1960 Howard Bulldogs football team

1960 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montclair State     8 0 0
Washington and Lee     8 0 1
UC Riverside     7 0 1
Arlington State     9 2 0
Howard (AL)     8 1 0
Northern Michigan     8 1 1
Cal Poly Pomona     7 2 0
Louisville     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 3 0
Montana State     5 3 1
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Santa Clara     4 3 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 3 1
Sewanee     4 3 1
Carthage     5 4 0
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
St. Norbert     4 4 1
Arkansas State     4 5 0
Drake     4 5 0
North Park     4 5 0
Buffalo     4 6 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Northeastern     2 5 1
Union (NY)     2 5 1
Hawaii     3 7 0
Tampa     2 7 1
Trinity (TX)     2 7 1
Washington University     2 7 0
Rose Poly     1 5 1
Wabash     1 8 0
Pepperdine     1 9 0

The 1960 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as the Samford University) as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bobby Bowden, the team compiled an 8–1 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Maryville (TN)W 14–0[1]
September 23Sewanee
  • Howard Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 56–0[2]
October 1at Georgetown (KY)Georgetown, KYW 40–0[3]
October 8Mississippi Collegedagger
  • Howard Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 20–24[4]
October 15at Millsaps
W 42–0[5]
October 22Delta State
  • Howard Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 28–14[6]
November 5at LivingstonW 22–6[7]
November 12at Southwestern (TN)
W 26–0[8]
November 18vs. Troy StateW 48–143,000[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Maryville is loser in opener". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 17, 1960. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Howard belts Tigers 56–0". The Tennessean. September 24, 1960. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Howard rips Georgetown, 40–0". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 2, 1960. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Chocs cop 24–20 win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1960. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs roll past Millsaps". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1960. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Howard drops Delta". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1960. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Howard lashes Livingston, 22–6". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Howard much too strong for Southwestern, 26–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1960. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Howard takes easy win over Troy State, 48 to 14". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 19, 1960. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.