1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football
National Champion (Litkenhous)
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record8–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBernie Wyatt
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
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

The 1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hawkeyes were led by head coach Forest Evashevski, coaching in his 9th (and final) season. Iowa finished as co-Big Ten Conference champions with the Golden Gophers. The Golden Gophers were selected to represent the Big Ten in the Rose Bowl. The Hawkeyes' nine-game schedule was made up of eight ranked opponents and unranked Notre Dame.

Iowa finished No. 1 in the season's final Litkenhous Ratings and was awarded the Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 24No. 10 Oregon State*No. 19W 22–1243,000
October 1at No. 6 NorthwesternNo. 8W 42–048,109
October 8at No. 13 Michigan StateNo. 3W 27–1574,493
October 15No. 12 WisconsinNo. 2
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA (rivalry)
ABCW 28–2157,000
October 22No. 16 PurduedaggerNo. 1
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 21–1459,200
October 29No. 19 Kansas*No. 1
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
W 21–747,000
November 5at No. 3 MinnesotaNo. 1L 10–2765,610
November 12No. 3 Ohio StateNo. 5
  • Iowa Stadium
  • Iowa City, IA
ABCW 35–1257,900
November 19at Notre Dame*No. 2W 28–045,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
HB 0 Jim Sober Jr
FB   Joe Williams So
QB 20 Wilburn Hollis Jr
OL 69 Sherwyn Thorson Jr
QB 22 Olen Treadway Sr
QB 55 Tom Moore Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL   Dayton Perry So
DL 81 Bill Whisler Jr
B 45 Bernie Wyatt Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910Final
AP151983 (5)2 (17)1 (23)1 (34)1 (46)52 (7)2 (1712)3 (1212)
Coaches1 (10)2

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Game summaries[edit]

No. 10 Oregon State[edit]

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at No. 6 Northwestern[edit]

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at No. 13 Michigan State[edit]

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No. 12 Wisconsin[edit]

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No. 16 Purdue[edit]

#16 Purdue at #1 Iowa
1 234Total
No. 16 Boilermakers 0 077 14
No. 1 Hawkeyes 0 1470 21
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Iowa Stadium

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No. 19 Kansas[edit]

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at No. 3 Minnesota[edit]

#1 Iowa at #3 Minnesota
1 234Total
No. 1 Hawkeyes 3 070 10
No. 3 Golden Gophers 7 0614 27

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No. 3 Ohio State[edit]

#3 Ohio State at #5 Iowa
1 234Total
No. 3 Buckeyes 0 660 12
No. 5 Hawkeyes 7 2107 35

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Notre Dame[edit]

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1961 NFL Draft[edit]

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Willie Fleming Halfback 14 196 Pittsburgh Steelers
Bernard Wyatt Back 19 258 Pittsburgh Steelers

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy (Trophy plaque). Hollingsworth/Manning Hall, University of Mississippi: Litkenhous Ratings. July 18, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2023. The Difference By Score System
  2. ^ "1960 Football Schedule". hawkeyesports.com. Archived from the original on September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  3. ^ "Iowa 1960 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "Iowa Shows Offensive Power" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 27, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. ^ "Iowa's Fast Backs Shatter Wildcat Defense" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 4, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Hawks Hold Ball 5 Times, Score Twice" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 11, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "13 Seconds Lucky for Iowa in Win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 18, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  8. ^ "Hawks First – By Big Margin" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 25, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  9. ^ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1960 Oct 23. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
  10. ^ "Mum's the Word After Game, Squads Silent About Kansas" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 1, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  11. ^ "Gophers Win 27-10, Move to No. 1 Rating" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 8, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "Minnesota Trims Top-Ranked Iowa". Kingsport Times-News via newspaperarchive.com. November 6, 1960. p. 1C. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  13. ^ "Iowa Win Double Present for Evy" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 15, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  14. ^ "Minnesota 1st But Hawkeyes In No. 2 Spot" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 22, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  15. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.