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1960 Colgate Red Raiders football team

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The 1960 Colgate Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1960 college football season. Head coach Alva Kelley returned for his second year, leading the team to an identical 2–7 record. John Maloney was the team captain.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Headcoach
CaptainJohn Maloney
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1960 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
CaptainJohn Maloney
Home stadiumColgate Athletic Field
Seasons
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1960 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Syracuse – 7–2–0
No. 16 Penn State – 7–3–0
Army – 6–3–1
Holy Cross – 6–4–0
Pittsburgh – 4–3–3
Boston University – 3–5–2
Boston College – 3–6–1
Colgate – 2–7–0
Villanova – 2–8–0
Rankings from AP poll
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The team played its home games at Colgate Athletic Field in Hamilton, New York.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 at Cornell W 28–8 12,000 [2]
October 1 Lehighdagger L 22–39 6,000 [3]
October 8 at Rutgers L 12–49 15,000 [4]
October 15 at Princeton L 26–36 22,000 [5]
October 22 at Yale L 14–36 31,193 [6]
October 29 at Buffalo W 28–20 15,132–15,500 [7][8][9]
November 8 Bucknell
  • Colgate Athletic Field
  • Hamilton, NY
L 8–12 4,000 [10]
November 12 at No. 17 Syracuse L 6–46 23,000 [11]
November 19 at Brown L 14–21 10,000 [12]
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  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Leading players

Statistical leaders for the 1960 Red Raiders included:[13]

  • Rushing: John Maloney, 330 yards and 5 touchdowns on 65 attempts
  • Passing: Robert Paske, 319 yards, 19 completions and 2 touchdowns on 51 attempts
  • Receiving: John Smith, 235 yards and 2 touchdowns on 17 receptions
  • Total offense: Daniel Keating, 495 yards (264 passing, 231 rushing)
  • Scoring: John Maloney, 30 points from 5 touchdowns
  • All-purpose yards: Jacque MacKinnon, 814 yards (324 rushing, 206 receiving, 167 kickoff returning, 99 interception returning, 18 punt returning)

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