1960 college football season explained

Year:1960
Preseason Ap:Syracuse[1]
Regular Season:September 17 – November 26, 1960
Number Of Bowls:9
Bowl Start:December 17, 1960
Bowl End:January 2, 1961
Heisman:Joe Bellino (halfback, Navy)

The 1960 college football season was the 92nd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Five teams have a claim to the 1960 major college national championship:

Other major college teams compiling undefeated and untied records were Yale (9–0, AP No. 14) and New Mexico State (11–0, AP No. 17, top scoring offense [37.4 points per game]). At the small college level, Ohio (10–0) was recognized as the small college national champion by both the AP and UPI; Southern (9–1) was recognized as the black college national champion; and Lenoir Rhyne (11–0–1) defeated Humboldt State in the Holiday Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.

Navy halfback Joe Bellino won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award. Statistical leaders in major college football in 1960 included UCLA quarterback Billy Kilmer with 1,889 yards of total offense, Wake Forest quarterback Norm Snead with 1,676 passing yards, Washington State end Hugh Campbell with 66 receptions for 881 yards, and New Mexico State halfback Bob Gaiters with 1,338 rushing yards and 145 points scored.

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

Membership changes

School 1959 Conference 1960 Conference
Independent
Independent Big Eight
Independent

Season chronology

September

In the preseason poll released on September 12, the defending champion Syracuse Orangemen and 1959's second-place finisher, the Mississippi Rebels, were No. 1 and No. 2, with 26 and 21 first place votes respectively. They were followed by the No. 3 Washington Huskies from Seattle, the No. 4 Texas Longhorns and the No. 5 Illinois Fighting Illini.[2] As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.

The Big Ten schools would not kick off until September 24. On September 17, No. 2 Mississippi beat the Houston Cougars in Houston, 42–0. No. 3 Washington crushed the visiting College of the Pacific, 55–6 (the school became the University of the Pacific in 1961). No. 4 Texas opened its season with a loss at home to Nebraska, falling 14–13. Ole Miss was voted No. 1, followed by No. 2 Syracuse, No. 3 Washington, and No. 4 Illinois. Previously unranked Alabama, which had beaten No. 13 Georgia 21–6 in Birmingham, was fifth.

September 24 No. 1 Mississippi beat Kentucky in Memphis, 21–6. No. 2 Syracuse opened its season with a 55–7 win over Boston University. No. 3 Washington won at home again, beating the University of Idaho Vandals 41–12. No. 4 Illinois beat Indiana 17–6. In Lincoln, Minnesota beat No. 12 Nebraska 26–14. No. 5 Alabama was tied 6–6 by Tulane in New Orleans. Mississippi, Syracuse, Washington, and Illinois remained as the top four in the next poll, but Kansas, which had crushed Kansas State 41–0 on the road, rose from No. 7 to No. 5. Minnesota entered the poll at the No. 18 spot.

October

October 1 No. 1 Mississippi played its second straight game in Memphis, Tennessee, beating Memphis State 31–20. No. 2 Syracuse defeated No. 5 Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, 14–7, to reclaim the top spot. No. 3 Washington narrowly lost 15–14 at home to the No. 17 Navy Midshipmen. No. 4 Illinois beat West Virginia 33–0. No. 8 Iowa beat No. 6 Northwestern 42-0 on the road. No. 9 Ohio State shut out visiting USC 20-0. No. 18 Minnesota beat Indiana 42–0. The following poll featured No. 1 Syracuse and No. 2 Mississippi, followed by three Big Ten teams: No. 3 Iowa, No. 4 Illinois, and No. 5 Ohio State. Also from the Big Ten, Purdue was 7th, Michigan State 13th, and Minnesota 14th.

October 8 No. 1 Syracuse struggled to beat Holy Cross 15–6 in Worcester, Mass. No. 2 Mississippi won in their third consecutive trip to Tennessee, beating Vanderbilt 26–0 in Nashville. No. 3 Iowa beat No. 13 Michigan State in East Lansing, 27–15. No. 4 Illinois lost in Champaign, Ill., to No. 5 Ohio State, 34–7. No. 6 Navy, which had beaten SMU 26–7 at a game in the naval port of Norfolk, Virginia, came in at fifth. No. 14 Minnesota beat Northwestern 7–0. The next poll was: No. 1 Mississippi, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Syracuse, and No. 5 Navy. Minnesota reached the Top Ten at No. 10.

On October 15, No. 1 Mississippi beat Tulane in New Orleans 26–13, and No. 2 Iowa beat No. 12 Wisconsin at home, 28–21. No. 3 Ohio State lost a close one at Purdue 24–21. No. 4 Syracuse beat No. 20 Penn State 21–15, and No. 5 Navy beat the Air Force Academy 35–3 in Baltimore. No. 6 Missouri reached 5–0 after a 45–0 win over Kansas State at Manhattan, KS. No. 10 Minnesota beat Illinois 21–10. The Iowa Hawkeyes narrowly topped the next poll, with 23 first place votes to 22 for Ole Miss, and only two points to separate No. 1 and No. 2 (442–440). They were followed by No. 3 Syracuse, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Missouri. Minnesota rose from 10th to 6th.

October 22 No. 1 Iowa beat No. 10 Purdue 21–14 and No. 2 Mississippi edged No. 14 Arkansas 10–7 in Little Rock. No. 3 Syracuse won at West Virginia 45–0, while No. 4 Navy beat the Ivy League's Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, 27–0. No. 5 Missouri, which had held all of its opponents to single digits, continued winning with a 34–8 thrashing of Iowa State. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, No. 6 Minnesota beat Michigan 10–0. Iowa tightened its hold on No. 1 in the next poll, with 34 of the 48 votes for first place. The next week's Top 20 had only nineteen teams, with Kansas at No. 19 with 2 points. The top five remained the same.

October 29 No. 1 Iowa beat No. 19 Kansas 21–7. No. 2 Mississippi played its 7th game of the season, but its first at home in Oxford, and was tied 6–6 by the LSU Tigers, the only team which had defeated them in 1959. No. 3 Syracuse lost to Pittsburgh 10–0. In Philadelphia, No. 4 Navy beat Notre Dame 14–7. No. 5 Missouri crushed Nebraska in Lincoln, 28–0, to go 7–0–0. At this time, they had outscored their opponents 210–31. No. 6 Minnesota beat Kansas State 48–7. No. 8 Ohio State defeated No. 10 Michigan State in East Lansing, 21–10. The next poll again featured three Big Ten teams in the top five: No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Missouri, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Ohio State.

November

November 5 The battle between the Big Ten's two 6–0–0 teams took place in Minneapolis, where No. 1 Iowa lost to No. 3 Minnesota, 27–10. No. 2 Missouri beat No. 18 Colorado at home 16–6. No. 4 Navy lost in Durham, North Carolina, to No. 13 Duke 19–10. No. 5 Ohio State handled Indiana 36–7. Having dethroned the No. 1 team, the Minnesota Gophers took the top spot in the poll released on November 7, 1960, with 40 of the 47 voters voting them as No. 1. No. 6 Mississippi, still unbeaten, returned to the Top Five after a 45–0 win over the University of Chattanooga. The top five was No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Missouri, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Mississippi, and No. 5 Iowa.

November 12 No. 1 Minnesota lost to Purdue, 23–14. No. 2 Missouri gave up more than a touchdown for the first time, but still won 41–19 at Oklahoma. No. 3 Ohio State lost at No. 5 Iowa, 35–12. No. 4 Mississippi beat No. 14 Tennessee in Knoxville, 24–3. No. 6 Washington, which had beaten California 27–7, moved into the Top Five. The Missouri Tigers captured the top spot in the next poll, which was No. 1 Missouri, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Mississippi, No. 4 Minnesota, and No. 5 Washington.

November 19 Unbeaten No. 1 Missouri, with only a home game left between it and the national championship, lost to visiting Kansas, 23–7, but the game was later forfeited to Missouri due to the Jayhawks' use of an ineligible player.[3] No. 2 Iowa defeated Notre Dame in South Bend, 28–0. No. 3 Mississippi was idle. No. 4 Minnesota closed its season with a 26–7 win at Wisconsin. They tied with Iowa atop the Big Ten standings and earned a Rose Bowl berth by virtue of their head-to-head victory over the Hawkeyes. Their opponent would be No. 5 Washington, which played its season ender against 4–4–1 Washington State in Spokane and won only by a 2–point conversion, 8–7. In the penultimate poll, released November 21, No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Iowa, and No. 3 Mississippi had 13½, 17½ and 13 first place votes respectively (voters were allowed to split their choices for No. 1), followed by No. 4 Washington and No. 5 Missouri.

November 26 No. 3 Mississippi finished its season unbeaten (9–0–1) with a 35–9 win at home over Mississippi State, earning the SEC title and a spot in the Sugar Bowl. All of the other Top Five teams had finished their schedules, but No. 7 Navy moved up in the final poll with a 17–12 victory against Army. The Midshipmen would face off against Missouri in the Orange Bowl.

With both the AP and UPI finishing their voting before the bowl games, the championship was determined in December. The AP writers divided among No. 1 Minnesota (8–1), No. 2 Mississippi (9–0–1), and No. 3 Iowa (8–1), and some voters split their choices. As such, the Minnesota Gophers received 17½ votes for No. 1, Mississippi got 16, and Iowa 12½. Minnesota had 433½ poll points, ahead of 411 for Ole Miss and 407½ for Iowa. The next tier of teams all had one loss and also were closely packed together: No. 4 Navy had 262 poll points, No. 5 Missouri had 253, and No. 6 Washington had 250.[4] The UPI Coaches Poll placed the teams in a slightly different order, but also settled on Minnesota as the No. 1 choice.

Because the final Associated Press and United Press International polls were conducted after the final game of the regular season, Minnesota is considered the national champion for 1960 despite their loss to Washington in the Rose Bowl. After the bowl games, the Helms Athletic Foundation recognized Washington as national champion, while the Football Writers Association of America crowned Mississippi as national champion. Had the polls been taken after the bowl games, Missouri would likely also have been a contender for the national championship, as the Tigers beat Navy in the Orange Bowl and their 10–1 record was improved to 11–0 when the Kansas game was declared a forfeit.

The MAC's Ohio Bobcats were also crowned the world small college football champions in 1960, after an undefeated season.

December

December 8The Big Eight faculty committee, meeting in Kansas City, ruled Kansas halfback Bert Coan ineligible and ordered the Jayhawks to forfeit their last two victories on November 12 and 19.[5] The reversal brought Missouri's record to 11–0 instead of 10–1.

Conference standings

NAIA conferences

Rankings

Major college polls

AP writers poll[6]
RankTeam1stPoints
1Minnesota (8–2)17.5433.5
2Ole Miss (10–0–1)16411
3Iowa (8–1)12.5407.5
4Navy (9–2)262
5Missouri (11–0)253
6Washington (10–1)2250
7Arkansas (8–3)212
8Ohio State (7–2)138
9Alabama (8–1–2)53
10Duke (8–3)46
11Kansas (5–4–1)40
12Baylor (8–3)35
13Auburn (8–2)25
14Yale (9–0)17
15Michigan State (6–2–1)16
16Penn State (7–3)15
17New Mexico State (11–0)8
18Florida (9–2)6
19Purdue (4–4–1)4
19Syracuse (7–2)4
UPI coaches poll[7]
RankTeam1stPoints
1Minnesota21326
2Iowa5300
3Ole Miss9284
4Missouri194
5Washington181
6Navy150
7Arkansas137
8Ohio State89
9Kansas44
9Alabama44
11Duke35
12Baylor29
13Michigan State26
14Auburn16
15Purdue14
16Florida10
17Texas (7–3–1)7
18Yale6
18New Mexico State6
18Tennessee (6–2–2)6

Small college polls

In 1960, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls. This was the first year that the AP (polling a panel of eight "selectors" from NCAA districts) conducted their poll, and the third year that UPI (polling a panel of coaches) conducted their poll. Both wire services named the Ohio Bobcats – who had a record of 10–0, registered five shutouts, and held all their opponents to eight points or less[8] – as the number one team.[9] [10] United Press International (coaches) final poll
Published on November 25[11]

RankSchool RecordNo. 1
votes		Total
points
1 10–0 28 348
2 8–1 250
3 10–0 3 236
4 9–0 1 100
5 7–1 94
6 8–2 1 93
7 9–1 82
8 10–0 1 71
9 8–1 70
10 9–1 1 57
Rankings were published without records.Associated Press (writers) final poll
Published on December 1[12]
RankSchool RecordNo. 1
votes		Total
points
1 10–0 4 65
2 10–0 46
3 10–0 1 34
4 9–0 32
5 9–0 1 30
6 8–1 28
7 8–2 26
8 9–1 19
9 9–0 16
10 9–1 15

Postseason

Because the final polls came out in November, the outcome of the post-season bowl games had no effect on the championships already awarded by the AP and UPI polls. As winner of the Big Ten title, No. 1 Minnesota went to the Rose Bowl to face Washington, which had the best record of the five teams in the AAWU (today's Pac-12). No. 2 Mississippi, as winner of the SEC, was invited to the Sugar Bowl to face unranked Rice University. The Big Ten did not allow its teams to play in a postseason game other than the Rose Bowl, so No. 3 Iowa stayed home. Although Washington upset Minnesota 17–7 in Pasadena, the post-season loss did not affect the Gophers' championship as determined by the AP and UPI. Washington also claims the 1960 National Championship.

Major bowls

Monday, January 2, 1961

Bowl
Rose Bowl177
Sugar BowlNo. 2 Mississippi Rebels14Rice Owls6
Orange Bowl2114
Cotton Bowl76

Other bowls

BowlLocationDate WinnerScoreLoser
Sun BowlEl Paso, TXDecember 3120–13Utah State
Gator BowlJacksonville, FLDecember 31No. 18 Florida13–12No. 12 Baylor
Tangerine BowlOrlando, FLDecember 30The Citadel27–0Tennessee Tech
Bluebonnet BowlHouston, TXDecember 17No. 9 Alabama 3–3Texas
Liberty BowlPhiladelphia, PADecember 17No. 16 Penn State41–12Oregon
Prairie View BowlHouston, TXJanuary 1, 1961Prairie View19–8Arkansas AM&N
Orange Blossom ClassicMiami, FLDecember 10Florida A&M40–26
Mineral Water BowlExcelsior Springs, MONovember 2617–6Iowa Teachers
Great Southwest BowlGrand Prairie, TXDecember 3145–14
West Virginia BowlClarksburg, WVNovember 2413–7
Rice BowlStuttgart, ARDecember 225–7
Rocket Bowl19–0

NAIA postseason

The 1960 NAIA football season was the fifth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season culminated 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.

Lenoir Rhyne, who lost the 1959 championship game, defeated Humboldt State in the championship game, 15–14, to win their first NAIA national title.[13]

Award season

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Joe Bellino Navy HB 436 196 93 1,793
G 127 121 108 731
QB 74 77 77 453
FB 46 63 55 319
HB 55 42 31 280
E 17 52 68 223
QB 17 42 30 165
E 16 28 32 136
HB 25 18 13 124
C 14 23 29 117
Source: [14] [15]

All-Americans

See main article: 1960 College Football All-America Team.

See main article: 1960 Little All-America college football team.

For the year 1960, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.

NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficialOther
Mike DitkaEndPittsburgh6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Dan LaRoseEndMissouri6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Bob LillyTackleTCU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Tom BrownGuardMinnesota6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Joe BellinoHalfbackNavy6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Bob FergusonFullbackOhio State6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Jake GibbsQuarterbackOle Miss6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Ken RiceTackleAuburn5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
E. J. HolubCenterTexas Tech5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Joe RomigGuardColorado3/6AFCA, FWAA, UPIWC
Ernie DavisHalfbackSyracuse2/6AFCA, UPIWC

Other awards

Statistical leaders

Individual

Total offense

The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankPlayerTeamGamesPlaysTotal YdsPtR[18]
1Billy KilmerUCLA102921889104
2Mel MelinWashington State10313171592
3Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State10262163488
4Norm SneadWake Forest10312163069
5Howard DyerVMI102601478138
6Terry BakerOregon State10228147356
7Tom MatteOhio State9256141962
8Ron MillerWisconsin9238139568
9James Earl WrightMemphis State101911375112
10Roman GabrielNC State10284134092
[19]

Small college

RankPlayerTeamGamesPlaysTotal Yds
1MillerAustin92871966
2Dennis SpurlockWhitworth92911897
3DanielsBishop103541846
4Corny AddisonJackson102351623
5Don CavalliWagner92441556
6LightPacific (OR)92841534
7Joe IaconeWest Chester91991438
8JohnsonWhitewater State82211385
9MillsNE Missouri92321343
10Jim LuceAugustana (SD)82071326

Passing

The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankPlayerTeamGamesCompl.Att.Pct.
Compl.		Yds.Int.TDs
1Harold StephensHardin-Simmons10145256.5661254143
2Norm SneadWake Forest10123259.47416761410
3Mel MelinWashington State10119221.53816381311
4Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State10109199.5481511613
5Fran TarkentonGeorgia10108185.5841189128
6Rich MayoAir Force10108238.4541168187
7Roman GabrielNC State10105186.565117678
8Ron MillerWisconsin997188.5161354168
9NormanStanford1095201.4731057134
10John FurmanTexas Western1094192.490109474
[19]

Small college

Rushing

The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards during the 1960 season:
Major college

RankPlayerTeamGamesYds RushesAvg
1Bob GaitersNew Mexico State1013381976.79
2Tom LarscheidUtah State1010441978.42
3Ernie DavisSyracuse98771127.83
4Bob FergusonOhio State98531605.33
5Dave HoppmanIowa State98441615.24
6Joe BellinoNavy108341684.96
7Billy KilmerUCLA108031634.93
8Hugh ScottPrinceton97601405.43
9ThompsonArizona10732927.96
10Alan RozyckiDartmouth97251694.29
[20]

Small college

RankPlayerTeamGamesYds RushesAvg
1Joe IaconeWest Chester914381997.23
2MillsNE Missouri913432295.86
3Ron PuhlLock Haven State1012692155.90
4Steve McClellanWooster1011902365.04
5Bill "Catfish" CooperMuskingum911021855.96

Receiving

The following players were the individual leaders in receptions during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankPlayerTeamGamesReceptionsReceiving
Yards		Touchdowns
1Hugh CampbellWashington State106688110
2Claude "Tee" MoormanDuke10464312
3Del WilliamsTexas Western10364142
4Bob CoolbaughRichmond10353802
5Joe KehoeVirginia10343782
6Reg CarolanIdaho10334983
7BrownGeorgia10312753
8Tom HutchinsonKentucky10304554
9E.A. SimsNew Mexico State10304152
9Bobby CrespinoOle Miss10304084
9Gary CollinsMaryland10304044
[19]

Small college

Scoring

The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankPlayerTeamPtsTDPATFG
1Bob GaitersNew Mexico State1452370
2Joe BellinoNavy1101820
3JonesArizona State938276
4Tom LarscheidUtah State921520
5Pervis AtkinsNew Mexico State801280
6Bob FergusonOhio State781300
6Tom MasonTulane781300
6SmithMissouri781300
9Hugh CampbellWashington State7611100
9Joe HernandezArizona761240
11DyerVMI721200
12Wilburn HollisIowa681120
12KernVMI681080
14George FlemingWashington655234
15Ed DyasAuburn6321213
16Ernie DavisSyracuse621020
16JohnsonSan Jose State6211 [sic?]20
18Tom WatkinsIowa State601000
18Bob BlanchardYale608120
18ScottCollege of Pacific601000
[21]

Small college

RankPlayerTeamPtsTDPATFG
1Bill CooperMuskingum15223140
2Herb SuttonOttawa12517230
3Jim VogtNorthern State (SD)12114370
4Cecil StephensHumboldt State1202000
5Dale MillsNE Missouri11818100
6Leroy JacksonWestern Illinois1121840
6J. R. BishopFranklin11214280
8Steve McClellanWooster1081760
8Dale MesserFresno State1081800
10Charlie FullerSan Francisco State1041720
[21]

Team

Total offense

The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankTeamGames
played		Total
plays		Yards
gained		Yards
per game
1New Mexico State106704196419.6
2Memphis State106123744374.4
2Utah State106483744374.4
4Ole Miss106463624362.4
5Mississippi Southern106703467346.7
6Wyoming107063333333.3
7Arizona State106833331333.1
8Oregon106503311331.1
9Oregon State106133306330.6
10Washington State106453295329.5
[22]

Small college

RankTeamGames
played		Total
plays		Yards
gained		Yards
per game
1Muskingum96234108456.4
2Florida A&M95563876430.7
3Whitewater State85833404425.5
4Willamette85813304413.0
5Grambling105814120412.0
6Howard95343581409.0
7West Chester9574408.8
8Santa Clara64062411401.8
9Fresno State106294013401.3
10Adams State85823195399.4

Scoring offense

The following teams were the leaders in scoring offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankTeamPoints
per game
1New Mexico State37.4
2Memphis State30.3
3Yale28.1
4Missouri27.3
5Ole Miss26.6
6Utah State26.1
7Iowa26.0
8Princeton25.8
9Washington25.5
10Rutgers25.0
[22]

Rushing offense

The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankTeamYards
per game
1Utah State312.0
2Memphis State278.2
3New Mexico State263.9
4Syracuse256.6
5Wyoming255.3
6Iowa253.8
7Missouri250.0
8Arizona State248.9
9Mississippi Southern244.5
10Princeton236.9
[22]

Small college

RankTeamYards
per game
1Muskingum355.2
2Huron325.0
3Concordia (MN)313.7
4Willamette305.4
5Ottawa300.3
6Grambling299.9
7Northern State (SD)297.3
8Pittsburg State296.4
9Northeast Missouri293.1
10Baker283.6

Passing offense

The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankTeamYards
per game
1Washington State185.5
2Wisconsin169.6
3Wake Forest169.2
4Kentucky163.3
5Baylor161.8
6New Mexico State155.7
7Detroit154.0
8San Jose State153.6
9Denver148.9
10VMI142.4
[22]

Small college

RankTeamYards
per game
1Whitworth213.6
2Jackson State208.8
3Fresno State194.7
4Whittier192.9
5Cal Poly192.5
6Pacific (OR)188.6
7Austin187.6
8Whitewater State184.1
9Wagner183.2
10Cal Poly Pomona178.3

Total defense

The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankTeamGames
played		Total
plays		Yards
gained		Yards
per game
1Wyoming104771496149.6
2Alabama105361576157.6
3Ole Miss105421686168.6
4Syracuse95201559173.2
5Auburn105261741174.1
6Kentucky105451831183.1
7Kansas105551872187.2
8Army105301916191.6
9Missouri105631943194.3
10Utah State105661945194.5
[22]

Small college

RankTeamGames
played		Total
plays		Yards
gained		Yards
per game
1Maryland State8394838104.8
2Florida A&M9430977108.6
3Livingstone104801139113.9
4Delaware State8352966120.8
5L.A. Pacific7308861123.0
6Albany State94071142126.9
7Henderson83981033129.1
8Susquehanna84171059132.4
9Ferris Institute83911075134.4
10Grambling104641365136.5

Scoring defense

The following teams were the leaders in scoring defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankTeamPoints
per game
1LSU5.0
2Alabama5.3
3Rice5.8
4Ole Miss6.4
5Utah State6.5
6Wyoming7.1
7Dartmouth7.3
8Florida7.4
9Texas7.5
10Rutgers7.7
10Pittsburgh7.7
[22]

Rushing defense

The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankTeamYards
per game
1Wyoming82.4
2Utah State84.7
3Alabama89.1
4Ole Miss89.2
5Yale105.0
6Memphis State108.0
7Mississippi Southern108.2
8Missouri109.2
9Florida110.5
10Washington111.7
[22]

Small college

RankTeamYards
per game
1West Chester41.4
2Grambling43.1
3Florida A&M43.4
4Maryland State44.0
5Whitewater State50.6
6Norfolk State58.1
7Livingstone59.6
8Los Angeles Pacific61.1
9Luther70.8
10Albany State71.8

Passing defense

The following teams were the leaders in passing defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

RankTeamYards
per game
1Iowa State30.2
2Dayton45.4
3Kansas48.3
4Kentucky52.2
5Tennessee53.8
6Colorado55.7
7The Citadel57.0
8Syracuse57.3
9Auburn59.0
10Kansas State61.9
[22]

Small college

RankTeamYards
per game
1Susquehanna27.3
2Henderson State28.9
3Western Carolina34.2
4Winona State36.1
5Delaware State40.4
6Western Kentucky40.6
7Texas Lutheran41.6
8Central State (OH)42.1
9Central (IA)42.9
10Ferris Institute43.0

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-01-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002010354/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=236 . 2011-10-02 . dead .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-01-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111002010550/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/ . 2011-10-02 .
  3. News: DECISION FOLLOWS ACTION OF N.C.A.A.; Missouri, Colorado Games Forfeited -- Recruiting of Coan is Charged. The New York Times. 9 December 1960.
  4. Web site: 1960 Final Football Polls - College Poll Archive - Historical College Football, Basketball, and Softball Polls and Rankings.
  5. News: Big Eight voted 5-3 to strip KU's title in Bert Coan action . Lawrence Daily Journal-World . (Kansas). Morey . Earl . December 9, 1960 . 1 . The move gave MU a 10-0 season record and a 7-0 record in league play..
  6. News: Minnesota Cops Grid Crown. Kearney Hub. November 29, 1960. 6. Newspapers.com.
  7. News: Minnesota Wins National Championship In Final UPI College Grid Poll. The Hobart Democrat-Chief. November 29, 1960. 6. Newspapers.com.
  8. Web site: Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com. 2019-02-26. 2018-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20181003123224/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/ohio/1960-1964_yearly_results.php. dead.
  9. "Ohio University Hailed as Small College Champ by Big Margin Over Bee Gees," The Coshocton Tribune (Coshocton, Ohio), November 25, 1960, p13
  10. "Ohio Named Champs In AP Poll," Berkshire Eagle, December 1, 1960, p35
  11. News: La. Tech Sixth On Final Ballot . . subscription . . . newspapers.com . November 25, 1960 . February 27, 2017.
  12. News: Ohio University Top-Ranked In AP Small College Voting . . subscription . . . newspapers.com . December 1, 1960 . February 27, 2017.
  13. Web site: NAIA Championship History. NAIA. November 13, 2015. 4–11. https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523. July 15, 2015. dead.
  14. News: Bellino Heisman winner . Chicago Tribune . Associated Press . November 30, 1960 . 2, sec. 4.
  15. Web site: Joe Bellino . Heisman Trophy . 1960 . January 26, 2017.
  16. News: Bellino gets Maxwell Award As Year's Best. Tampa Bay Times. December 1, 1960. 5C. Newspapers.com.
  17. News: Tom Brown Wins Honor. Arizona Daily Star. December 4, 1960. D5. Newspapers.com.
  18. Points-for-which-responsible is player's total of points scored and points passed for
  19. Book: Official Collegiate Football Record Book. 1961. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 81.
  20. 1961 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 83.
  21. 1961 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 82.
  22. 1961 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 85.

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