0-2	30	51								King Block
Army	6-3-1	222	95								Dale S. Hall
Boston College	3-6-1	144	148								Ernie Hefferle
Buffalo	0-4	48	135								Dick Offenhammer
Florida State	3-6-1	111	136								Bill Peterson
Houston	6-4	141	150								Harold W. Lahar
Idaho	1-9	104	256								J. Neil Skip Stahley
Louisville	1-1	36	29								Frank Camp
Memphis	8-2	303	85								Billy J. Murphy
Miami	6-4	163	143								Andy Gustafson
Navy	9-2	262	103								Wayne Hardin
Notre Dame	2-8	111	188								Joseph L. Joe Kuharich
Oregon	7-3-1	206	130								Leonard J. Len Casanova
Oregon State	6-3-1	197	145								J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Penn State	7-3	228	113								Charles A. Rip Engle
Pittsburgh	4-3-3	134	77								John P. Michelosen
San Jose State	5-4	175	176								Robert Bob Titchenal
Southern Mississippi	3-2	89	58								Thad Pie Vann
Syracuse	7-2	203	74								Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Texas El Paso	4-5-1	167	176								Ben Collins
Washington State	4-5-1	210	161								James Jim Sutherland

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
No Pittsburgh Players on File.

1960 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
No Pittsburgh Players on File.

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