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1960 Boston University

3–⁠5–⁠2.

Schedule and results

Boston University in 1960, game by game: lost at No. 19 Penn State 0–20; lost at No. 2 Syracuse 7–35; won vs. Holy Cross 20–14; lost vs. Ohio 6–36; tied vs. George Washington 0–0; lost at UConn 14–16; won vs. Massachusetts 20–7; tied at West Virginia 7–7; lost at Boston College 14–23; won at Buffalo 42–14+28−30Lost 0–20 at No. 19 Penn State-20No. 19 Penn StateLost 7–35 at No. 2 Syracuse-28No. 2 SyracuseWon 20–14 vs. Holy Cross+6Holy CrossLost 6–36 vs. Ohio-30OhioTied 0–0 vs. George Washington0George Washingt…Lost 14–16 at UConn-2UConnWon 20–7 vs. Massachusetts+13MassachusettsTied 7–7 at West Virginia0West VirginiaLost 14–23 at Boston College-9Boston CollegeWon 42–14 at Buffalo+28Buffalo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17at19Penn StateL 0–⁠2023%
Sep 24at2SyracuseL 7–⁠3516%
Oct 1vsHoly CrossW 20–⁠1455%
Oct 8vsOhioL 6–⁠3650%
Oct 15vsGeorge WashingtonT 0–⁠072%
Oct 22atUConnL 14–⁠1667%
Oct 29vsMassachusettsW 20–⁠771%
Nov 5atWest VirginiaT 7–⁠753%
Nov 12atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠2336%
Nov 19atBuffaloW 42–⁠1467%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Buffalo 42–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 67 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
130–⁠172
Coach
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Elo
1433 −40 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.4 No. 76 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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