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Maryland Football Team History

Maryland Terrapins

University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Byrd Stadium
Capacity: 48,055
Colors: Black, Gold, Red & White
Coach: Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Thomas N. Tom Nugent enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	@ West Virginia	31	8	W
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Texas	0	34	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Duke	7	20	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ North Carolina State	10	13	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Clemson	19	17	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Wake Forest	14	13	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. South Carolina	15	0	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Penn State	9	28	L
Sat., Nov. 12	@ North Carolina	22	19	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Virginia	44	12	W

1960 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	171
Scoring Average	17.1
Points Allowed	164
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	42-55
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	4-2

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1960 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Duke	8-3	173	114	Won 7-6	5-1	129	40	William D. Bill Murray
Maryland	6-4	171	164		5-2	131	94	Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Clemson	6-4	197	124		4-2	108	56	Frank Howard
North Carolina State	6-3-1	148	113		4-1-1	77	54	Earle Edwards
South Carolina	3-6-1	117	186		3-3-1	99	92	Warren Giese
North Carolina	3-7	117	161		2-5	79	98	James M. Jim Tatum
Wake Forest	2-8	119	215		2-5	100	163	Bill Hildebrand
Virginia	0-10	103	332		0-6	54	180	Richard Dick Voris

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1960 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.