1960 Big Ten Conference football season

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1960 Big Ten Conference football season
Sport American football
Number of teams10
Top draft pick Joe Rutgens
Champion Minnesota
  Runners-up Iowa
Season MVP Tom Brown
Seasons
  1959
1961  
1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota + 6 1 08 2 0
No. 3 Iowa + 5 1 08 1 0
No. 8 Ohio State 5 2 07 2 0
No. 15 Michigan State 4 2 06 2 1
Illinois 3 4 05 4 0
Michigan 3 4 05 4 0
Northwestern 3 4 05 4 0
No. 19 Purdue 3 4 04 4 1
Wisconsin 2 5 04 5 0
Indiana 0 7 01 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Big Ten Conference football season was the 65th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference and was a part of the 1960 college football season.

Contents

The 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, under head coach Murray Warmath, compiled an 8–2 record, won the Big Ten championship, led the conference in scoring defense (8.8 points allowed per game), and lost to Washington in the 1961 Rose Bowl. The Golden Gophers were ranked No. 1 in the AP and Coaches Polls, both of which were released prior to the Rose Bowl. Guard Tom Brown was a consensus first-team All-American, won the Outland Trophy as college football's best interior lineman, finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting, and received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player.

The 1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team, in its final season under head coach Forest Evashevski, compiled an 8–1 record, led the Big Ten in scoring offense (26.0 points per game), and was ranked No. 3 in the final AP Poll and No. 2 in the final Coaches' Poll. Iowa's only loss was against Minnesota. Halfback Larry Ferguson, quarterback Wilburn Hollis, and guard Mark Manders were first-team All-Big Ten players.

The conference's statistical leaders included Ron Miller of Wisconsin with 1,351 passing yards, Bob Ferguson of Ohio State with 853 rushing yards and 78 points scored, Elbert Kimbrough of Northwestern with 378 receiving yards, and Tom Matte of Ohio State with 1,419 yards of total offense.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

Conf. RankTeamHead coachAP finalAP highOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAGMVP
1 Minnesota Murray Warmath #1#18–26–122.88.8 Tom Brown
2 Iowa Forest Evashevski #3#18–15–126.012.0Bernie Wyatt
3 Ohio State Woody Hayes #8#37–25–223.210.0 Tom Matte
4 Michigan State Duffy Daugherty #15#66–2–14–221.413.1Tom Wilson
5 (tie) Illinois Pete Elliott NR#45–43–415.613.0 Joe Rutgens
5 (tie) Michigan Bump Elliott NRNR5–43–414.89.3 Dennis Fitzgerald
5 (tie) Northwestern Ara Parseghian NR#65–43–411.911.4 Mike Stock
5 (tie) Purdue Jack Mollenkopf #19#74–4–13–423.618.1 Bernie Allen
9 Wisconsin Milt Bruhn NR#114–52–516.420.3 Tom Wiesner
10 Indiana Phil Dickens NRNR1–80–77.727.0 Earl Faison

Key
AP final = Team's rank in the final AP Poll of the 1960 season [1]
AP high = Team's highest rank in the AP Poll throughout the 1960 season [1]
PPG = Average of points scored per game [1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game [1]
MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy; trophy winner in bold [2]

Preseason

Regular season

Bowl games

Post-season developments

Statistical leaders

The Big Ten's individual statistical leaders for the 1960 season include the following: [1]

Passing yards

RankNameTeamYards [1]
1 Ron Miller Wisconsin1,351
2 Dick Thornton Northwestern901
3 Bernie Allen Purdue765
4Tom WilsonMichigan State761
5 Dave Glinka Michigan755

Rushing yards

RankNameTeamYards [1]
1 Bob Ferguson Ohio State853
2 Tom Matte Ohio State682
3 Larry Ferguson Iowa665
4Willie JonesPurdue576
5 Mike Stock Northwestern536

Receiving yards

RankNameTeamYards [1]
1 Elbert Kimbrough Northwestern378
2 Pat Richter Wisconsin362
3 Tom Wiesner Wisconsin356
4Chuck BryantOhio State336
5Jim TillerPurdue237

Total yards

RankNameTeamYards [1]
1 Tom Matte Ohio State1,419
2 Ron Miller Wisconsin1,395
3 Dick Thornton Northwestern1,126
4Tom WilsonMichigan State936
5 Bernie Allen Purdue905

Scoring

RankNameTeamPoints [1]
1 Bob Ferguson Ohio State78
2 Wilburn Hollis Iowa66
3 Sandy Stephens Minnesota54
4 Larry Ferguson Iowa36
4Willie JonesPurdue36
4 Dave Raimey Michigan36

Awards and honors

All-Big Ten honors

The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team.

PositionNameTeamSelectors
Quarterback Tom Matte Ohio StateAP [halfback], UPI [quarterback]
Quarterback Wilburn Hollis IowaAP
Halfback Larry Ferguson IowaAP, UPI
Halfback Herb Adderly Michigan StateUPI
Fullback Bob Ferguson Ohio StateAP, UPI
End Earl Faison IndianaAP, UPI
End Elbert Kimbrough NorthwesternAP, UPI
TackleJerry BeaboutPurdueAP, UPI
Tackle Joe Rutgens IllinoisAP
Tackle Jim Tyrer Ohio StateUPI
Guard Tom Brown MinnesotaAP, UPI
GuardMark MandersIowaAP, UPI
CenterGreg LarsonMinnesotaAP, UPI

All-American honors

At the end of the 1960 season, Big Ten players secured two of the 11 consensus first-team picks for the 1960 College Football All-America Team. [3] The Big Ten's consensus All-Americans were:

PositionNameTeamSelectors
Guard Tom Brown MinnesotaAFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, TSN, UPI, CP, Time, WCFF
Fullback Bob Ferguson Ohio StateAFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI, CP, Time, WC

Other Big Ten players who were named first-team All-Americans by at least one selector were:

PositionNameTeamSelectors
TackleJerry BeaboutPurdueFWAA
Guard Mark Manders IowaFWAA, TSN
Halfback Larry Ferguson IowaFWAA

Other awards

Minnesota's Tom Brown won the Outland Trophy as the best interior lineman in college football. He also finished second in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. Ohio State quarterback Tom Matte of finished seventh in the Heisman voting. [4]

1961 NFL Draft

The following Big Ten players were among the first 100 picks in the 1961 NFL draft: [5]

NamePositionTeamRoundOverall pick
Joe Rutgens TackleIllinois13
Tom Matte HalfbackOhio State17
Herb Adderley BackMichigan State112
Elbert Kimbrough EndNorthwestern218
Bill Brown BackIllinois220
Fred Arbanas EndMichigan State222
Ron Miller QuarterbackWisconsin341
Earl Faison EndIndiana566
Joe Krakoski BackIllinois672
Larry WoodBackNorthwestern675
Greg Larson CenterMinnesota681
Dick Thornton QuarterbackNorthwestern683
Ike GrimsleyRunning backMichigan State791
Ray PurdinBackNorthwestern793
Irv Cross BackNorthwestern798

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "1960 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  2. "Tom Brown Wins Tribune Silver Ball". Chicago Tribune. December 16, 1960. p. 70.
  3. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  4. "1960 Heisman Trophy Voting". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  5. "1961 NFL Draft: Full Draft". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 13, 2017.