1960 Oregon Ducks football team

1960 Oregon Ducks football
Liberty Bowl, L 12–41 vs. Penn State
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3–1
Head coach	Len Casanova (10th season)
Captain	Dave Urell, Dave Grosz
Home stadium	Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium

1960 NCAA University Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					8	–	1	–	0
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 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as an independent during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their 10th season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 7–3–1 record and outscored their opponents, 206 to 130. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon and Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

Days before the team would play their game against the University of Michigan, some key fixers in David Budin and Frank Rosenthal would get caught trying and failing to bribe halfback Michael "Mickey" Bruce to join in on what later became known as the 1961 NCAA University Division men's basketball gambling scandal by offering Bruce thousands of dollars for certain stipulations at hand, including recruiting his fellow teammate in quarterback Dave Grosz to join him in the scheme also, with a hundred dollars being given to Bruce per week for the entire season afterward had he accepted the offer in order to keep the gamblers informed in the team's physical status throughout the season. However, due to the bribers being caught in their attempt to rig college football games alongside college basketball games, The game would continue as planned with no rigging involved (though Bruce would later testify against the fixers in court in order to maintain his innocence).

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Grosz with 910 passing yards, Dave Grayson with 631 rushing yards, and Cleveland Jones with 402 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	1:30 p.m.	Idaho		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 33–6	13,200
September 24		at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–21	48,021
October 1		at Utah		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	W 20–17
October 8		San Jose State		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 33–0
October 15		Washington State		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 21–12	18,500
October 22		at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 20–0	35,000
October 29		at No. 9 Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 6–7	55,235
November 5		Stanford		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 27–6
November 12		West Virginia		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 20–6	11,864
November 19		at Oregon State	No. 19	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR (Civil War)	T 14–14	27,009
December 17		vs. No. 16 Penn State		Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Liberty Bowl)	L 12–41	16,697
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time