1960 college football season

American college football season

1960 college football season

Preseason AP No. 1| Syracuse[1]
Regular season| September 17 – November 26, 1960
Number of bowls| 9
Bowl games| December 17, 1960 – January 2, 1961
Champion(s)| Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF)
Ole Miss (FWAA)
Heisman| Joe Bellino (halfback, Navy)
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The 1960 college football season was the 92nd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Several teams had claim to a national championship in 1960, including the following:

* Minnesota won the Big Ten championship and was ranked No. 1 in the final AP and UPI polls. Minnesota then lost to Washington in the Rose Bowl. The final polls were issued prior to the bowl games, leaving intact Minnesota's claim as AP and UPI national champion.

* Ole Miss compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the SEC championship, defeated Rice in the Sugar Bowl. After the bowl games, Ole Miss received the Football Writers Association of America Grantland Rice Trophy as national champion. Ole Miss has also been recognized as national champion by the Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, DeVold System, Dunkel System, National Championship Foundation, and Williamson System.

* Missouri compiled a perfect 11–0 record, defeated Navy in the Orange Bowl, and was recognized by the Poling System as the national champion.

* Ohio compiled a 10–0 record and was recognized as the small college national champion by both the AP and UPI.

* Southern compiled a 9–1 record and was recognized as the black college national champion.

* Lenoir Rhyne compiled an 11–0–1 record and 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 1969 included UCLA quarterback Billy Kilmer with 1,889 yards of total offense, Wake Forest quarterback Norm Snead with 1,676 passing yards, and New Mexico State back Bob Gaiters with 1,338 rushing yards and 145 points scored.

## Conference and program changes[edit]

### Conference changes[edit]

* One conference changed its name prior to the 1960 season:
* 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[edit]

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Houston Cougars | Missouri Valley | Independent
Oklahoma State Cowboys | Independent | Big Eight
Texas Tech Red Raiders | Independent | Southwest

## Season chronology[edit]

### September[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings |

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No. 6 Washington $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
USC | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
UCLA | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
California | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Stanford | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

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Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings |

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No. 10 Duke $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
NC State | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Maryland | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Clemson | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
South Carolina | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
North Carolina | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Virginia | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

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Rankings from AP Poll[7]
1960 Big Eight Conference football standings |

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No. 5 Missouri $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 11 Kansas†  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Colorado | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Iowa State | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Oklahoma | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Nebraska | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Oklahoma State | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Kansas State | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

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* † Kansas' conference victories against Colorado and Missouri were forfeited by Big Eight sanctions, though both are recognized as Kansas victories by Kansas and the NCAA.[8]

Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Big Ten Conference football standings |

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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

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1960 Border Conference football standings |

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No. 17 New Mexico State $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 0  | - | 0
Arizona | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Arizona State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Texas Western | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
West Texas State | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Hardin–Simmons | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0
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No. 14 Yale $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Princeton | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Harvard | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Columbia | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Penn | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Brown | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Cornell | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll
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Wichita $  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tulsa | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Cincinnati | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
North Texas State | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

1960 Skyline Conference football standings |

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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

1960 Southeastern Conference football standings |

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No. 2 Ole Miss $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
No. 18 Florida | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 9 Alabama | 5  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 2
No. 13 Auburn | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Tennessee | 3  | - | 2  | - | 2 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Georgia | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Georgia Tech | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
LSU | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Kentucky | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Tulane | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Mississippi State | 0  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Vanderbilt | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

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1960 Southern Conference football standings |

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VMI $  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
The Citadel | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
George Washington | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
VPI | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Furman | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
Richmond | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Davidson | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
William & Mary | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
West Virginia | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 2

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1960 Southwest Conference football standings |

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No. 7 Arkansas $  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 12 Baylor | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Texas | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Rice | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
TCU | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Texas Tech | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Texas A&M | 0  | - | 4  | - | 3 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 3
SMU | 0  | - | 6  | - | 1 |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 1

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1960 NCAA University Division independents football records |

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Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 4 Navy |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  | - | 0
Memphis State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Detroit |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 19 Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 16 Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Oregon |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Oregon State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Houston |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Miami (FL) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
San Jose State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 3
Xavier |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Washington State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Air Force |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
Pacific (CA) |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Florida State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Marquette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Notre Dame |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Dayton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0
Idaho |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0
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## Bowl games[edit]

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[edit]

Monday, January 2, 1961

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ROSE | No. 6 Washington Huskies | 17  | No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers | 7
SUGAR | No. 2 Mississippi Rebels | 14  | Rice Owls | 6
ORANGE | No. 5 Missouri Tigers | 21  | No. 4 Navy Midshipmen | 14
COTTON | No. 10 Duke Blue Devils | 7  | No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks | 6

### Other bowls[edit]

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SUN | El Paso, TX  | December 31  | No. 17 New Mexico State | 20–13  | Utah State
GATOR | Jacksonville, FL  | December 31  | No. 18 Florida | 13–12  | No. 12 Baylor
TANGERINE | Orlando, FL  | December 30  | The Citadel | 27–0  | Tennessee Tech
BLUEBONNET | Houston, TX  | December 17  | No. 9 Alabama |  3–3  | Texas
LIBERTY | Philadelphia, PA  | December 17  | No. 16 Penn State | 41–12  | Oregon

## Heisman Trophy voting[edit]

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player | School | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total

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Joe Bellino | Navy | HB | 436 | 196 | 93 | 1,793
Tom Brown | Minnesota | G | 127 | 121 | 108 | 731
Jake Gibbs | Ole Miss | QB | 74 | 77 | 77 | 453
Ed Dyas | Auburn | FB | 46 | 63 | 55 | 319
Billy Kilmer | UCLA | HB | 55 | 42 | 31 | 280
Mike Ditka | Pittsburgh | E | 17 | 52 | 68 | 223
Tom Matte | Ohio State | QB | 17 | 42 | 30 | 165
Dan LaRose | Missouri | E | 16 | 28 | 32 | 136
Pervis Atkins | New Mexico State | HB | 25 | 18 | 13 | 124
E. J. Holub | Texas Tech | C | 14 | 23 | 29 | 117

Source: [9][10]

## Statistical leaders[edit]

### Individual[edit]

#### Total offense[edit]

The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Games  | Plays  | Total Yds  | PtR[11]

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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

Small college

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Games  | Plays  | Total Yds

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1 | Miller | Austin | 9 | 287 | 1966
2 | Dennis Spurlock | Whitworth | 9 | 291 | 1897
3 | Daniels | Bishop | 10 | 354 | 1846
4 | Addison | Jackson | 10 | 235 | 1623
5 | 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 | Luce | Augustana (SD) | 8 | 207 | 1326

#### Passing[edit]

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

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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 |
4 |
5 | Fran Tarkenton | Georgia | 10 | 108 | 185 | .584 | 1189 | 12 | 8
6 |
7 | Roman Gabriel | NC State | 10 | 105 | 186 | .565 | 1176 | 7 | 8

Small college

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Games  | Compl.  | Att.  | Pct.
Compl.  | Yds.  | Int.  | TDs

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1 | Dennis Spurlock | Whitworth | 9 | 135 | 257 | .525 | 1892 | 16 | 14

#### Rushing[edit]

The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards during the 1960 season:
Major college

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Games  | Yds  | Rushes  | Avg

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|

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 | Scott | Princeton | 9 | 760 | 140 | 5.43
9 | Thompson | Arizona | 10 | 732 | 92 | 7.96
10 | Rozycki | Dartmouth | 9 | 725 | 169 | 4.29

[12]

Small college

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Games  | Yds  | Rushes  | Avg

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1 | Joe Iacone | West Chester | 9 | 1438 | 199 | 7.23
2 | Mills | NE Missouri | 9 | 1343 | 229 | 5.86
3 | Puhl | Lock Haven State | 10 | 1269 | 215 | 5.90
4 | McClellan | Wooster | 10 | 1190 | 236 | 5.04
5 | Cooper | Muskingum | 9 | 1102 | 185 | 5.96

#### Receiving[edit]

The following players were the individual leaders in receptions during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Games  | Receptions  | Receiving
Yards  | Touchdowns

|
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|
|
|

1 | Hugh Campbell | Washington State | 10 | 66 | 881 | 10

Small college

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Games  | Receptions  | Receiving
Yards  | Touchdowns

|
|
|
|
|
|

1 | Gregory | 10 | 74 | 1018 | 4

#### Scoring[edit]

The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Pts  | TD  | PAT  | FG

|
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|
|

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 | Larscheid | Utah State | 92 | 15 | 2 | 0
5 | Atkins | New Mexico State | 80 | 12 | 8 | 0
6 | Ferguson | Ohio State | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0
6 | Mason | Tulane | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0
6 | Smith | Missouri | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0
9 | Campbell | Washington State | 76 | 11 | 10 | 0
9 | Hernandez | Arizona | 76 | 12 | 4 | 0
11 | Dyer | VMI | 72 | 12 | 0 | 0
12 | Hollis | Iowa | 68 | 11 | 2 | 0
12 | Kern | VMI | 68 | 10 | 8 | 0
14 | 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 | Watkins | Iowa State | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0
18 | Blanchard | Yale | 60 | 8 | 12 | 0
18 | Scott | College of Pacific | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0

[13]

Small college

Rank  | Player  | Team  | Pts  | TD  | PAT  | FG

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1 | Cooper | Muskingum | 152 | 23 | 14 | 0
2 | Sutton | Ottawa | 125 | 17 | 23 | 0
3 | Vogt | Northern State (SD) | 121 | 14 | 37 | 0
4 | Stephens | Humboldt State | 120 | 20 | 0 | 0
5 | Mills | NE Missouri | 118 | 18 | 10 | 0

[13]

### Team[edit]

#### Total offense[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank  | Team  | Games
played  | Total
plays  | Yards
gained  | Yards
per game

|
|
|
|
|

1 | New Mexico State | 10 | 670 | 4196 | 419.6

Small college

Rank  | Team  | Games
played  | Total
plays  | Yards
gained  | Yards
per game

|
|
|
|
|

1 | Muskingum | 9 | 623 | 4108 | 456.4

#### Scoring offense[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in scoring offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank  | Team  | Points
per game

|
|

1 | New Mexico State | 37.4

#### Rushing offense[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank  | Team  | Yards
per game

|
|

1 | Utah State | 312.0

Small college

Rank  | Team  | Yards
per game

|
|

1 | Muskingum | 355.2

#### Passing offense[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank  | Team  | Yards
per game

|
|

1 | Washington State | 185.5

Small college

Rank  | Team  | Yards
per game

|
|

1 | Whitworth | 213.6

#### Total defense[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank  | Team  | Games
played  | Total
plays  | Yards
gained  | Yards
per game

|
|
|
|
|

1 | 1Wyoming | 10 | 477 | 1496 | 149.6

Small college

Rank  | Team  | Games
played  | Total
plays  | Yards
gained  | Yards
per game

|
|
|
|
|

1 | Maryland State | 8 | 394 | 838 | 104.8

#### Scoring defense[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in scoring defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank  | Team  | Points
per game

|
|

1 | LSU | 5.0

#### Rushing defense[edit]

The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank  | Team  | Yards
per game

|
|

1 | Wyoming | 82.4

Small college

Rank  | Team  | Yards
per game

|
|

1 | West Chester | 41.4

#### Passing defense[edit]

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

Small college

Rank  | Team  | Yards
per game

|
|

1 | Susquehanna | 27.3

## See also[edit]

* 1960 NCAA University Division football rankings
* 1960 College Football All-America Team

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved January 7, 2009.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 2, 2011. Retrieved January 11, 2009.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. ^ "DECISION FOLLOWS ACTION OF N.C.A.A.; Missouri, Colorado Games Forfeited -- Recruiting of Coan is Charged". The New York Times. December 9, 1960.
4. ^ a b Morey, Earl (December 9, 1960). "Big Eight voted 5-3 to strip KU's title in Bert Coan action". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 1\. "The move gave MU a 10-0 season record and a 7-0 record in league play."
5. ^ "1960 Final Football Polls - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings".
6. ^ Jenkins, Dan (September 11, 1967), "This Year The Fight Will Be in the Open", Sports Illustrated, 27 (11), Chicago, IL: Time Inc.: 33, retrieved March 16, 2016, "In 1948, the Helms Athletic Foundation decided to name a national champion … and name past champions. The director of Helms since its beginning, Bill Schroeder, did the work, and he now heads the committee that selects No. 1 after the bowl games. 'A committee of one – me,' he says."
7. ^ "1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
8. ^ Morey, Earl (December 9, 1960). "Big Eight voted 5-3 to strip KU's title in Bert Coan action". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 1\. "The Big Eight faculty committee, meeting in Kansas City, found that Kansas violated league rules in recruiting Coan and order the Jayhawks to forfeit their last two victories-over Colorado and Missouri."
9. ^ "Bellino Heisman winner". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. November 30, 1960. p. 2, sec. 4.
10. ^ "Joe Bellino". Heisman Trophy. 1960. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
11. ^ Points-for-which-responsible is player's total of points scored and points passed for
12. ^ 1961 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 83.
13. ^ a b 1961 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 82.

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