1960 Miami Redskins football team
American college football season
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The 1960 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1960 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach John Pont, Miami compiled a 6–4 record (2-3 against MAC opponents), finished in third place in the MAC, and were outscored by all opponents by a combined total of 159 to 139.[1]
| 1960 Miami Redskins football | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (2–3 MAC) |
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| MVP | John Moore |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Miami Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Ohio $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Bowling Green | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dave Kaiser, C. Edward Keating, Napoleon Reid, and Roger Turvy were the team captains.[2] John Moore, who led the team with 616 rushing yards, 1,026 all-purpose yards, and 48 points, received the team's most valuable player awards.[3] Other statistical leaders included Jack Gayheart with 441 passing yards and Howie Millisor with 261 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Xavier* | L 6–17 | 9,300 | [5] | |
| September 24 | Western Michigan | W 15–14 | 7,255 | [6] | |
| October 1 | Bowling Green |
| L 12–21 | 8,474–10,000 | [7][8] |
| October 8 | Kent State |
| L 19–22 | 10,687 | [9] |
| October 15 | at Villanova* | W 17–7 | 5,000 | [10] | |
| October 22 | at No. 2 Ohio | L 0–21 | 15,176 | [11] | |
| October 29 | at Army* | L 7–30 | 19,126 | [12] | |
| November 5 | at Toledo | W 30–13 | 6,531–6,600 | [13][14] | |
| November 12 | Dayton* |
| W 23–8 | 10,000 | [15] |
| November 19 | at Cincinnati* |
| W 10–6 | 15,000 | [16] |
