1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

American college football season

1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Pete Elliott (1st season)

MVP| Joe Rutgens
Captain| Bill Brown
Home stadium| Memorial Stadium

Seasons

← 1959

1961 →

1960 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 1 Minnesota \+  | 6  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 2  | – | 0
No. 3 Iowa \+  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 1  | – | 0
No. 8 Ohio State | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 0
No. 15 Michigan State | 4  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 2  | – | 1
Illinois | 3  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 0
Michigan | 3  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 0
Northwestern | 3  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 5  | – | 4  | – | 0
No. 19 Purdue | 3  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 4  | – | 1
Wisconsin | 2  | – | 5  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 5  | – | 0
Indiana | 0  | – | 7  | – | 0 |  |  | 1  | – | 8  | – | 0

* \+ – Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 5–4 record and finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Tackle Joe Rutgens was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| Indiana| No. 4|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL (rivalry)

| W 17–6| 38,444|
October 1| West Virginia*| No. 4|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| W 33–0| 43,612| [3]
October 8| No. 5 Ohio State| No. 4|

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL (Illibuck)

| L 7–34| 71,119|
October 15| at No. 10 Minnesota| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Minneapolis, MN

| L 10–21| 63,641|
October 22| Penn State*| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| W 10–8| 51,459|
October 29| at No. 15 Purdue| |

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)

| W 14–12| 48,625|
November 5| at Michigan| |

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI (rivalry)

| L 7–8| 63,665| [4]
November 12| Wisconsin| |

* Memorial Stadium
* Champaign, IL

| W 35–14| 48,143|
November 19| at Northwestern| |

* Dyche Stadium
* Evanston, IL (rivalry)

| L 7–14| 51,782|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1960 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
3. ^ "W. Virginia beaten, 33–0, by Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Lyall Smith (November 6, 1960). "Spartans, U-M Squeeze Home: Gambles Edge Illinois, 8–7". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.

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Illinois Fighting Illini football

Venues|

* Illinois Field (1890–1922)
* Memorial Stadium (1923–present)
* Soldier Field (1994–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Indiana
* Michigan
* Missouri
* Northwestern
* Ohio State: Illibuck
* Purdue

Culture & lore|

* Illinois Loyalty
* "Oskee Wow-Wow"
* Marching Illini
* Gene Honda
* Fighting Illini Sports Network
* Chief Illiniwek
* 1960s slush fund scandal
* 2021 Penn State game

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