1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team

1960 Syracuse Orangemen football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record7–2
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumArchbold Stadium
1960 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Syracuse     7 2 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Army     6 3 1
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Pittsburgh     4 3 3
Boston University     3 5 2
Boston College     3 6 1
Colgate     2 7 0
Villanova     2 8 0
Rankings from AP poll

The 1960 Syracuse Orangemen football team represented Syracuse University in the 1960 college football season. The Orangemen were led by 12th-year head coach Ben Schwartzwalder and played their home games at Archbold Stadium in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse finished the regular season with a record of 7–2 and ranked 19th in the AP Poll. The university administration ruled against accepting a bowl invite saying that the "season was long enough". They were not invited to a bowl game.

Junior halfback Ernie Davis continued to garner national attention, earning consensus All-American honors while rushing for 877 yards and 8 touchdowns.