1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

The 1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team was an American football team that represented Rutgers University as a member of the Middle Three Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their first season under head coach John F. Bateman, the Scarlet Knights compiled an 8–1 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a total of 225 to 69.^[1]

1960 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football
Middle Three champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	8–1 (4–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	John F. Bateman (1st season)
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University Division
Rutgers x	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Lafayette	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Gettysburg	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Delaware	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Temple	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Muhlenberg *	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Northern College Division
Albright x	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Wagner x	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Lebanon Valley	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Susquehanna	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Juniata	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Scranton	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Upsala	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Wilkes	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Moravian	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Hofstra *	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Lycoming *	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Pennsylvania Military	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Ursinus	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Swarthmore	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Dickinson	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Drexel	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	7	–	1
Haverford	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	7	–	0
Franklin & Marshall *	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
No. 5 West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll

The Scarlet Knights tallied an average of 212.9 rushing yards and 88.3 passing yards per game. On defense, they held opponents to an average of 146.8 rushing yards and 85.1 passing yards per game.^[2] The team's individual statistical leaders included:

• Passing. Quarterback Sam Mudie completed 34 of 77 passes (44.2%) for 452 yards, four touchdowns, and nine interceptions. Mudie also tallied 177 rushing yards. Bill Speranza completed 20 of 36 (55.6%0 for 261 yards, two touchdowns, and three interceptions.^[2]

• Rushing. Steve Simms led the team's rushing attack with 613 yards on 102 carries (6.0-yard average) and five touchdowns. Bill Thompson and Pierce Frauenheim ranked second and third, respectively, with 272 and 202 rushing yards.^[2]

• Receiving. Arnie Byrd was the team's leading receiver with 18 catches for 269 yards and htree touchdowns. Marv Engle ranked second with eight receptions for 145 yards.^[2]

The team played its home games at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, New Jersey.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	W 13–9	30,000	[3]
October 1	at Connecticut*	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 19–6	8,888	[4]
October 8	Colgate*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 49–12	15,000	[5]
October 15	Bucknell	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 23–19	11,000–13,000	[6][7]
October 22	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Behtlehem, PA	W 8–0	14,000	[8]
October 29	Villanova*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 12–14	11,000	[9]
November 5	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 36–8	13,500	[10]
November 12	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 22–0	7,500	[11]
November 19	at Columbia*	Baker Field New York, NY	W 43–2	16,677	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming