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1960 Liberty Bowl

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12
  
41

Oregon
  
6

Season
  
1960

Stadium
  
John F. Kennedy Stadium

16
  
NR

21
  
0

Date
  
17 December 1960

MVP
  
RB Dick Hoak (Penn State)

Champion
  
Penn State Nittany Lions football

Location
  
John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Similar
  
1989 Independence Bowl, 1990 Freedom Bowl, 2014 Liberty Bowl

The 1960 Liberty Bowl was a college football postseason bowl game that featured the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Oregon Webfoots.

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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

    Aftermath

    Oregon has not returned to the Liberty Bowl since this game while Penn State has returned just once, in 1979.

    References

    1960 Liberty Bowl Wikipedia
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