1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.jpg
National Champion (Litkenhous)
Big Ten co-champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record8–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBernie Wyatt
Home stadium Iowa Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961  →
1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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 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.

Contents

Iowa finished No. 1 in the season's final Litkenhous Ratings and was awarded the Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24No. 10 Oregon State *No. 19
W 22–1243,000
October 1at No. 6 Northwestern No. 8
W 42–048,109
October 8at No. 13 Michigan State No. 3
W 27–1574,493
October 15No. 12 Wisconsin No. 2
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
 ABC W 28–2157,000
October 22No. 16 Purdue Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 1
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 21–1459,200
October 29No. 19 Kansas *No. 1
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 21–747,000
November 5at No. 3 Minnesota No. 1
L 10–2765,610
November 12No. 3 Ohio State No. 5
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCW 35–1257,900
November 19at Notre Dame *No. 2
W 28–045,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[2]

Roster

1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 0 Jim Sober Jr
FB   Joe Williams So
QB 20 Wilburn Hollis Jr
OL 69 Sherwyn Thorson Jr
QB 22Olen TreadwaySr
QB 55 Tom Moore Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL  Dayton PerrySo
DL 81 Bill Whisler Jr
B 45Bernie WyattSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910Final
AP 151983 (5)2 (17)1 (23)1 (34)1 (46)52 (7)2 (171⁄2)3 (121⁄2)
Coaches 1 (10)2

[3]

Game summaries

No. 10 Oregon State

[4]

at No. 6 Northwestern

[5]

at No. 13 Michigan State

[6]

No. 12 Wisconsin

[7]

No. 16 Purdue

#16 Purdue at #1 Iowa
1234Total
No. 16 Boilermakers007714
•No. 1 Hawkeyes0147021
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Iowa Stadium
Scoring summary
Q2IOWAHollis 1-yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 7–0
Q2IOWADayton Perry 84-yard fumble return (Moore kick)IOWA 14–0
Q3IOWAHollis 6-yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 21–0
Q3PURTiller 16-yard pass from Allen (Allen kick)IOWA 21–7
Q4PURAllen 1-yard run (Allen kick)IOWA 21–14

[8] [9]

No. 19 Kansas

[10]

at No. 3 Minnesota

#1 Iowa at #3 Minnesota
1234Total
No. 1 Hawkeyes307010
•No. 3 Golden Gophers7061427
Scoring summary
1MinnMunsey 7-yard run (Rogers kick)Minn 7-0
1IowaMoore 28-yard field goalMinn 7-3
3IowaWilliams 20-yard run (Moore kick)Iowa 10-7
3MinnStephens 1-yard run (kick failed)Minn 13-10
3MinnHagberg 42-yard run (Rogers kick)Minn 20-10
4MinnSalem 1-yard run (Rogers kick)Minn 27-10

[11] [12]

No. 3 Ohio State

#3 Ohio State at #5 Iowa
1234Total
No. 3 Buckeyes066012
•No. 5 Hawkeyes7210735
Scoring summary
Q11:21IOWAWilliams 48-yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 7–0
Q213:29OSUFerguson 1-yard run (kick failed)IOWA 7–6
Q210:15IOWAHollis 12-yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 14–6
Q15:30IOWASzykowny 1-yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 21–6
Q20:37IOWAWilliams 1-yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 28–6
Q313:00OSUMatte 22-yard run (pass failed)IOWA 28–12
Q414:08IOWAFerguson 9-yard run (Moore kick)IOWA 35–12

[13]

Notre Dame

[14]

1961 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Willie Fleming Halfback14196 Pittsburgh Steelers
Bernard WyattBack19258 Pittsburgh Steelers

[15]

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References

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  2. ↑ "1960 Football Schedule". hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Iowa 1960 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Iowa Shows Offensive Power" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . September 27, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Iowa's Fast Backs Shatter Wildcat Defense" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . October 4, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Hawks Hold Ball 5 Times, Score Twice" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . October 11, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ "13 Seconds Lucky for Iowa in Win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . October 18, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hawks First – By Big Margin" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . October 25, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  9. ↑ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1960 Oct 23. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
  10. ↑ "Mum's the Word After Game, Squads Silent About Kansas" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . November 1, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Gophers Win 27-10, Move to No. 1 Rating" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . November 8, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Minnesota Trims Top-Ranked Iowa". Kingsport Times-News via newspaperarchive.com. November 6, 1960. p. 1C. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Iowa Win Double Present for Evy" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . November 15, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Minnesota 1st But Hawkeyes In No. 2 Spot" (PDF). The Daily Iowan . November 22, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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