1960 Navy Midshipmen football team

American college football season

1960 Navy Midshipmen football

Eastern co-champion

Orange Bowl, L 21–14 vs. Missouri

Conference| Independent
Ranking
Coaches| No. 6
AP| No. 4
Record| 9–2
Head coach|

* Wayne Hardin (2nd season)

Captain| Joe Matalavage
Home stadium| Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Seasons

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1961 ->

1960 NCAA University Division independents football records

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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 Navy Midshipmen football team represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent in the 1960 college football season. The offense scored 262 points while the defense allowed 103 points. Led by head coach Wayne Hardin, the Midshipmen finished the season with nine wins and an appearance in the Orange Bowl.

The Midshipmen were Lambert Trophy co-champions with undefeated Yale. Senior halfback Joe Bellino was awarded the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award.[1]

Navy upset third-ranked Washington in Seattle,[2] which vaulted them up eleven places in the rankings, to sixth. They played Air Force for the first time this season, a 35–3 win in mid-October in Baltimore as Bellino scored three touchdowns and made an interception, all in the first half.[3]

## Schedule

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September 17| at Boston College| |

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| W 22–7| 25,000|
September 24| Villanova| |

* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 41–7| 20,271|
October 1| at No. 3 Washington| No. 17|

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA

| W 15–14| 57,379| [2]
October 8| vs. SMU| No. 6|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)

| W 26–7| 30,000| [4]
October 15| Air Force| No. 5|

* Memorial Stadium
* Baltimore, MD (rivalry)

| W 35–3| | [3]
October 22| at Penn| No. 4|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| W 27–0| 26,123| [5]
October 29| vs. Notre Dame| No. 4|

* Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)

| W 14–7| 63,000|
November 5| at No. 15 Duke| No. 4|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 10–19| 46,000| [6]
November 12| Virginia| No. 8|

* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| W 41–6| 20,208| [7]
November 26| vs. Army| No. 7|

* Philadelphia Municipal Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)

| W 17–12| |
January 2, 1961| vs. No. 5 Missouri| No. 4|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)

| L 14–21 | 71,218|

* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster

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1960 Navy Midshipmen football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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HB | `` | Joe Bellino | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Wayne Hardin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## Awards and honors

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* Joe Bellino – Heisman Trophy,[8] Maxwell Award[9]

## 1961 NFL draft

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Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club

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Joe Bellino | Halfback | 17 | 227 | Washington Redksins

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## References

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1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 192\. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
2. ^ a b "Mather punches field goal as Navy nips Huskies, 15-14". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. October 2, 1960. p. 2\. sports.
3. ^ a b "Bellino paces Navy, 35-3, over Falcons". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 16, 1960. p. 2B.
4. ^ "Bellino stars in rain-swept Oyster Bowl". The Virginian-Pilot. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 23, 1960). "Navy Routs Penn; Quakers Bow, 27-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. ^ "Duke rallies to score 19–10 victory over favored Middies". The State. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Navy wins 41 to 6 on Bellino's power". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on September 16, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2007.
9. ^ "NCAA College Football Awards - ESPN".
10. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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Navy Midshipmen football

Venues|

* Worden Field (1890–1923)
* Thompson Stadium (1924–1958)
* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (1959–present)
* Memorial Stadium (alternate)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Army: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy)
* Air Force: Commander-in-Chief's Trophy
* Johns Hopkins
* Maryland: Crab Bowl Classic
* Notre Dame
* SMU: Gansz Trophy

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* Bill the Goat
* "Anchors Aweigh"
* "I believe that we will win!"
* Marching band
* "Navy ends the drought"
* 2007 North Texas game
* Salute
* That Navy Spirit
* Navy Blue and Gold

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