1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 41–12 vs. Oregon
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainHank Oppermann
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Navy    9 2 0
Memphis State    8 2 0
Detroit    7 2 0
No. 19 Syracuse    7 2 0
No. 16 Penn State    7 3 0
Oregon    7 3 1
Army    6 3 1
Oregon State    6 3 1
Holy Cross    6 4 0
Houston    6 4 0
Miami (FL)    6 4 0
San Jose State    5 4 0
Pittsburgh    4 3 3
Xavier    5 5 0
Washington State    4 5 1
Air Force    4 6 0
Boston University    3 5 2
Pacific (CA)    4 6 0
Boston College    3 6 1
Florida State    3 6 1
Marquette    3 6 0
Colgate    2 7 0
Notre Dame    2 8 0
Villanova    2 8 0
Dayton    1 9 0
Idaho    1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Penn State Nittany Lions football team represented the Pennsylvania State University in the 1960 college football season. The team was coached by Rip Engle and played its home games in Beaver Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania.