Game Name: | Liberty Bowl |
Subheader: | 2nd Liberty Bowl |
Date Game Played: | December 17 |
Year Game Played: | 1960 |
Football Season: | 1960 |
Visitor Name Short: | Penn State |
Visitor Nickname: | Nittany Lions |
Visitor Record: | 6–3 |
Visitor Rank Ap: | 16 |
Visitor Rank Coaches: | NR |
Visitor 1Q: | 0 |
Visitor 2Q: | 21 |
Visitor 3Q: | 0 |
Visitor 4Q: | 20 |
Home Name Short: | Oregon |
Home Nickname: | Webfoots |
Home Record: | 7–2–1 |
Home 1Q: | 6 |
Home 2Q: | 0 |
Home 3Q: | 6 |
Home 4Q: | 0 |
Mvp: | RB Dick Hoak (Penn State) |
Type: | bg |
Attendance: | 16,624 |
The 1960 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game played on December 17, 1960. The second edition of the Liberty Bowl, the game featured the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Oregon Webfoots, both independent programs.
Penn State was making their second straight Liberty Bowl appearance, while Oregon was appearing in a bowl game after a two-year absence. 30 degree weather with three feet snowbanks made for a cold field.
Hoak rushed for 61 yards on 9 carries for two touchdowns with 67 yards passing in route to being named MVP. Oregon's Dave Grayson ran for 93 yards on 10 carries [1]
Oregon has not returned to the Liberty Bowl since this game while Penn State has returned just once, in 1979.
Statistics | Penn State | Oregon |
---|---|---|
First downs | 25 | 17 |
Rushing yards | 301 | 187 |
Passes intercepted | 0 | 1 |
Passing yards | 119 | 173 |
Total offense | 420 | 360 |
Punting-Average | 4–25.0 | 4–34.0 |
Fumbles–lost | 3–1 | 4–2 |
Penalties | 6–40 | 2–12 |