1960 Ottawa Braves football team

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1960 Ottawa Braves football
KCAC champion
Conference Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (9–0 KCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCook Field
Seasons
 1959
1961  
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

The 1960 Ottawa Braves football team was an American football team that represented Ottawa University of Ottawa, Kansas, as a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) during the 1960 NAIA football season. In their eighth season under head coach Richard Peters, the Braves compiled a 9–0 record, won the KCAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 339 to 91. [1] The season was part of a 23-game winning streak that began on November 13, 1959, and ended on October 13, 1962, including back-to-back perfect seasons in 1960 and 1961. [2]

The team was led on offense by fullback Herb Sutton who scored 125 points on 17 touchdowns and 23 extra points. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 16at Friends Wichita, KS W 53–0 [3] [4]
September 24 Bethel (KS)
W 34–0 [5]
October 1at Sterling Sterling, KS W 62–21 [6]
October 8 College of Emporia
  • Cook Field
  • Ottawa, KS
W 46–21 [7]
October 15at Kansas Wesleyan Salina, KS W 39–20 [8]
October 22at Southwestern (KS) Winfield, KS W 13–7 [9]
October 29 McPherson
  • Cook Field
  • Ottawa, KS
W 30–0 [10]
November 4at Bethany (KS) Lindsborg, KS W 46–14 [11]
November 12 Baker
  • Cook Field
  • Ottawa, KS
W 14–8 [1]

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References

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  2. Lamar Phillips (October 15, 1962). "Points Count, And C of E had More Than OU: Braves' Streak Snapped At 23". The Ottawa Herald. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
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