1960 Wagner Seahawks football team

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1960
Middle Atlantic Conference
DivisionCollege–Northern Division
Record9–0 (6–0 MAC)
Head coach (4th season)
Home stadiumGrymes Hill Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
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
College–Northern
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
College–Southern
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 1960 Wagner Seahawks football team represented

Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Mickey Sullivan, the Seahawks compiled an overall record of 9–0, with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished tied for the MAC College–Northern Division championship with Albright
.

On offense, the Seahawks scored 256 points and gained 2,791 yards of total offense (1,142 rushing, 1,649 passing). On defense, they gave up 103 points and 2,004 yards of total offense (1,112 rushing, 892 passing).[1]

The team's individal statistical leaders included quarterback Don Cavalli with 1,502 passing yards and 18 touchdown passes; halfback Neil Johnston with 406 rushing yards and 56 points scored; end Al Ferrie with 34 receptions for 738 yards and eight touchdowns; and halfback Frank Melos with 68 points scored.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24
Pennsylvania Military
W 25–203,900[2]
October 1at Haverford
W 36–0[3]
October 8
Trenton State*
  • Grymes Hill Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
W 20–182,800[4]
October 15
Merchant Marine*
  • Grymes Hill Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
W 21–124,300[5]
October 22Dickinson
  • Grymes Hill Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
W 47–65,800[6]
October 29at
Ursinus
Collegeville, PAW 49–20[7]
November 5
Hamilton*
  • Grymes Hill Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
W 26–83,600[8]
November 12at
Moravian
Bethlehem, PAW 13–0[9]
November 19
Upsala
  • Grymes Hill Stadium
  • Staten Island, NY
W 19–146,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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