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1960 college football season

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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:

  • Missouri lost their final game of the regular season 7–23 to rival Kansas on November 19, but on December 8 the Big Eight faculty committee ruled a Kansas player ineligible and ordered the Jayhawks to forfeit their last two victories. Missouri, therefore, officially ended the season 11–0 rather than 10–1 after defeating No. 5 Navy in the Orange Bowl. They were recognized by the Poling System as the national champion.
  • Iowa (8–1) tied for the Big Ten championship, was ranked No. 2 in the final UPI poll, and was recognized as national champion in the Litkenhous Ratings.
  • Washington (10–1) was ranked No. 5 in the final UPI poll. After the final polls, Washington defeated No. 1 Minnesota in the Rose Bowl and was declared national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation.

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

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Conference changes

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  • After the Big Seven Conference, still officially known as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, added Oklahoma State, the conference's unofficial name became the Big Eight Conference. This name would remain until the league's dissolution in 1995.

Membership changes

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School 1959 Conference 1960 Conference
Houston Cougars Missouri Valley Independent
Oklahoma State Cowboys Independent Big Eight
Texas Tech Red Raiders Independent Southwest

Season chronology

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September

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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

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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

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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][4] 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.[5] 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,[6] 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

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December 8 The 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.[4] The reversal brought Missouri's record to 11–0 instead of 10–1.

Conference standings

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Major conferences

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1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Washington $ 4 0 0 10 1 0
USC 3 1 0 4 6 0
UCLA 2 2 0 7 2 1
California 1 3 0 2 7 1
Stanford 0 4 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Duke $ 5 1 0 8 3 0
NC State 4 1 1 6 3 1
Maryland 5 2 0 6 4 0
Clemson 4 2 0 6 4 0
South Carolina 3 3 1 3 6 1
North Carolina 2 5 0 3 7 0
Wake Forest 2 5 0 2 8 0
Virginia 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[7]
1960 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Missouri $ 7 0 0 11 0 0
No. 11 Kansas 6 0 1 7 2 1
Colorado 6 1 0 7 3 0
Iowa State 4 3 0 7 3 0
Oklahoma 2 4 1 3 6 1
Nebraska 2 5 0 4 6 0
Oklahoma State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Kansas State 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Kansas' conference victories against Colorado and Missouri were forfeited by Big Eight sanctions, though both are recognized as Kansas victories by Kansas and the NCAA.[8]
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota + 6 1 0 8 2 0
No. 3 Iowa + 5 1 0 8 1 0
No. 8 Ohio State 5 2 0 7 2 0
No. 15 Michigan State 4 2 0 6 2 1
Illinois 3 4 0 5 4 0
Michigan 3 4 0 5 4 0
Northwestern 3 4 0 5 4 0
No. 19 Purdue 3 4 0 4 4 1
Wisconsin 2 5 0 4 5 0
Indiana 0 7 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 New Mexico State $ 4 0 0 11 0 0
Arizona 3 0 0 7 3 0
Arizona State 3 2 0 7 3 0
Texas Western 2 3 0 4 5 1
West Texas State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Hardin–Simmons 0 4 0 0 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Yale $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Princeton 6 1 0 7 2 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0 5 4 0
Harvard 4 3 0 5 4 0
Columbia 3 4 0 3 6 0
Penn 2 5 0 3 6 0
Brown 1 6 0 3 6 0
Cornell 1 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wichita $ 3 0 0 8 2 0
Tulsa 2 1 0 5 5 0
Cincinnati 1 2 0 4 6 0
North Texas State 0 3 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah State + 6 1 0 9 2 0
Wyoming + 6 1 0 8 2 0
Utah 5 1 0 7 3 0
New Mexico 4 2 0 5 5 0
Montana 2 5 0 5 5 0
BYU 2 5 0 3 8 0
Denver 1 6 0 3 7 0
Colorado State 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1 10 0 1
No. 18 Florida 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 9 Alabama 5 1 1 8 1 2
No. 13 Auburn 5 2 0 8 2 0
Tennessee 3 2 2 6 2 2
Georgia 4 3 0 6 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 4 0 5 5 0
LSU 2 3 1 5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 1 5 4 1
Tulane 1 4 1 3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 5 1 2 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 7 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
VMI $ 4 1 0 7 2 1
The Citadel 4 2 0 8 2 1
George Washington 4 2 0 5 3 1
Virginia Tech 4 2 0 6 4 0
Furman 2 2 0 5 4 1
Richmond 3 4 1 3 6 1
Davidson 1 3 0 3 5 0
William & Mary 1 5 0 2 8 0
West Virginia 0 2 1 0 8 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas $ 6 1 0 8 3 0
No. 12 Baylor 5 2 0 8 3 0
Texas 5 2 0 7 3 1
Rice 5 2 0 7 4 0
TCU 3 3 1 4 4 2
Texas Tech 1 5 1 3 6 1
Texas A&M 0 4 3 1 6 3
SMU 0 6 1 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Navy     9 2 0
Memphis State     8 2 0
Detroit     7 2 0
No. 19 Syracuse     7 2 0
No. 16 Penn State     7 3 0
Oregon     7 3 1
Army     6 3 1
Oregon State     6 3 1
Holy Cross     6 4 0
Houston     6 4 0
Miami (FL)     6 4 0
San Jose State     5 4 0
Pittsburgh     4 3 3
Xavier     5 5 0
Washington State     4 5 1
Air Force     4 6 0
Boston University     3 5 2
Pacific (CA)     4 6 0
Boston College     3 6 1
Florida State     3 6 1
Marquette     3 6 0
Colgate     2 7 0
Notre Dame     2 8 0
Villanova     2 8 0
Dayton     1 9 0
Idaho     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Minor conferences

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1960 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Fresno State $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Long Beach State 3 1 1 5 3 1
Los Angeles State 2 1 1 4 3 1
Cal Poly 1 2 0 1 5 0
UC Santa Barbara 1 3 0 2 5 1
San Diego State 0 5 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1960 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State $ 5 0 1 5 1 1
North Carolina A&T 4 1 1 5 3 1
North Carolina College 5 2 0 7 2 0
Winston-Salem State 5 1 0 6 2 0
Hampton 5 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia State 5 3 0 6 3 0
Johnson C. Smith 6 2 0 6 3 0
Morgan State 3 3 1 3 3 1
Delaware State 4 3 0 4 4 0
Virginia Union 3 4 1 4 5 1
St. Augustine's 4 4 0 4 5 0
Fayetteville State 2 4 0 3 5 0
Howard 2 4 0 4 4 0
Shaw 3 5 0 3 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 6 0 1 7 0
Elizabeth City State 1 7 0 1 7 0
Lincoln (PA) 0 6 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 St. Benedict's $ 5 0 0 7 1 0
No. 14 Pittsburg State 4 1 0 8 1 0
Emporia State 2 3 0 3 5 0
Washburn 2 3 0 3 6 0
Fort Hays State 1 4 0 2 7 0
Omaha 1 4 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Central (IL) $ 4 1 0 7 2 0
Illinois Wesleyan 3 2 0 7 2 0
Millikin 3 2 0 6 2 0
Carroll (WI) 1 2 2 2 5 2
Lake Forest 1 3 1 4 3 1
Augustana (IL) 1 3 1 3 4 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2/3 Humboldt State $ 5 0 0 11 1 0
San Francisco State 4 1 0 9 1 0
Chico State 2 3 0 6 4 0
Sacramento State 2 3 0 5 5 0
Nevada 2 3 0 3 6 0
UC Davis 0 5 0 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1960 Gulf States Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 1 0 9 1 0
No. 12 Louisiana Tech + 4 1 0 8 2 0
McNeese State 3 2 0 7 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 2 0 6 4 0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Northwestern State 0 5 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Hoosier Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Indiana Central $ 4 1 0 6 3 0
Anderson (IN) 3 2 0 6 2 0
Franklin (IN) 3 2 0 5 4 0
Manchester (IN) 2 2 0 3 5 0
Hanover 2 2 0 2 6 0
Taylor 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Butler $ 5 1 0 7 1 0
Evansville 4 2 0 5 3 0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 2 1 3 4 1
Indiana State 3 3 0 3 4 0
Ball State 2 4 0 3 5 0
Valparaiso 2 4 0 3 6 0
DePauw 1 4 1 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Southern Illinois $ 6 0 0 8 2 0
Western Illinois 5 1 0 6 2 0
Northern Illinois 4 2 0 7 2 0
Central Michigan 3 3 0 3 5 0
Illinois State Normal 1 4 1 2 6 1
Eastern Illinois 1 5 0 2 7 0
Eastern Michigan 0 5 1 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Parsons + 7 1 0 8 1 0
Luther + 7 1 0 8 1 0
Wartburg 6 2 0 7 2 0
Upper Iowa 5 3 0 5 5 0
Dubuque 4 4 0 4 4 0
Buena Vista 3 5 0 4 5 0
Central (IA) 3 5 0 3 6 0
Iowa Wesleyan 1 7 0 1 8 1
Simpson (IA) 0 8 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas A&I $ 6 1 0 8 1 1
East Texas State 5 2 0 6 4 0
Lamar Tech 5 2 0 8 4 0
Howard Payne 4 3 0 6 4 0
Sul Ross 4 3 0 7 3 0
Sam Houston State 2 5 0 3 6 0
Southwest Texas State 1 6 0 2 8 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland + 3 1 0 6 3 0
Randolph–Macon + 3 1 0 4 4 0
Hampden–Sydney 2 1 0 2 6 0
Gallaudet 1 0 0 2 6 0
Johns Hopkins 0 2 0 5 2 1
Bridgewater 0 4 0 0 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System; Gallaudet did not play enough conference games to be eligible for title.
1960 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Albion $ 5 0 0 7 1 0
Hope 4 1 0 5 4 0
Adrian 3 2 0 4 3 1
Kalamazoo 2 3 0 4 5 0
Olivet 1 4 0 3 5 0
Alma 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Ohio $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
No. 6 Bowling Green 5 1 0 8 1 0
Kent State 4 2 0 6 3 0
Miami (OH) 2 3 0 5 5 0
Western Michigan 2 4 0 4 4 1
Marshall 1 4 0 2 7 1
Toledo 0 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1960 Mid-Ohio League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ohio Northern + 4 1 0 7 2 0
Ashland + 4 1 0 6 3 0
Bluffton + 4 1 0 5 3 1
Findlay 2 3 0 2 7 0
Defiance 1 4 0 1 7 1
Wilmington (OH) 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Rutgers x 4 0 0 8 1 0
Bucknell 5 1 0 7 2 0
Lehigh 3 2 0 4 5 0
Lafayette 4 3 0 5 4 0
Gettysburg 2 3 0 3 6 0
Delaware 1 4 0 2 6 1
Temple 0 5 0 2 7 0
Muhlenberg * 1 2 0 6 3 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 6 0 0 9 0 0
Wagner x 6 0 0 9 0 0
Lebanon Valley 6 1 0 7 2 0
Susquehanna 5 1 0 7 1 0
Juniata 4 1 0 5 2 0
Scranton 3 3 0 4 4 0
Upsala 1 3 1 1 5 2
Wilkes 2 7 0 2 7 0
Moravian 1 5 1 1 6 1
Hofstra * 2 0 0 7 1 1
Lycoming * 1 3 0 3 5 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 5 1 0 5 2 1
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 0 5 4 0
Western Maryland 3 2 0 6 3 0
Ursinus 3 3 0 3 4 0
Swarthmore 2 3 0 2 5 0
Dickinson 1 6 0 1 7 0
Drexel 0 6 0 0 7 1
Haverford 0 7 0 0 7 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 2 0 2 6 0
No. 5 West Chester * 0 0 0 9 0 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Tennessee A&I $ 3 0 0 7 3 0
Lincoln (MO) 2 1 0 3 5 0
Central State (OH) 1 2 0 7 2 0
Kentucky State 0 3 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[9]
1960 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Olaf $ 6 2 0 6 2 0
Coe 5 2 1 5 2 1
Cornell (IA) 5 2 1 5 2 1
Carleton 5 3 0 5 3 0
Grinnell 4 4 0 4 4 0
Monmouth (IL) 3 4 1 3 4 1
Ripon 3 4 1 3 4 1
Knox 2 4 2 2 4 2
Lawrence 3 5 0 3 5 0
Beloit 1 7 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota–Duluth $ 6 1 0 6 1 1
Concordia (MN) 5 2 0 7 2 0
Macalester 5 2 0 7 2 0
Augsburg 4 3 0 5 3 0
Saint John's (MN) 3 3 1 4 3 1
Gustavus Adolphus 3 3 1 3 5 1
St. Thomas (MN) 1 6 0 2 6 0
Hamline 0 7 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NE Missouri State $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
SE Missouri State 4 1 0 6 4 0
NW Missouri State 3 2 0 5 4 0
SW Missouri State 2 3 0 2 7 0
Central Missouri State 1 4 0 4 5 0
Missouri–Rolla 0 5 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers $ 6 0 0 9 1 0
Augustana (SD) 4 2 0 6 2 0
North Dakota 4 2 0 4 3 1
South Dakota State 2 3 1 5 4 1
North Dakota State 2 3 1 3 5 1
Morningside 2 4 0 4 5 0
South Dakota 0 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Northern State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mankato State $ 4 0 1 5 3 1
Michigan Tech 4 1 0 5 3 0
St. Cloud State 2 3 0 3 5 0
Bemidji State 2 3 0 2 6 0
Winona State 1 3 1 4 3 1
Moorhead State 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Muskingum $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Ohio Wesleyan 6 1 0 7 2 0
Otterbein 5 1 0 8 1 0
Wittenberg 5 1 0 8 1 0
Wooster 5 3 0 6 3 0
Denison 4 3 0 6 3 0
Marietta 4 3 0 6 3 0
Heidelberg 3 3 0 5 4 0
Mount Union 3 5 0 3 6 0
Oberlin 2 4 0 4 4 0
Capital 2 6 0 2 6 0
Kenyon 1 6 0 2 6 0
Akron 1 6 0 1 8 0
Hiram 0 6 0 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1960 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee Tech $ 6 0 0 8 2 0
Middle Tennessee 4 2 0 5 5 0
Murray State 4 2 0 5 5 0
Morehead State 2 4 0 5 4 0
East Tennessee State 1 3 2 3 4 2
Eastern Kentucky 1 4 1 3 6 1
Western Kentucky 1 4 1 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Division
No. 8/5 West Chester xy$ 5 0 0 9 0 0
Millersville 4 1 0 6 3 0
Bloomsburg 4 2 0 5 2 1
East Stroudsburg 5 3 0 6 3 0
Mansfield 2 5 0 3 5 0
Kutztown 1 5 0 1 7 0
Cheyney 0 5 0 0 7 0
West Division
Lock Haven xy 6 1 0 8 2 0
California (PA) 5 1 0 7 1 0
Slippery Rock 2 1 2 5 1 2
Clarion 2 4 1 3 4 1
Indiana (PA) 1 3 2 2 4 2
Edinboro 1 3 1 3 4 1
Shippensburg 2 6 0 2 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 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Reserve $ 6 0 0 6 1 0
Thiel 4 1 0 4 2 1
John Carroll 3 2 0 3 4 0
Wayne State (MI) 3 2 0 4 3 0
Allegheny 3 3 0 3 3 1
Washington & Jefferson 1 4 0 1 6 0
Case Tech 1 5 0 1 5 1
Bethany (WV) 1 5 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Adams State $ 4 0 0 7 0 1
Idaho State 3 1 0 6 2 0
Colorado Mines 3 2 0 6 3 0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 2 1 6 3 1
Colorado College 1 4 0 4 5 0
Western State (CO) 0 4 1 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whittier + 4 1 0 8 2 0
Redlands + 4 1 0 6 3 1
Occidental + 4 1 0 5 3 0
Claremont-Mudd 2 3 0 4 5 0
Pomona 1 4 0 3 7 0
Caltech 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Prairie View A&M + 6 1 0 10 1 0
Grambling + 6 1 0 9 1 0
No. 7 Southern + 6 1 0 9 1 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 4 0 6 4 0
Texas Southern 2 5 0 4 6 0
Wiley 1 6 0 2 7 0
Texas College 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Randolph–Macon $ 2 0 0 4 4 0
Emory and Henry 1 0 0 7 2 1
Hampden–Sydney 1 2 0 2 6 0
Bridgewater 0 2 0 0 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 West Penn Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA) $ 5 0 0 5 3 0
Saint Vincent 4 1 0 4 3 1
Carnegie Tech 3 2 0 3 5 0
Geneva 1 3 0 4 5 0
Grove City 0 3 1 2 4 3
Waynesburg 0 4 1 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Whitewater State $ 6 0 0 7 0 1
La Crosse State 4 2 0 5 4 0
Stout State 4 2 0 4 4 0
Stevens Point State 4 3 0 5 3 0
Eau Claire State 4 3 1 4 4 1
Oshkosh State 3 4 0 3 4 0
Milwaukee 2 4 0 2 6 0
Superior State 1 4 1 2 5 2
River Falls State 1 4 1 2 6 1
Platteville State 1 4 1 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 3 1 0 5 4 0
UMass + 3 1 0 7 2 0
Maine 3 2 0 4 3 1
New Hampshire 2 2 0 4 3 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 3 5 0
Vermont 0 2 0 1 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montclair State     8 0 0
Washington and Lee     8 0 1
UC Riverside     7 0 1
Arlington State     9 2 0
Howard (AL)     8 1 0
Northern Michigan     8 1 1
Cal Poly Pomona     7 2 0
Louisville     7 2 0
Southern Connecticut State     7 3 0
Montana State     5 3 1
Mississippi Southern     6 4 0
Santa Clara     4 3 0
Baldwin–Wallace     4 3 1
Sewanee     4 3 1
Carthage     5 4 0
Abilene Christian     5 5 0
Chattanooga     5 5 0
St. Norbert     4 4 1
Arkansas State     4 5 0
Drake     4 5 0
North Park     4 5 0
Buffalo     4 6 0
Carnegie Tech     3 5 0
Northeastern     2 5 1
Union (NY)     2 5 1
Hawaii     3 7 0
Tampa     2 7 1
Trinity (TX)     2 7 1
Washington University     2 7 0
Rose Poly     1 5 1
Wabash     1 8 0
Pepperdine     1 9 0

NAIA conferences

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

Rankings

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Major college polls

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Small college polls

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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[12] – as the number one team.[13][14]

Postseason

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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

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Monday, January 2, 1961

Bowl
Rose Bowl No. 6 Washington Huskies 17 No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers 7
Sugar Bowl No. 2 Mississippi Rebels 14 Rice Owls 6
Orange Bowl No. 5 Missouri Tigers 21 No. 4 Navy Midshipmen 14
Cotton Bowl No. 10 Duke Blue Devils 7 No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks 6

Other bowls

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Bowl Location Date Winner Score Loser
Sun Bowl El Paso, TX December 31 No. 17 New Mexico State 20–13 Utah State
Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL December 31 No. 18 Florida 13–12 No. 12 Baylor
Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL December 30 The Citadel 27–0 Tennessee Tech
Bluebonnet Bowl Houston, TX December 17 No. 9 Alabama  3–3 Texas
Liberty Bowl Philadelphia, PA December 17 No. 16 Penn State 41–12 Oregon
Prairie View Bowl Houston, TX January 1, 1961 Prairie View 19–8 Arkansas AM&N
Orange Blossom Classic Miami, FL December 10 Florida A&M 40–26 [[{{{school}}}|Langston]]
Mineral Water Bowl Excelsior Springs, MO November 26 [[{{{school}}}|Hillsdale]] 17–6 Iowa Teachers
Great Southwest Bowl Grand Prairie, TX December 31 Texas A&I 45–14 Arkansas Tech
West Virginia Bowl Clarksburg, WV November 24 [[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] 13–7 [[{{{school}}}|Salem]]
Rice Bowl Stuttgart, AR December 2 [[{{{school}}}|East Central]] 25–7 Henderson State
Rocket Bowl [[{{{school}}}|Maryville (TN)]] 19–0 [[{{{school}}}|Milligan]]

NAIA postseason

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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.[17]

Semifinals
December 3, 1960
Championship
December 17, 1960
Holiday Bowl[18]
      
Whitworth 6
Humboldt State* 13
Humboldt State 14
Lenoir Rhyne 15
Northern Michigan 20
Lenoir Rhyne* 20
  • The game ended in a tie but Lenoir Rhyne advanced based on having more total penetrations within Northern Michigan's 20 yard line.

Award season

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Heisman Trophy voting

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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
Tom Brown Minnesota G 127 121 108 731
Jake Gibbs Ole Miss QB 74 77 77 453
Ed Dyas Auburn FB 46 63 55 319
Billy Kilmer UCLA HB 55 42 31 280
Mike Ditka Pittsburgh E 17 52 68 223
Tom Matte Ohio State QB 17 42 30 165
Dan LaRose Missouri E 16 28 32 136
Pervis Atkins New Mexico State HB 25 18 13 124
E. J. Holub Texas Tech C 14 23 29 117

Source: [19][20]

All-Americans

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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.

Name Position School Number Official Other
Mike Ditka End Pittsburgh 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Dan LaRose End Missouri 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Bob Lilly Tackle TCU 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Tom Brown Guard Minnesota 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Joe Bellino Halfback Navy 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Bob Ferguson Fullback Ohio State 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Jake Gibbs Quarterback Ole Miss 6/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, WC
Ken Rice Tackle Auburn 5/6 AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
E. J. Holub Center Texas Tech 5/6 AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI CP, Time, WC
Joe Romig Guard Colorado 3/6 AFCA, FWAA, UPI WC
Ernie Davis Halfback Syracuse 2/6 AFCA, UPI WC

Other awards

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Statistical leaders

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Individual

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Total offense

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

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Plays Total Yds PtR[23]
1 Billy Kilmer UCLA 10 292 1889 104
2 Mel Melin Washington State 10 313 1715 92
3 Charley Johnson New Mexico State 10 262 1634 88
4 Norm Snead Wake Forest 10 312 1630 69
5 Howard Dyer VMI 10 260 1478 138
6 Terry Baker Oregon State 10 228 1473 56
7 Tom Matte Ohio State 9 256 1419 62
8 Ron Miller Wisconsin 9 238 1395 68
9 James Earl Wright Memphis State 10 191 1375 112
10 Roman Gabriel NC State 10 284 1340 92

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Small college

Rank Player Team Games Plays Total Yds
1 Miller Austin 9 287 1966
2 Dennis Spurlock Whitworth 9 291 1897
3 Daniels Bishop 10 354 1846
4 Corny Addison Jackson 10 235 1623
5 Don Cavalli Wagner 9 244 1556
6 Light Pacific (OR) 9 284 1534
7 Joe Iacone West Chester 9 199 1438
8 Johnson Whitewater State 8 221 1385
9 Mills NE Missouri 9 232 1343
10 Jim Luce Augustana (SD) 8 207 1326

Passing

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

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl.
Yds. Int. TDs
1 Harold Stephens Hardin-Simmons 10 145 256 .566 1254 14 3
2 Norm Snead Wake Forest 10 123 259 .474 1676 14 10
3 Mel Melin Washington State 10 119 221 .538 1638 13 11
4 Charley Johnson New Mexico State 10 109 199 .548 1511 6 13
5 Fran Tarkenton Georgia 10 108 185 .584 1189 12 8
6 Rich Mayo Air Force 10 108 238 .454 1168 18 7
7 Roman Gabriel NC State 10 105 186 .565 1176 7 8
8 Ron Miller Wisconsin 9 97 188 .516 1354 16 8
9 Norman Stanford 10 95 201 .473 1057 13 4
10 John Furman Texas Western 10 94 192 .490 1094 7 4

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Small college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl.
Yds. Int. TDs
1 Dennis Spurlock Whitworth 9 135 257 .525 1892 16 14

Rushing

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

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1 Bob Gaiters New Mexico State 10 1338 197 6.79
2 Tom Larscheid Utah State 10 1044 197 8.42
3 Ernie Davis Syracuse 9 877 112 7.83
4 Bob Ferguson Ohio State 9 853 160 5.33
5 Dave Hoppman Iowa State 9 844 161 5.24
6 Joe Bellino Navy 10 834 168 4.96
7 Billy Kilmer UCLA 10 803 163 4.93
8 Hugh Scott Princeton 9 760 140 5.43
9 Thompson Arizona 10 732 92 7.96
10 Alan Rozycki Dartmouth 9 725 169 4.29

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Small college

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1 Joe Iacone West Chester 9 1438 199 7.23
2 Mills NE Missouri 9 1343 229 5.86
3 Ron Puhl Lock Haven State 10 1269 215 5.90
4 Steve McClellan Wooster 10 1190 236 5.04
5 Bill "Catfish" Cooper Muskingum 9 1102 185 5.96

Receiving

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

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Receptions Receiving
Yards
Touchdowns
1 Hugh Campbell Washington State 10 66 881 10
2 Claude "Tee" Moorman Duke 10 46 431 2
3 Del Williams Texas Western 10 36 414 2
4 Bob Coolbaugh Richmond 10 35 380 2
5 Joe Kehoe Virginia 10 34 378 2
6 Reg Carolan Idaho 10 33 498 3
7 Brown Georgia 10 31 275 3
8 Tom Hutchinson Kentucky 10 30 4
9 E.A. Sims New Mexico State 10 30 415 2
9 Bobby Crespino Ole Miss 10 30 408 4
9 Gary Collins Maryland 10 30 404 4

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Small college

Rank Player Team Games Receptions Receiving
Yards
Touchdowns
1 Ken Gregory 10 74 1018 4

Scoring

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

Major college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1 Bob Gaiters New Mexico State 145 23 7 0
2 Joe Bellino Navy 110 18 2 0
3 Jones Arizona State 93 8 27 6
4 Tom Larscheid Utah State 92 15 2 0
5 Pervis Atkins New Mexico State 80 12 8 0
6 Bob Ferguson Ohio State 78 13 0 0
6 Tom Mason Tulane 78 13 0 0
6 Smith Missouri 78 13 0 0
9 Hugh Campbell Washington State 76 11 10 0
9 Joe Hernandez Arizona 76 12 4 0
11 Dyer VMI 72 12 0 0
12 Wilburn Hollis Iowa 68 11 2 0
12 Kern VMI 68 10 8 0
14 George Fleming Washington 65 5 23 4
15 Ed Dyas Auburn 63 2 12 13
16 Ernie Davis Syracuse 62 10 2 0
16 Johnson San Jose State 62 11 [sic?] 2 0
18 Tom Watkins Iowa State 60 10 0 0
18 Bob Blanchard Yale 60 8 12 0
18 Scott College of Pacific 60 10 0 0

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Small college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1 Bill Cooper Muskingum 152 23 14 0
2 Herb Sutton Ottawa 125 17 23 0
3 Jim Vogt Northern State (SD) 121 14 37 0
4 Cecil Stephens Humboldt State 120 20 0 0
5 Dale Mills NE Missouri 118 18 10 0
6 Leroy Jackson Western Illinois 112 18 4 0
6 J. R. Bishop Franklin 112 14 28 0
8 Steve McClellan Wooster 108 17 6 0
8 Dale Messer Fresno State 108 18 0 0
10 Charlie Fuller San Francisco State 104 17 2 0

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Team

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Total offense

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

Major college

Rank Team Games
played
Total
plays
Yards
gained
Yards
per game
1 New Mexico State 10 670 4196 419.6
2 Memphis State 10 612 3744 374.4
2 Utah State 10 648 3744 374.4
4 Ole Miss 10 646 3624 362.4
5 Mississippi Southern 10 670 3467 346.7
6 Wyoming 10 706 3333 333.3
7 Arizona State 10 683 3331 333.1
8 Oregon 10 650 3311 331.1
9 Oregon State 10 613 3306 330.6
10 Washington State 10 645 3295 329.5

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Small college

Rank Team Games
played
Total
plays
Yards
gained
Yards
per game
1 Muskingum 9 623 4108 456.4
2 Florida A&M 9 556 3876 430.7
3 Whitewater State 8 583 3404 425.5
4 Willamette 8 581 3304 413.0
5 Grambling 10 581 4120 412.0
6 Howard 9 534 3581 409.0
7 West Chester 9 574 408.8
8 Santa Clara 6 406 2411 401.8
9 Fresno State 10 629 4013 401.3
10 Adams State 8 582 3195 399.4

Scoring offense

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

Major college

Rank Team Points
per game
1 New Mexico State 37.4
2 Memphis State 30.3
3 Yale 28.1
4 Missouri 27.3
5 Ole Miss 26.6
6 Utah State 26.1
7 Iowa 26.0
8 Princeton 25.8
9 Washington 25.5
10 Rutgers 25.0

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Rushing offense

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

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Utah State 312.0
2 Memphis State 278.2
3 New Mexico State 263.9
4 Syracuse 256.6
5 Wyoming 255.3
6 Iowa 253.8
7 Missouri 250.0
8 Arizona State 248.9
9 Mississippi Southern 244.5
10 Princeton 236.9

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Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Muskingum 355.2
2 Huron 325.0
3 Concordia (MN) 313.7
4 Willamette 305.4
5 Ottawa 300.3
6 Grambling 299.9
7 Northern State (SD) 297.3
8 Pittsburg State 296.4
9 Northeast Missouri 293.1
10 Baker 283.6

Passing offense

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

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Washington State 185.5
2 Wisconsin 169.6
3 Wake Forest 169.2
4 Kentucky 163.3
5 Baylor 161.8
6 New Mexico State 155.7
7 Detroit 154.0
8 San Jose State 153.6
9 Denver 148.9
10 VMI 142.4

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Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Whitworth 213.6
2 Jackson State 208.8
3 Fresno State 194.7
4 Whittier 192.9
5 Cal Poly 192.5
6 Pacific (OR) 188.6
7 Austin 187.6
8 Whitewater State 184.1
9 Wagner 183.2
10 Cal Poly Pomona 178.3

Total defense

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

Major college

Rank Team Games
played
Total
plays
Yards
gained
Yards
per game
1 Wyoming 10 477 1496 149.6
2 Alabama 10 536 1576 157.6
3 Ole Miss 10 542 1686 168.6
4 Syracuse 9 520 1559 173.2
5 Auburn 10 526 1741 174.1
6 Kentucky 10 545 1831 183.1
7 Kansas 10 555 1872 187.2
8 Army 10 530 1916 191.6
9 Missouri 10 563 1943 194.3
10 Utah State 10 566 1945 194.5

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Small college

Rank Team Games
played
Total
plays
Yards
gained
Yards
per game
1 Maryland State 8 394 838 104.8
2 Florida A&M 9 430 977 108.6
3 Livingstone 10 480 1139 113.9
4 Delaware State 8 352 966 120.8
5 L.A. Pacific 7 308 861 123.0
6 Albany State 9 407 1142 126.9
7 Henderson 8 398 1033 129.1
8 Susquehanna 8 417 1059 132.4
9 Ferris Institute 8 391 1075 134.4
10 Grambling 10 464 1365 136.5

Scoring defense

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

Major college

Rank Team Points
per game
1 LSU 5.0
2 Alabama 5.3
3 Rice 5.8
4 Ole Miss 6.4
5 Utah State 6.5
6 Wyoming 7.1
7 Dartmouth 7.3
8 Florida 7.4
9 Texas 7.5
10 Rutgers 7.7
10 Pittsburgh 7.7

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Rushing defense

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

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Wyoming 82.4
2 Utah State 84.7
3 Alabama 89.1
4 Ole Miss 89.2
5 Yale 105.0
6 Memphis State 108.0
7 Mississippi Southern 108.2
8 Missouri 109.2
9 Florida 110.5
10 Washington 111.7

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Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 West Chester 41.4
2 Grambling 43.1
3 Florida A&M 43.4
4 Maryland State 44.0
5 Whitewater State 50.6
6 Norfolk State 58.1
7 Livingstone 59.6
8 Los Angeles Pacific 61.1
9 Luther 70.8
10 Albany State 71.8

Passing defense

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

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Iowa State 30.2
2 Dayton 45.4
3 Kansas 48.3
4 Kentucky 52.2
5 Tennessee 53.8
6 Colorado 55.7
7 The Citadel 57.0
8 Syracuse 57.3
9 Auburn 59.0
10 Kansas State 61.9

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Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1 Susquehanna 27.3
2 Henderson State 28.9
3 Western Carolina 34.2
4 Winona State 36.1
5 Delaware State 40.4
6 Western Kentucky 40.6
7 Texas Lutheran 41.6
8 Central State (OH) 42.1
9 Central (IA) 42.9
10 Ferris Institute 43.0

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