1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team

American college football season

1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football

NCC champion

Mineral Water Bowl, L 6–17 vs. Hillsdale

Conference| North Central Conference
Record| 9–1 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach|

* Stan Sheriff (1st season)

Home stadium| O. R. Latham Stadium

Seasons

<- 1959

1961 ->

1960 North Central Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Iowa State Teachers $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
Augustana (SD) | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
North Dakota | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
South Dakota State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
North Dakota State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
Morningside | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
South Dakota | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College (later renamed University of Northern Iowa) in the North Central Conference during the 1960 college football season. In its first season under head coach Stan Sheriff, the team compiled a 9–1 record (6–0 against NCC opponents) and won the NCC championship.[1]

Five players received all-conference honors: guard George Asleson; quarterback Jerry Morgan; end Mace Reyerson; center Charles Schulte; and guard Wendell Williams.[2] Asleson also received All-America honors from the Associated Press.[3]

Reyerson set a team record, eclipsed 25 years later, with 127 interception return yards.[4] The defense also set a team record on October 29 with seven interceptions against South Dakota.[5]

## Schedule

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

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September 17| at Mankato State*| | Mankato, MN| W 41–16| |
September 24| North Dakota State| |

* O. R. Latham Stadium
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 19–7| 5,300| [6]
October 1| Drake*| |

* O. R. Latham Stadium
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 14–3| |
October 8| Augustana (SD)| |

* O. R. Latham Stadium
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 27–7| |
October 15| Morningside| |

* O. R. Latham Stadium
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 26–0| |
October 22| at North Dakota| No. 4| Grand Forks, ND| W 7–0| 4,596| [7]
October 29| at South Dakota| No. 9|

* Inman Field
* Vermillion, SD

| W 40–0| 1,500| [8]
November 5| South Dakota State| No. 4|

* O. R. Latham Stadium
* Cedar Falls, IA

| W 12–0| 1,800| [9]
November 12| at Wheaton (IL)*| No. 5| Wheaton, IL| W 21–18| |
November 26| Hillsdale*| No. 3|

* Tiger Stadium
* Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl)

| L 6–17| |

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

## References

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1. ^ "2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2019. p. 107.
2. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 117.
3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 119.
4. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 81.
5. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 94.
6. ^ "Defense shines in 19–7 Teachers loop victory". Waterloo Sunday Courier. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 7, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
8. ^ Dean Conklin (October 30, 1960). "ISTC Spanks Coyotes 40-0". Argus-Leader. p. 1D - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.

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