American college football season
The 1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season . The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Forest Evashevski , coaching in his 9th (and final) season. Iowa finished as co-Big Ten Conference champions with the Golden Gophers . The Golden Gophers were selected to represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl . The Hawkeyes' nine-game schedule was made up of eight ranked opponents and unranked Notre Dame.
Iowa finished No. 1 in the season's final Litkenhous Ratings and was awarded the Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.[1]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 24 No. 10 Oregon State * No. 19 W 22–1243,000 October 1 at No. 6 Northwestern No. 8 W 42–048,109 October 8 at No. 13 Michigan State No. 3 W 27–1574,493 October 15 No. 12 Wisconsin No. 2 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry ) ABC W 28–2157,000 October 22 No. 16 Purdue No. 1 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA W 21–1459,200 October 29 No. 19 Kansas * No. 1 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA W 21–747,000 November 5 at No. 3 Minnesota No. 1 L 10–2765,610 November 12 No. 3 Ohio State No. 5 Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA ABC W 35–1257,900 November 19 at Notre Dame * No. 2 W 28–045,000 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final AP 15 19 8 3 (5) 2 (17) 1 (23) 1 (34) 1 (46) 5 2 (7) 2 (171 ⁄2 ) 3 (121 ⁄2 ) Coaches 1 (10) 2
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Game summaries [ edit ] No. 10 Oregon State [ edit ] [4]
at No. 6 Northwestern [ edit ] [5]
at No. 13 Michigan State [ edit ] [6]
No. 12 Wisconsin [ edit ] [7]
No. 16 Purdue [ edit ] #16 Purdue at #1 Iowa 1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 Boilermakers 0 0 7 7 14 • No. 1 Hawkeyes 0 14 7 0 21
Date: October 22Location: Iowa Stadium Scoring summary Q2 IOWA Hollis 1-yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 7–0 Q2 IOWA Dayton Perry 84-yard fumble return (Moore kick) IOWA 14–0 Q3 IOWA Hollis 6-yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 21–0 Q3 PUR Tiller 16-yard pass from Allen (Allen kick) IOWA 21–7 Q4 PUR Allen 1-yard run (Allen kick) IOWA 21–14
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No. 19 Kansas [ edit ] [10]
at No. 3 Minnesota [ edit ] #1 Iowa at #3 Minnesota 1 2 3 4 Total No. 1 Hawkeyes 3 0 7 0 10 • No. 3 Golden Gophers 7 0 6 14 27
Scoring summary 1 Minn Munsey 7-yard run (Rogers kick) Minn 7-0 1 Iowa Moore 28-yard field goal Minn 7-3 3 Iowa Williams 20-yard run (Moore kick) Iowa 10-7 3 Minn Stephens 1-yard run (kick failed) Minn 13-10 3 Minn Hagberg 42-yard run (Rogers kick) Minn 20-10 4 Minn Salem 1-yard run (Rogers kick) Minn 27-10
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No. 3 Ohio State [ edit ] #3 Ohio State at #5 Iowa 1 2 3 4 Total No. 3 Buckeyes 0 6 6 0 12 • No. 5 Hawkeyes 7 21 0 7 35
Scoring summary Q1 1:21 IOWA Williams 48-yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 7–0 Q2 13:29 OSU Ferguson 1-yard run (kick failed) IOWA 7–6 Q2 10:15 IOWA Hollis 12-yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 14–6 Q1 5:30 IOWA Szykowny 1-yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 21–6 Q2 0:37 IOWA Williams 1-yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 28–6 Q3 13:00 OSU Matte 22-yard run (pass failed) IOWA 28–12 Q4 14:08 IOWA Ferguson 9-yard run (Moore kick) IOWA 35–12
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Notre Dame [ edit ] [14]
1961 NFL Draft [ edit ] [15]
References [ edit ] ^ Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy (Trophy plaque). Hollingsworth/Manning Hall, University of Mississippi : Litkenhous Ratings . July 18, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2023 . The Difference By Score System ^ "1960 Football Schedule" . hawkeyesports.com . Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017 . ^ "Iowa 1960 AP Football Rankings" . collegepollarchive.com . Retrieved September 10, 2017 . ^ "Iowa Shows Offensive Power" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . September 27, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 . ^ "Iowa's Fast Backs Shatter Wildcat Defense" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 4, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 . ^ "Hawks Hold Ball 5 Times, Score Twice" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 11, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 . ^ "13 Seconds Lucky for Iowa in Win" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 18, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 . ^ "Hawks First – By Big Margin" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . October 25, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 . ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1960 Oct 23. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28. ^ "Mum's the Word After Game, Squads Silent About Kansas" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 1, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 . ^ "Gophers Win 27-10, Move to No. 1 Rating" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 8, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 . ^ "Minnesota Trims Top-Ranked Iowa" . Kingsport Times-News via newspaperarchive.com . November 6, 1960. p. 1C. Retrieved August 12, 2018 . ^ "Iowa Win Double Present for Evy" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 15, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 . ^ "Minnesota 1st But Hawkeyes In No. 2 Spot" (PDF) . The Daily Iowan . November 22, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018 . ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com" . Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018 .
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