Year: | 1960 |
Team: | Ottawa Braves |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | KCAC |
Record: | 9–0 |
Conf Record: | 9–0 |
Head Coach: | Richard Peters |
Hc Year: | 8th |
Stadium: | Cook Field |
Champion: | KCAC 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. 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.[1]
The team was led on offense by fullback Herb Sutton who scored 125 points on 17 touchdowns and 23 extra points.