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1960 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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1960 Pittsburgh Panthers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–3
Head coach
Home stadiumPitt Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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 1960 Pittsburgh Panthers football team represented the University of Pittsburgh as an independent during the 1960 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Michelosen, the Panthers compiled a record of 4–3–3. The team played home games at Pitt Stadium in Pittsburgh.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at UCLANo. 7L 7–836,056
September 24No. 6 Michigan StateNo. 17T 7–746,140
October 1at OklahomaL 14–1548,835
October 8Miami (FL)
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 17–6
October 15West Virginia
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
W 42–031,813[1]
October 22at TCUT 7–7
October 29at No. 3 SyracuseW 10–041,872
November 5at Notre DameNo. 14W 20–1355,696
November 12ArmyNo. 12
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA
T 7–7
November 19Penn State
  • Pitt Stadium
  • Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)
L 3–1445,023
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1960 Pittsburgh Panthers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 89 Mike Ditka Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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At Syracuse

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Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Ditka Tight end 1 5 Chicago Bears
Dick Mills Linebacker 3 34 Detroit Lions
Jim Cunningham Back 3 39 Washington Redskins
Ed Sharockman Running back 5 57 Minnesota Vikings
Fred Cox Running back 8 110 Cleveland Browns
Bob Clemens Back 10 133 Baltimore Colts
Paul Hodge Linebacker 13 178 Detroit Lions
Steve Jastrzembski Back 17 231 Baltimore Colts
James Traficant Quarterback 20 276 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References

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  1. ^ "Pitt's best offensive in 6 years beats W. Virginia, 42–0". Sunday News. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.