Maryland at West Virginia

Saturday, September 17, 1960

Maryland beat West Virginia 31–⁠8. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Maryland led the series 6–⁠3–⁠2.

AwayMaryland6–⁠4 in 1960
31
HomeWest Virginia0–⁠8–⁠2 in 1960
8

FinalHigh 69°F, low 61°F, 0.48 in. of rainAttendance 18,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Terps Ignoring Upset OF Texas in Drills

    Evening star, September 20, 1960, page 13

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    Terps Ignoring Upset OF Texas in Drills touchdown, andn a field goal in the last minute. Maryland is not without its problems. The TerpS will be without Tommy Rae, the No. 3 left end who suffered a shoulder separation, and Pete Boinis, the starting right guard suffcred torn ligamentS in his right knee on the opening kickoff against West Virginia last Saturday. Jimmy Davidson, who subs for the quarterbacks on defense, was banged up in Mary lands 31–⁠8 victory over West Virginia, but with treatment and a couple days rest will be back. The Terps expect their big gest crowd in several years. There is a possibility that tenn porary stands will be erected. Tickets are on sale at Cole Field House, Mitchels Sport Shop at 1906 Fourteenth street NV, the AAA at 1712 G Sreet NV, Sportsman at 1908 Wisconsin avenue in Bethesda, 1886 Wisconsin avenue NV. and Bertram’s, 920 Four teenth street NV.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

West Virginia 51% to win. Maryland won as Elo’s underdog.

West Virginia leads 28–⁠23–⁠2 in 53 meetings, counting the 42 since this game.

Recent meetings
2021Maryland 30, West Virginia 24
2015West Virginia 45, Maryland 6
2014West Virginia 40, Maryland 37
2013Maryland 37, West Virginia 0
2012West Virginia 31, Maryland 21
2011West Virginia 37, Maryland 31

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