1960 Liberty Bowl
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| Date | December 17, 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1960 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | John F. Kennedy Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | RB Dick Hoak (Penn State) | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1960 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Oregon Ducks.
Background
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.
Game summary
- Oregon - Dave Grosz 1 run (kick failed), 5:40, 1st
- Penn State - Don Jonas 1 run (Henry Opperman kick), 12:50, 2nd
- Penn State - Al Gursky 2 run (Opperman kick), 2:25, 2nd
- Penn State - Dick Hoak 6 run (Opperman kick), :41, 2nd
- Oregon - Dave Grayson 10 run (pass failed), 5:31, 3rd
- Penn State - Ed Caye 1 run (Opperman kick), 9:03, 4th
- Penn State - Hoak 11 run (kick failed), 7:14, 4th
- Penn State - Dick Pae 33 pass from Hoak (Jonas kick), 5:14, 4th
Hoak rushed for 61 yards on 9 carries for two touchdowns with 67 yards passing en route to being named MVP. Oregon's Dave Grayson ran for 93 yards on 10 carries [1]
Aftermath
Oregon has not returned to the Liberty Bowl since this game while Penn State has returned just once, in 1979.
Statistics
| Statistics | Penn State | Oregon |
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| 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 |
