1960 Duke Blue Devils football team

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The 1960 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1960 college football season.[2] Led by eighth-year head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils were Atlantic Coast Conference champions,[3][4][5][6] and won the Cotton Bowl by a point over favored Arkansas.[7][8][9]

CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record8–3 (5–1 ACC)
Quick facts Duke Blue Devils football, ACC champion ...
1960 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
Cotton Bowl, W 7–6 vs. Arkansas
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record8–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
MVPTee Moorman
CaptainArt Browning
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
 1959
1961 
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1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Duke $510830
NC State411631
Maryland520640
Clemson420640
South Carolina331361
North Carolina250370
Wake Forest250280
Virginia0600100
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP poll[1]
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It was Duke's sixth and most recent major bowl appearance, and its only trip to the Cotton Bowl. The program's next bowl was nearly three decades away, in 1989,[10] and the next bowl win came in 2015.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at South CarolinaW 31–037,000[11]
October 1at MarylandW 20–725,000[12]
October 8at Michigan*L 6–3177,183[13]
October 15NC StateW 17–1328,000[14]
October 22Clemson
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 21–633,000[15]
October 29Georgia Tech*daggerNo. 15
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 6–040,000[16]
November 5No. 4 Navy*No. 13
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 19–1046,000[17]
November 12at Wake ForestNo. 7W 34–716,500[18]
November 19at North CarolinaNo. 6L 6–742,000[19]
December 3at UCLA*No. 11L 6–2723,357[20]
January 2, 1961vs. No. 6 ArkansasNo. 10W 7–674,000[21]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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