American college football season
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The 1960 college football season was the 92nd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Five teams have a claim to the 1960 major college national championship:
- Minnesota (8–2) tied for the Big Ten championship and was ranked No. 1 in the final AP and UPI polls. Minnesota lost to Washington in the Rose Bowl, but the final polls were issued prior to the bowl games, leaving intact Minnesota's claim as AP and UPI national champion.
- Missouri lost their final game of the regular season 7–23 to rival Kansas on November 19, but on December 8 the Big Eight faculty committee ruled a Kansas player ineligible and ordered the Jayhawks to forfeit their last two victories. Missouri, therefore, officially ended the season 11–0 rather than 10–1 after defeating No. 5 Navy in the Orange Bowl. They were recognized by the Poling System as the national champion.
- Iowa (8–1) tied for the Big Ten championship, was ranked No. 2 in the final UPI poll, and was recognized as national champion in the Litkenhous Ratings.
- Washington (10–1) was ranked No. 5 in the final UPI poll. After the final polls, Washington defeated No. 1 Minnesota in the Rose Bowl and was declared national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation.
Other major college teams compiling undefeated and untied records were Yale (9–0, AP No. 14) and New Mexico State (11–0, AP No. 17, top scoring offense [37.4 points per game]). At the small college level, Ohio (10–0) was recognized as the small college national champion by both the AP and UPI; Southern (9–1) was recognized as the black college national champion; and Lenoir Rhyne (11–0–1) defeated Humboldt State in the Holiday Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.
Navy halfback Joe Bellino won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award. Statistical leaders in major college football in 1960 included UCLA quarterback Billy Kilmer with 1,889 yards of total offense, Wake Forest quarterback Norm Snead with 1,676 passing yards, Washington State end Hugh Campbell with 66 receptions for 881 yards, and New Mexico State halfback Bob Gaiters with 1,338 rushing yards and 145 points scored.
Conference and program changes
Conference changes
- After the Big Seven Conference, still officially known as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, added Oklahoma State, the conference's unofficial name became the Big Eight Conference. This name would remain until the league's dissolution in 1995.
Membership changes
Season chronology
September
In the preseason poll released on September 12, the defending champion Syracuse Orangemen and 1959's second-place finisher, the Mississippi Rebels, were No. 1 and No. 2, with 26 and 21 first place votes respectively. They were followed by the No. 3 Washington Huskies from Seattle, the No. 4 Texas Longhorns and the No. 5 Illinois Fighting Illini.[2] As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.
The Big Ten schools would not kick off until September 24. On September 17, No. 2 Mississippi beat the Houston Cougars in Houston, 42–0. No. 3 Washington crushed the visiting College of the Pacific, 55–6 (the school became the University of the Pacific in 1961). No. 4 Texas opened its season with a loss at home to Nebraska, falling 14–13. Ole Miss was voted No. 1, followed by No. 2 Syracuse, No. 3 Washington, and No. 4 Illinois. Previously unranked Alabama, which had beaten No. 13 Georgia 21–6 in Birmingham, was fifth.
September 24 No. 1 Mississippi beat Kentucky in Memphis, 21–6. No. 2 Syracuse opened its season with a 55–7 win over Boston University. No. 3 Washington won at home again, beating the University of Idaho Vandals 41–12. No. 4 Illinois beat Indiana 17–6. In Lincoln, Minnesota beat No. 12 Nebraska 26–14. No. 5 Alabama was tied 6–6 by Tulane in New Orleans. Mississippi, Syracuse, Washington, and Illinois remained as the top four in the next poll, but Kansas, which had crushed Kansas State 41–0 on the road, rose from No. 7 to No. 5. Minnesota entered the poll at the No. 18 spot.
October
October 1 No. 1 Mississippi played its second straight game in Memphis, Tennessee, beating Memphis State 31–20. No. 2 Syracuse defeated No. 5 Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, 14–7, to reclaim the top spot. No. 3 Washington narrowly lost 15–14 at home to the No. 17 Navy Midshipmen. No. 4 Illinois beat West Virginia 33–0. No. 8 Iowa beat No. 6 Northwestern 42-0 on the road. No. 9 Ohio State shut out visiting USC 20-0. No. 18 Minnesota beat Indiana 42–0. The following poll featured No. 1 Syracuse and No. 2 Mississippi, followed by three Big Ten teams: No. 3 Iowa, No. 4 Illinois, and No. 5 Ohio State. Also from the Big Ten, Purdue was 7th, Michigan State 13th, and Minnesota 14th.
October 8 No. 1 Syracuse struggled to beat Holy Cross 15–6 in Worcester, Mass. No. 2 Mississippi won in their third consecutive trip to Tennessee, beating Vanderbilt 26–0 in Nashville. No. 3 Iowa beat No. 13 Michigan State in East Lansing, 27–15. No. 4 Illinois lost in Champaign, Ill., to No. 5 Ohio State, 34–7. No. 6 Navy, which had beaten SMU 26–7 at a game in the naval port of Norfolk, Virginia, came in at fifth. No. 14 Minnesota beat Northwestern 7–0. The next poll was: No. 1 Mississippi, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Syracuse, and No. 5 Navy. Minnesota reached the Top Ten at No. 10.
On October 15, No. 1 Mississippi beat Tulane in New Orleans 26–13, and No. 2 Iowa beat No. 12 Wisconsin at home, 28–21. No. 3 Ohio State lost a close one at Purdue 24–21. No. 4 Syracuse beat No. 20 Penn State 21–15, and No. 5 Navy beat the Air Force Academy 35–3 in Baltimore. No. 6 Missouri reached 5–0 after a 45–0 win over Kansas State at Manhattan, KS. No. 10 Minnesota beat Illinois 21–10. The Iowa Hawkeyes narrowly topped the next poll, with 23 first place votes to 22 for Ole Miss, and only two points to separate No. 1 and No. 2 (442–440). They were followed by No. 3 Syracuse, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Missouri. Minnesota rose from 10th to 6th.
October 22 No. 1 Iowa beat No. 10 Purdue 21–14 and No. 2 Mississippi edged No. 14 Arkansas 10–7 in Little Rock. No. 3 Syracuse won at West Virginia 45–0, while No. 4 Navy beat the Ivy League's Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, 27–0. No. 5 Missouri, which had held all of its opponents to single digits, continued winning with a 34–8 thrashing of Iowa State. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, No. 6 Minnesota beat Michigan 10–0. Iowa tightened its hold on No. 1 in the next poll, with 34 of the 48 votes for first place. The next week's Top 20 had only nineteen teams, with Kansas at No. 19 with 2 points. The top five remained the same.
October 29 No. 1 Iowa beat No. 19 Kansas 21–7. No. 2 Mississippi played its 7th game of the season, but its first at home in Oxford, and was tied 6–6 by the LSU Tigers, the only team which had defeated them in 1959. No. 3 Syracuse lost to Pittsburgh 10–0. In Philadelphia, No. 4 Navy beat Notre Dame 14–7. No. 5 Missouri crushed Nebraska in Lincoln, 28–0, to go 7–0–0. At this time, they had outscored their opponents 210–31. No. 6 Minnesota beat Kansas State 48–7. No. 8 Ohio State defeated No. 10 Michigan State in East Lansing, 21–10. The next poll again featured three Big Ten teams in the top five: No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Missouri, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Ohio State.
November
November 5 The battle between the Big Ten's two 6–0–0 teams took place in Minneapolis, where No. 1 Iowa lost to No. 3 Minnesota, 27–10. No. 2 Missouri beat No. 18 Colorado at home 16–6. No. 4 Navy lost in Durham, North Carolina, to No. 13 Duke 19–10. No. 5 Ohio State handled Indiana 36–7. Having dethroned the No. 1 team, the Minnesota Gophers took the top spot in the poll released on November 7, 1960, with 40 of the 47 voters voting them as No. 1. No. 6 Mississippi, still unbeaten, returned to the Top Five after a 45–0 win over the University of Chattanooga. The top five was No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Missouri, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Mississippi, and No. 5 Iowa.
November 12 No. 1 Minnesota lost to Purdue, 23–14. No. 2 Missouri gave up more than a touchdown for the first time, but still won 41–19 at Oklahoma. No. 3 Ohio State lost at No. 5 Iowa, 35–12. No. 4 Mississippi beat No. 14 Tennessee in Knoxville, 24–3. No. 6 Washington, which had beaten California 27–7, moved into the Top Five. The Missouri Tigers captured the top spot in the next poll, which was No. 1 Missouri, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Mississippi, No. 4 Minnesota, and No. 5 Washington.
November 19 Unbeaten No. 1 Missouri, with only a home game left between it and the national championship, lost to visiting Kansas, 23–7, but the game was later forfeited to Missouri due to the Jayhawks' use of an ineligible player.[3][4] No. 2 Iowa defeated Notre Dame in South Bend, 28–0. No. 3 Mississippi was idle. No. 4 Minnesota closed its season with a 26–7 win at Wisconsin. They tied with Iowa atop the Big Ten standings and earned a Rose Bowl berth by virtue of their head-to-head victory over the Hawkeyes. Their opponent would be No. 5 Washington, which played its season ender against 4–4–1 Washington State in Spokane and won only by a 2–point conversion, 8–7. In the penultimate poll, released November 21, No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Iowa, and No. 3 Mississippi had 13½, 17½ and 13 first place votes respectively (voters were allowed to split their choices for No. 1), followed by No. 4 Washington and No. 5 Missouri.
November 26 No. 3 Mississippi finished its season unbeaten (9–0–1) with a 35–9 win at home over Mississippi State, earning the SEC title and a spot in the Sugar Bowl. All of the other Top Five teams had finished their schedules, but No. 7 Navy moved up in the final poll with a 17–12 victory against Army. The Midshipmen would face off against Missouri in the Orange Bowl.
With both the AP and UPI finishing their voting before the bowl games, the championship was determined in December. The AP writers divided among No. 1 Minnesota (8–1), No. 2 Mississippi (9–0–1), and No. 3 Iowa (8–1), and some voters split their choices. As such, the Minnesota Gophers received 17½ votes for No. 1, Mississippi got 16, and Iowa 12½. Minnesota had 433½ poll points, ahead of 411 for Ole Miss and 407½ for Iowa. The next tier of teams all had one loss and also were closely packed together: No. 4 Navy had 262 poll points, No. 5 Missouri had 253, and No. 6 Washington had 250.[5] The UPI Coaches Poll placed the teams in a slightly different order, but also settled on Minnesota as the No. 1 choice.
Because the final Associated Press and United Press International polls were conducted after the final game of the regular season, Minnesota is considered the national champion for 1960 despite their loss to Washington in the Rose Bowl. After the bowl games, the Helms Athletic Foundation recognized Washington as national champion,[6] while the Football Writers Association of America crowned Mississippi as national champion. Had the polls been taken after the bowl games, Missouri would likely also have been a contender for the national championship, as the Tigers beat Navy in the Orange Bowl and their 10–1 record was improved to 11–0 when the Kansas game was declared a forfeit.
The MAC's Ohio Bobcats were also crowned the world small college football champions in 1960, after an undefeated season.
December
December 8 The Big Eight faculty committee, meeting in Kansas City, ruled Kansas halfback Bert Coan ineligible and ordered the Jayhawks to forfeit their last two victories on November 12 and 19.[4] The reversal brought Missouri's record to 11–0 instead of 10–1.
Conference standings
Major conferences
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| 1960 Skyline Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | Utah State + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | Wyoming + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | Utah | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | New Mexico | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | Montana | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | BYU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | Denver | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | Colorado State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | - + – Conference co-champions
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Minor conferences
NAIA conferences
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| | 1960 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | [[{{{school}}}|Eastern Montana]] + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Carroll (MT)]] + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Western Montana]] | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | [[{{{school}}}|Rocky Mountain]] | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Northern Montana]] | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Montana Mines]] | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | ? | – | ? | – | ? | | - + – Conference co-champions
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1960 Nebraska College Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | [[{{{school}}}|Peru State]] $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|Hastings]] | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Wayne State (NE)]] | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Kearney State]] | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Doane]] | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Chadron State]] | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Nebraska Wesleyan]] | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | | | 1960 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | [[{{{school}}}|Mayville State]] + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Dickinson State]] + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Minot State]] | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Valley City State]] | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Jamestown]] | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Ellendale]] | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | ? | – | ? | – | ? | [[{{{school}}}|Wahpeton Science]] | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | ? | – | ? | – | ? | | - + – Conference co-champions
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| 1960 Northwest Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | No. 10 Willamette $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Linfield]] | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Lewis & Clark]] | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Pacific (OR)]] | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Whitman]] | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|College of Idaho]] | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | Rankings from NAIA poll | | 1960 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | No. 9 [[{{{school}}}|Langston]] $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|NW Oklahoma State]] | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|East Central]] | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Central State (OK)]] | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|SE Oklahoma State]] | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|SW Oklahoma State]] | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Northeastern State]] | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | | Rankings from NAIA poll | |
1960 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | Oregon Tech $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Southern Oregon]] | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Portland State]] | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | [[{{{school}}}|Oregon College]] | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Eastern Oregon]] | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | | | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | | | | | |
1960 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | [[{{{school}}}|Northern State]] + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Huron]] + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|South Dakota Tech]] | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Dakota Wesleyan]] | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Southern State (SD)]] | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Black Hills]] | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|General Beadle]] | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | | | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | | - + – Conference co-champions
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1960 Tri-State Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | [[{{{school}}}|Concordia (NE)]] $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|Midland]] | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Sioux Falls]] | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Westmar]] | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|Dana]] | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Yankton]] | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern (IA)]] | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | | | 1960 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | Eastern Division | [[{{{school}}}|Salem]] x | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|West Liberty State]] | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | | | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|Davis & Elkins]] | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Shepherd]] | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|West Virginia State]] | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Bluefield State]] * | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | Western Division | [[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] x$ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Wesleyan]] | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Glenville State]] | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Concord]] | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | | | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | [[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Tech]] | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|Potomac State]] | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | Bethany (WV) * | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | - $ – Conference champion
- x – Division champion/co-champions
- * – Did not qualify for conference standings
Conference standings based on power ratings
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| 1960 NAIA independents football records | Conf | | | Overall | Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T | No. 15 [[{{{school}}}|Hillsdale]] | | | – | | | | | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | No. 11 Northern Michigan ^ | | | – | | | | | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|Austin]] | | | – | | | | | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Earlham]] | | | – | | | | | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Wheaton (IL)]] | | | – | | | | | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | [[{{{school}}}|Eastern New Mexico]] | | | – | | | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|La Verne]] | | | – | | | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Oklahoma Panhandle State]] | | | – | | | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|St. Mary of the Plains]] | | | – | | | | | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|McMurry]] | | | – | | | | | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | [[{{{school}}}|Georgetown (KY)]] | | | – | | | | | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | - ^ – NAIA playoff participant
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Rankings
Major college polls
| UPI coaches poll[11] Rank | Team | 1st | Points | 1 | Minnesota | 21 | 326 | 2 | Iowa | 5 | 300 | 3 | Ole Miss | 9 | 284 | 4 | Missouri | | 194 | 5 | Washington | | 181 | 6 | Navy | | 150 | 7 | Arkansas | | 137 | 8 | Ohio State | | 89 | 9 | Kansas | | 44 | 9 | Alabama | | 44 | 11 | Duke | | 35 | 12 | Baylor | | 29 | 13 | Michigan State | | 26 | 14 | Auburn | | 16 | 15 | Purdue | | 14 | 16 | Florida | | 10 | 17 | Texas (7–3–1) | | 7 | 18 | Yale | | 6 | 18 | New Mexico State | | 6 | 18 | Tennessee (6–2–2) | | 6 | |
Small college polls
In 1960, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls. This was the first year that the AP (polling a panel of eight "selectors" from NCAA districts) conducted their poll, and the third year that UPI (polling a panel of coaches) conducted their poll. Both wire services named the Ohio Bobcats – who had a record of 10–0, registered five shutouts, and held all their opponents to eight points or less[12] – as the number one team.[13][14]
United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 25[15] †Rankings were published without records. | Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on December 1[16] |
Postseason
Because the final polls came out in November, the outcome of the post-season bowl games had no effect on the championships already awarded by the AP and UPI polls. As winner of the Big Ten title, No. 1 Minnesota went to the Rose Bowl to face Washington, which had the best record of the five teams in the AAWU (today's Pac-12). No. 2 Mississippi, as winner of the SEC, was invited to the Sugar Bowl to face unranked Rice University. The Big Ten did not allow its teams to play in a postseason game other than the Rose Bowl, so No. 3 Iowa stayed home. Although Washington upset Minnesota 17–7 in Pasadena, the post-season loss did not affect the Gophers' championship as determined by the AP and UPI. Washington also claims the 1960 National Championship.
Major bowls
Monday, January 2, 1961
Other bowls
Bowl | Location | Date | Winner | Score | Loser |
Sun Bowl | El Paso, TX | December 31 | No. 17 New Mexico State | 20–13 | Utah State |
Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, FL | December 31 | No. 18 Florida | 13–12 | No. 12 Baylor |
Tangerine Bowl | Orlando, FL | December 30 | The Citadel | 27–0 | Tennessee Tech |
Bluebonnet Bowl | Houston, TX | December 17 | No. 9 Alabama | 3–3 | Texas |
Liberty Bowl | Philadelphia, PA | December 17 | No. 16 Penn State | 41–12 | Oregon |
Prairie View Bowl | Houston, TX | January 1, 1961 | Prairie View | 19–8 | Arkansas AM&N |
Orange Blossom Classic | Miami, FL | December 10 | Florida A&M | 40–26 | [[{{{school}}}|Langston]] |
Mineral Water Bowl | Excelsior Springs, MO | November 26 | [[{{{school}}}|Hillsdale]] | 17–6 | Iowa Teachers |
Great Southwest Bowl | Grand Prairie, TX | December 31 | Texas A&I | 45–14 | Arkansas Tech |
West Virginia Bowl | Clarksburg, WV | November 24 | [[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] | 13–7 | [[{{{school}}}|Salem]] |
Rice Bowl | Stuttgart, AR | December 2 | [[{{{school}}}|East Central]] | 25–7 | Henderson State |
Rocket Bowl | | | [[{{{school}}}|Maryville (TN)]] | 19–0 | [[{{{school}}}|Milligan]] |
NAIA postseason
The 1960 NAIA football season was the fifth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season culminated in the fifth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year for the last time at Stewart Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was called the Holiday Bowl.
Lenoir Rhyne, who lost the 1959 championship game, defeated Humboldt State in the championship game, 15–14, to win their first NAIA national title.[17]
- † The game ended in a tie but Lenoir Rhyne advanced based on having more total penetrations within Northern Michigan's 20 yard line.
Award season
Heisman Trophy voting
The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player
Source: [19][20]
All-Americans
For the year 1960, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
Mike Ditka | End | Pittsburgh | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
Dan LaRose | End | Missouri | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
Bob Lilly | Tackle | TCU | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
Tom Brown | Guard | Minnesota | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
Joe Bellino | Halfback | Navy | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
Bob Ferguson | Fullback | Ohio State | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
Jake Gibbs | Quarterback | Ole Miss | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, WC |
Ken Rice | Tackle | Auburn | 5/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
E. J. Holub | Center | Texas Tech | 5/6 | AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
Joe Romig | Guard | Colorado | 3/6 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | WC |
Ernie Davis | Halfback | Syracuse | 2/6 | AFCA, UPI | WC |
Other awards
Statistical leaders
Individual
Total offense
The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1960 season:
Major college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Plays | Total Yds | PtR[23] |
1 | Billy Kilmer | UCLA | 10 | 292 | 1889 | 104 |
2 | Mel Melin | Washington State | 10 | 313 | 1715 | 92 |
3 | Charley Johnson | New Mexico State | 10 | 262 | 1634 | 88 |
4 | Norm Snead | Wake Forest | 10 | 312 | 1630 | 69 |
5 | Howard Dyer | VMI | 10 | 260 | 1478 | 138 |
6 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | 10 | 228 | 1473 | 56 |
7 | Tom Matte | Ohio State | 9 | 256 | 1419 | 62 |
8 | Ron Miller | Wisconsin | 9 | 238 | 1395 | 68 |
9 | James Earl Wright | Memphis State | 10 | 191 | 1375 | 112 |
10 | Roman Gabriel | NC State | 10 | 284 | 1340 | 92 |
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Small college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Plays | Total Yds |
1 | Miller | Austin | 9 | 287 | 1966 |
2 | Dennis Spurlock | Whitworth | 9 | 291 | 1897 |
3 | Daniels | Bishop | 10 | 354 | 1846 |
4 | Corny Addison | Jackson | 10 | 235 | 1623 |
5 | Don Cavalli | Wagner | 9 | 244 | 1556 |
6 | Light | Pacific (OR) | 9 | 284 | 1534 |
7 | Joe Iacone | West Chester | 9 | 199 | 1438 |
8 | Johnson | Whitewater State | 8 | 221 | 1385 |
9 | Mills | NE Missouri | 9 | 232 | 1343 |
10 | Jim Luce | Augustana (SD) | 8 | 207 | 1326 |
Passing
The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions during the 1960 season:
Major college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Compl. | Att. | Pct. Compl. | Yds. | Int. | TDs |
1 | Harold Stephens | Hardin-Simmons | 10 | 145 | 256 | .566 | 1254 | 14 | 3 |
2 | Norm Snead | Wake Forest | 10 | 123 | 259 | .474 | 1676 | 14 | 10 |
3 | Mel Melin | Washington State | 10 | 119 | 221 | .538 | 1638 | 13 | 11 |
4 | Charley Johnson | New Mexico State | 10 | 109 | 199 | .548 | 1511 | 6 | 13 |
5 | Fran Tarkenton | Georgia | 10 | 108 | 185 | .584 | 1189 | 12 | 8 |
6 | Rich Mayo | Air Force | 10 | 108 | 238 | .454 | 1168 | 18 | 7 |
7 | Roman Gabriel | NC State | 10 | 105 | 186 | .565 | 1176 | 7 | 8 |
8 | Ron Miller | Wisconsin | 9 | 97 | 188 | .516 | 1354 | 16 | 8 |
9 | Norman | Stanford | 10 | 95 | 201 | .473 | 1057 | 13 | 4 |
10 | John Furman | Texas Western | 10 | 94 | 192 | .490 | 1094 | 7 | 4 |
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Small college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Compl. | Att. | Pct. Compl. | Yds. | Int. | TDs |
1 | Dennis Spurlock | Whitworth | 9 | 135 | 257 | .525 | 1892 | 16 | 14 |
Rushing
The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards during the 1960 season:
Major college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Yds | Rushes | Avg |
1 | Bob Gaiters | New Mexico State | 10 | 1338 | 197 | 6.79 |
2 | Tom Larscheid | Utah State | 10 | 1044 | 197 | 8.42 |
3 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | 9 | 877 | 112 | 7.83 |
4 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State | 9 | 853 | 160 | 5.33 |
5 | Dave Hoppman | Iowa State | 9 | 844 | 161 | 5.24 |
6 | Joe Bellino | Navy | 10 | 834 | 168 | 4.96 |
7 | Billy Kilmer | UCLA | 10 | 803 | 163 | 4.93 |
8 | Hugh Scott | Princeton | 9 | 760 | 140 | 5.43 |
9 | Thompson | Arizona | 10 | 732 | 92 | 7.96 |
10 | Alan Rozycki | Dartmouth | 9 | 725 | 169 | 4.29 |
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Small college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Yds | Rushes | Avg |
1 | Joe Iacone | West Chester | 9 | 1438 | 199 | 7.23 |
2 | Mills | NE Missouri | 9 | 1343 | 229 | 5.86 |
3 | Ron Puhl | Lock Haven State | 10 | 1269 | 215 | 5.90 |
4 | Steve McClellan | Wooster | 10 | 1190 | 236 | 5.04 |
5 | Bill "Catfish" Cooper | Muskingum | 9 | 1102 | 185 | 5.96 |
Receiving
The following players were the individual leaders in receptions during the 1960 season:
Major college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Receptions | Receiving Yards | Touchdowns |
1 | Hugh Campbell | Washington State | 10 | 66 | 881 | 10 |
2 | Claude "Tee" Moorman | Duke | 10 | 46 | 431 | 2 |
3 | Del Williams | Texas Western | 10 | 36 | 414 | 2 |
4 | Bob Coolbaugh | Richmond | 10 | 35 | 380 | 2 |
5 | Joe Kehoe | Virginia | 10 | 34 | 378 | 2 |
6 | Reg Carolan | Idaho | 10 | 33 | 498 | 3 |
7 | Brown | Georgia | 10 | 31 | 275 | 3 |
8 | Tom Hutchinson | Kentucky | 10 | 30 | 4 |
9 | E.A. Sims | New Mexico State | 10 | 30 | 415 | 2 |
9 | Bobby Crespino | Ole Miss | 10 | 30 | 408 | 4 |
9 | Gary Collins | Maryland | 10 | 30 | 404 | 4 |
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Small college
Rank | Player | Team | Games | Receptions | Receiving Yards | Touchdowns |
1 | Ken Gregory | 10 | 74 | 1018 | 4 |
Scoring
The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1960 season:
Major college
Rank | Player | Team | Pts | TD | PAT | FG |
1 | Bob Gaiters | New Mexico State | 145 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
2 | Joe Bellino | Navy | 110 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
3 | Jones | Arizona State | 93 | 8 | 27 | 6 |
4 | Tom Larscheid | Utah State | 92 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
5 | Pervis Atkins | New Mexico State | 80 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
6 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Tom Mason | Tulane | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Smith | Missouri | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Hugh Campbell | Washington State | 76 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
9 | Joe Hernandez | Arizona | 76 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
11 | Dyer | VMI | 72 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
12 | Wilburn Hollis | Iowa | 68 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
12 | Kern | VMI | 68 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
14 | George Fleming | Washington | 65 | 5 | 23 | 4 |
15 | Ed Dyas | Auburn | 63 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
16 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | 62 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
16 | Johnson | San Jose State | 62 | 11 [sic?] | 2 | 0 |
18 | Tom Watkins | Iowa State | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
18 | Bob Blanchard | Yale | 60 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
18 | Scott | College of Pacific | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
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Small college
Rank | Player | Team | Pts | TD | PAT | FG |
1 | Bill Cooper | Muskingum | 152 | 23 | 14 | 0 |
2 | Herb Sutton | Ottawa | 125 | 17 | 23 | 0 |
3 | Jim Vogt | Northern State (SD) | 121 | 14 | 37 | 0 |
4 | Cecil Stephens | Humboldt State | 120 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Dale Mills | NE Missouri | 118 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
6 | Leroy Jackson | Western Illinois | 112 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
6 | J. R. Bishop | Franklin | 112 | 14 | 28 | 0 |
8 | Steve McClellan | Wooster | 108 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
8 | Dale Messer | Fresno State | 108 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Charlie Fuller | San Francisco State | 104 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
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Team
Total offense
The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1960 season:
Major college
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Small college
Scoring offense
The following teams were the leaders in scoring offense during the 1960 season:
Major college
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Rushing offense
The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1960 season:
Major college
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Small college
Rank | Team | Yards per game |
1 | Muskingum | 355.2 |
2 | Huron | 325.0 |
3 | Concordia (MN) | 313.7 |
4 | Willamette | 305.4 |
5 | Ottawa | 300.3 |
6 | Grambling | 299.9 |
7 | Northern State (SD) | 297.3 |
8 | Pittsburg State | 296.4 |
9 | Northeast Missouri | 293.1 |
10 | Baker | 283.6 |
Passing offense
The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1960 season:
Major college
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Small college
Total defense
The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1960 season:
Major college
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Small college
Rank | Team | Games played | Total plays | Yards gained | Yards per game |
1 | Maryland State | 8 | 394 | 838 | 104.8 |
2 | Florida A&M | 9 | 430 | 977 | 108.6 |
3 | Livingstone | 10 | 480 | 1139 | 113.9 |
4 | Delaware State | 8 | 352 | 966 | 120.8 |
5 | L.A. Pacific | 7 | 308 | 861 | 123.0 |
6 | Albany State | 9 | 407 | 1142 | 126.9 |
7 | Henderson | 8 | 398 | 1033 | 129.1 |
8 | Susquehanna | 8 | 417 | 1059 | 132.4 |
9 | Ferris Institute | 8 | 391 | 1075 | 134.4 |
10 | Grambling | 10 | 464 | 1365 | 136.5 |
Scoring defense
The following teams were the leaders in scoring defense during the 1960 season:
Major college
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Rushing defense
The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1960 season:
Major college
Rank | Team | Yards per game |
1 | Wyoming | 82.4 |
2 | Utah State | 84.7 |
3 | Alabama | 89.1 |
4 | Ole Miss | 89.2 |
5 | Yale | 105.0 |
6 | Memphis State | 108.0 |
7 | Mississippi Southern | 108.2 |
8 | Missouri | 109.2 |
9 | Florida | 110.5 |
10 | Washington | 111.7 |
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Small college
Rank | Team | Yards per game |
1 | West Chester | 41.4 |
2 | Grambling | 43.1 |
3 | Florida A&M | 43.4 |
4 | Maryland State | 44.0 |
5 | Whitewater State | 50.6 |
6 | Norfolk State | 58.1 |
7 | Livingstone | 59.6 |
8 | Los Angeles Pacific | 61.1 |
9 | Luther | 70.8 |
10 | Albany State | 71.8 |
Passing defense
The following teams were the leaders in passing defense during the 1960 season:
Major college
Rank | Team | Yards per game |
1 | Iowa State | 30.2 |
2 | Dayton | 45.4 |
3 | Kansas | 48.3 |
4 | Kentucky | 52.2 |
5 | Tennessee | 53.8 |
6 | Colorado | 55.7 |
7 | The Citadel | 57.0 |
8 | Syracuse | 57.3 |
9 | Auburn | 59.0 |
10 | Kansas State | 61.9 |
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Small college
Rank | Team | Yards per game |
1 | Susquehanna | 27.3 |
2 | Henderson State | 28.9 |
3 | Western Carolina | 34.2 |
4 | Winona State | 36.1 |
5 | Delaware State | 40.4 |
6 | Western Kentucky | 40.6 |
7 | Texas Lutheran | 41.6 |
8 | Central State (OH) | 42.1 |
9 | Central (IA) | 42.9 |
10 | Ferris Institute | 43.0 |
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