1960 Liberty Bowl
1960 Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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2nd Liberty Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 17, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Philadelphia Municipal Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | RB Dick Hoak (Penn State) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 16,624 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1960 Liberty Bowl was a
Oregon Webfoots, both independent
programs.
Background
Penn State was making their second straight Liberty Bowl appearance, while Oregon was appearing in a bowl game after a two-year absence. 30 degree weather with three feet snowbanks made for a cold field.
Game summary
- Oregon – Dave Grosz 1 run (kick failed), 5:40, 1st
- Penn State – Don Jonas 1 run (Henry Opperman kick), 12:50, 2nd
- Penn State – Al Gursky 2 run (Opperman kick), 2:25, 2nd
- Penn State – Dick Hoak 6 run (Opperman kick), :41, 2nd
- Oregon – Dave Grayson 10 run (pass failed), 5:31, 3rd
- Penn State – Ed Caye 1 run (Opperman kick), 9:03, 4th
- Penn State – Hoak 11 run (kick failed), 7:14, 4th
- Penn State – Dick Pae 33 pass from Hoak (Jonas kick), 5:14, 4th
Hoak rushed for 61 yards on 9 carries for two touchdowns with 67 yards passing in route to being named MVP. Oregon's Dave Grayson ran for 93 yards on 10 carries [1]
Aftermath
Oregon has not returned to the Liberty Bowl since this game while Penn State has returned just once, in 1979.
Statistics
Statistics | Penn State | Oregon |
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First downs | 25 | 17 |
Rushing yards | 301 | 187 |
Passes intercepted | 0 | 1 |
Passing yards | 119 | 173 |
Total offense | 420 | 360 |
Punting-Average | 4–25.0 | 4–34.0 |
Fumbles–lost | 3–1 | 4–2 |
Penalties | 6–40 | 2–12 |
References
- ^ "1960 Liberty Bowl - GoDucks.com - the University of Oregon Official Athletics Web Site". Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.