1960 Miami (OH)
3–2, coached by John Pont. The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–5, over 10 games to the five on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dayton 23–8Nov 12
By 15 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | atXavier | L 6–17 | 59% |
| Oct 15 | at Villanova | W 17–7 | 63% |
| Oct 29 | at Army | L 7–30 | 29% |
| Nov 12 | vs Dayton | W 23–8 | 76% |
| Nov 19 | at Cincinnati | W 10–6 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Cincinnati 10–6; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 96 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list five games of Miami (OH)‘s 1960 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vsWestern Michigan | W 15–14 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
| Oct 1 | vsBowling Green | L 12–21 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
| Oct 8 | vsKent State | L 19–22 | Miami (OH)‘s article, Kent State’s article |
| Oct 22 | atOhio | L 0–21 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
| Nov 5 | atToledo | W 30–13 | Miami (OH)‘s article |
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1960.
- Record
- 3–2
- Conference
- 2–3 4th in the Mid-American Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 63–68
- Coach
- John Pont
- Elo
- 1469 +0 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Dave Kaiser, C. Edward Keating, Napoleon Reid and Roger Turvy
- Most valuable player
- John Moore