1960 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

The 1960 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team was an American football team that represented the University of Delaware in the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. In its tenth season under head coach David M. Nelson, the team compiled a 3-5-1 record (2-3 against MAC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 122 to 114. Mickey Heinecken was the team captain.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

1960 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	3–5–1 (2–3 MAC)
Head coach	David M. Nelson (10th season)
Captain	Mickey Heinecken
Home stadium	Delaware Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA (rivalry)	L 14–27	8,500	^[3]
October 1	Amherst*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 12–15	6,200	^[4]
October 8	Lafayette	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–3	7,000	^[5]
October 15	at New Hampshire*	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 14–31	6,900	^[6]
October 22	at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	T 6–6	7,000	^[7]
October 29	Hofstra*	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 20–0	4,000	^[8]
November 5	at Temple	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 26–12	4,000	^[9]
November 12	Rutgers	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–22	7,500	^[10]
November 19	Bucknell	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 22–6
*Non-conference game

References

1. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
2. "2012 Blue Hens Football Media Guide". University of Delaware. 2012. p. 159. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
3. Kelley, Bob (September 26, 1960). "Lehigh Foils Air Attack, Tops Delaware, 27-14". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Kelley, Bob (October 3, 1960). "Sluggish Delaware 11 Upset by Amherst, 14-12". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Katzman, Izzy (October 10, 1960). "Hens' Trampled Foes Eye Vengeance". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Kelley, Bob (October 17, 1960). "New Hampshire 11 Rallies to Rout Hens, 31-14". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Baker, Bob (October 23, 1960). "Marshall Fights to 6-6 Tie with Delaware". Sunday Gazette-Mail. Charleston, W.Va. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
8. Kelley, Bob (October 31, 1960). "Hens Humble Hofstra Eleven, 20-0". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Katzman, Izzy (November 7, 1960). "Delaware Will Try to Out-Run Rutgers". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Hens Keep the Kick" in Al Cartwright's column on page 38.
10. Fleming, Jimmie (November 13, 1960). "Rutgers Trounces Delaware to Gain Conference Title". The Sunday Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.