1960 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
1960 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 4 1 07 2 1
The Citadel 4 2 08 2 1
George Washington 4 2 05 3 1
VPI 4 2 06 4 0
Furman 2 2 05 4 1
Richmond 3 4 13 6 1
Davidson 1 3 03 5 0
William & Mary 1 5 02 8 0
West Virginia 0 2 10 8 2
  • $ Conference champion

The 1960 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its only season under head coach Bill Elias, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–2 in the SoCon).[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Florida*L 7–3014,000[2]
September 24The CitadelW 19–14[3][4]
October 1at William & MaryL 9–194,500[5]
October 7VMIL 10–348,000[6]
October 15at Boston University*T 0–0[7]
October 29at Air Force*W 20–68,792[8]
November 4Richmond
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 16–06,000[9]
November 11VPI
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 21–85,000[10]
November 19at West VirginiaW 26–010,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1960 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  2. "Gators crunch Colonials, 30–7". The Miami Herald. September 18, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "The Citadel meets George Washington". The Times and Democrat. September 24, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "GW topples Citadel, 19–14, on late rally". Daily Press. September 25, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "William and Mary tops GW, 19–9". Daily Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kern stars as Keydets thump GW". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 8, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "George Washington, Boston U. 0–0 tie". Tampa Bay Times. October 16, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "GW shocks Falcons in snow storm". The San Francisco Examiner. October 30, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Colonials defeat Spiders by 16–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 5, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "VPI is upset by 21–8". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 12, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Colonials beat Mountaineers, 26–0 in finale". The Progress-Index. November 20, 1960. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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