1960 NAIA football season

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1960 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–December 1960
PostseasonDecember 3–17, 1960
National Championship Stewart Field
St. Petersburg, FL
Champion Lenoir Rhyne

The 1960 NAIA football season was the fifth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season was played from August to December 1960, culminating in the fifth annual NAIA Football National Championship , played this year for the last time at Stewart Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was called the Holiday Bowl.

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Lenoir Rhyne, who lost the 1959 championship game, defeated Humboldt State in the championship game, 15–14, to win their first NAIA national title. [1]

Conference standings

1960 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 20 Arkansas Tech $ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0
Arkansas State Teachers 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Henderson State 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Southern Arkansas 5 –3 –05 –4 –0
Hendrix 3 –3 –13 –5 –1
Arkansas A&M 3 –5 –03 –6 –0
Ouachita Baptist 1 –5 –11 –7 –2
Harding 1 –5 –21 –5 –3
Ozarks 0 –8 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lakeland $ 4 –0 –05 –3 –0
Northland 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
Northwestern (WI) 2 –2 –04 –3 –0
Bethel (MN) 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Milton 0 –4 –01 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 St. Benedict's $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0
No. 14 Pittsburg State 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
Emporia State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Washburn 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Fort Hays State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Omaha 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 College Conference of Illinois football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Central (IL) $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Illinois Wesleyan 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Millikin 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
Carroll (WI) 1 –2 –22 –5 –2
Lake Forest 1 –3 –14 –3 –1
Augustana (IL) 1 –3 –13 –4 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Evergreen Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Whitworth $^ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0
Central Washington 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
Puget Sound 4 –3 –04 –4 –1
Pacific Lutheran 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Western Washington 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Eastern Washington 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2/3 Humboldt State $ 5 –0 –011 –1 –0
San Francisco State 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –00 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1960 Frontier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New Mexico Highlands + 2 –0 –16 –2 –1
Arizona State–Flagstaff + 2 –0 –16 –3 –2
Panhandle A&M 1 –2 –04 –6 –0
New Mexico Western 0 –3 –01 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 12 Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
McNeese State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Northwestern State 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $ 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Evansville 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 –2 –13 –4 –1
Indiana State 3 –3 –03 –4 –0
Ball State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Valparaiso 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
DePauw 1 –4 –12 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Southern Illinois $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
Western Illinois 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Northern Illinois 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Central Michigan 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
Illinois State Normal 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Eastern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Eastern Michigan 0 –5 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Parsons + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Luther + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Wartburg 6 –2 –07 –2 –0
Upper Iowa 5 –3 –05 –5 –0
Dubuque 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Buena Vista 3 –5 –04 –5 –0
Central (IA) 3 –5 –03 –6 –0
Iowa Wesleyan 1 –7 –01 –8 –1
Simpson 0 –8 –00 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ottawa $ 9 –0 –09 –0 –0
Baker 8 –1 –08 –1 –0
Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –15 –3 –1
College of Emporia 5 –4 –05 –4 –0
Bethany (KS) 4 –4 –14 –4 –1
Bethel (KS) 4 –4 –14 –4 –1
Kansas Wesleyan 4 –4 –14 –4 –1
McPherson 1 –7 –11 –7 –1
Friends 1 –7 –11 –8 –1
Sterling 1 –8 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas A&I $ 6 –1 –08 –1 –1
East Texas State 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Lamar Tech 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Howard Payne 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Sul Ross 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Southwest Texas State 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Mid-Ohio League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio Northern + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Ashland + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Bluffton + 4 –1 –05 –3 –1
Findlay 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Defiance 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
Wilmington (OH) 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Olaf $ 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Coe 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Cornell (IA) 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Carleton 5 –3 –05 –3 –0
Grinnell 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Monmouth (IL) 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Ripon 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Knox 2 –4 –22 –4 –2
Lawrence 3 –5 –03 –5 –0
Beloit 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota–Duluth $ 6 –1 –06 –1 –1
Concordia (MN) 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Macalester 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Augsburg 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Saint John's (MN) 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Gustavus Adolphus 3 –3 –13 –5 –1
St. Thomas (MN) 1 –6 –02 –6 –0
Hamline 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri Valley + 3 –0 –17 –1 –1
William Jewell + 3 –0 –17 –1 –1
Culver–Stockton 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Tarkio 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Central (MO) 0 –2 –01 –7 –0
Graceland 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Montana + 4 –1 –05 –2 –0
Carroll (MT) + 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
Western Montana 3 –2 –05 –2 –2
Rocky Mountain 3 –2 –03 –4 –0
Northern Montana 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
Montana Mines 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Nebraska College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Peru State $ 5 –1 –06 –2 –1
Hastings 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Wayne State (NE) 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Kearney State 4 –2 –04 –5 –0
Doane 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Chadron State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Nebraska Wesleyan 0 –6 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mayville State + 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Dickinson State + 5 –1 –05 –3 –0
Minot State 3 –2 –04 –3 –0
Valley City State 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Jamestown 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
Ellendale 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
Wahpeton Science 0 –6 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 North State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1/2 Lenoir Rhyne $^ 6 –0 –012 –0 –0
Appalachian State 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
East Carolina 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Western Carolina 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Elon 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Catawba 2 –4 –02 –9 –0
Guilford 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1960 Northern State College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mankato State $ 4 –0 –15 –3 –1
Michigan Tech 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
St. Cloud State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Bemidji State 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
Winona State 1 –3 –14 –3 –1
Moorhead State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Northwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Willamette $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0
Linfield 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Lewis & Clark 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Pacific (OR) 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
Whitman 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
College of Idaho 0 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Langston $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
NW Oklahoma State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
East Central 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
Central State (OK) 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
SE Oklahoma State 3 –3 –04 –5 –1
SW Oklahoma State 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
Northeastern State 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Oregon Tech $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
Southern Oregon 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
Portland State 1 –2 –12 –4 –2
Oregon College 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Eastern Oregon 0 –3 –10 –7 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
East Division
No. 8/5 West Chester xy$ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Millersville 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Bloomsburg 4 –2 –05 –2 –1
East Stroudsburg 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Mansfield 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
Kutztown 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Cheyney 0 –5 –00 –7 –0
West Division
Lock Haven xy 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
California (PA) 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Slippery Rock 2 –1 –25 –1 –2
Clarion 2 –4 –13 –4 –1
Indiana (PA) 1 –3 –22 –4 –2
Edinboro 1 –3 –13 –4 –1
Shippensburg 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
Championship: West Chester 35, Lock Haven 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Interdivisional games counted in conference standings.
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1960 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Adams State $ 4 –0 –07 –0 –1
Idaho State 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Colorado Mines 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 –2 –16 –3 –1
Colorado College 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Western State (CO) 0 –4 –11 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Northern State + 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Huron + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
South Dakota Tech 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Southern State 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Black Hills 0 –5 –11 –6 –1
General Beadle 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Whittier + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Redlands + 4 –1 –06 –3 –1
Occidental + 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
Claremont-Mudd 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Pomona 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Caltech 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 7 Southern + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wiley 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Texas College 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Tri-State Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Concordia (NE) $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –1
Midland 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Sioux Falls 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Westmar 3 –2 –13 –4 –1
Dana 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Yankton 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Northwestern (IA) 0 –6 –00 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 West Penn Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Westminster (PA) $ 5 –0 –05 –3 –0
Saint Vincent 4 –1 –04 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech 3 –2 –03 –5 –0
Geneva 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Grove City 0 –3 –12 –4 –3
Waynesburg 0 –4 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
Salem x 4 –4 –04 –6 –0
West Liberty State 2 –4 –12 –5 –1
Davis & Elkins 1 –6 –01 –6 –0
Shepherd 0 –4 –04 –4 –0
West Virginia State 0 –4 –01 –6 –0
Bluefield State * 1 –0 –03 –6 –0
Western Division
Fairmont State x$ 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
West Virginia Wesleyan 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Glenville State 5 –2 –05 –2 –0
Concord 4 –2 –24 –3 –2
West Virginia Tech 2 –1 –14 –3 –1
Potomac State 2 –3 –01 –4 –0
Bethany (WV) * 0 –1 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Conference standings based on power ratings
1960 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Whitewater State $ 6 –0 –07 –0 –1
La Crosse State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Stout State 4 –2 –04 –4 –0
Stevens Point State 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Eau Claire State 4 –3 –14 –4 –1
Oshkosh State 3 –4 –03 –4 –0
Milwaukee 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Superior State 1 –4 –12 –5 –2
River Falls State 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Platteville State 1 –4 –11 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Hillsdale  – 9 –1 –0
No. 11 Northern Michigan ^  – 8 –1 –1
Austin  – 6 –3 –0
Earlham  – 5 –3 –0
Eastern New Mexico  – 4 –5 –0
La Verne  – 4 –5 –0
Oklahoma Panhandle State  – 4 –6 –0
St. Mary of the Plains  – 3 –5 –0
McMurry  – 3 –7 –0
Georgetown (KY)  – 2 –6 –0
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Postseason

Semifinals
December 3, 1960 		Championship
December 17, 1960
Holiday Bowl [2]
      
Whitworth 6
Humboldt State * 13
Humboldt State 14
Lenoir Rhyne15
Northern Michigan 20
Lenoir Rhyne * 20†

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References

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  2. ↑ "1960 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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