1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football

National Champion (Litkenhous) Big Ten co-champion
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
Record	8–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Forest Evashevski (9th season)
MVP	Bernie Wyatt
Home stadium	Iowa Stadium
Seasons← 1959 1961 →

1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 24	No. 10 Oregon State*	No. 19	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 22–12	43,000
October 1	at No. 6 Northwestern	No. 8	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL		W 42–0	48,109
October 8	at No. 13 Michigan State	No. 3	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI		W 27–15	74,493
October 15	No. 12 Wisconsin	No. 2	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	ABC	W 28–21	57,000
October 22	No. 16 Purdue	No. 1	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 21–14	59,200
October 29	No. 19 Kansas*	No. 1	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 21–7	47,000
November 5	at No. 3 Minnesota	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN (rivalry)		L 10–27	65,610
November 12	No. 3 Ohio State	No. 5	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA	ABC	W 35–12	57,900
November 19	at Notre Dame*	No. 2	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN		W 28–0	45,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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

Forest Evashevski

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Lou Holtz

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Rankings

Further information: 1960 NCAA University Division football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Final
AP	15	19	8	3 (5)	2 (17)	1 (23)	1 (34)	1 (46)	5	2 (7)	2 (171⁄2)	3 (121⁄2)
Coaches						1 (10)						2

Game summaries

No. 10 Oregon State

at No. 6 Northwestern

at No. 13 Michigan State

No. 12 Wisconsin

No. 16 Purdue

#16 Purdue at #1 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Boilermakers	0	0	7	7	14
• No. 1 Hawkeyes	0	14	7	0	21

Date: October 22
Location: Iowa Stadium

Scoring summary

Q2	IOWA	Hollis 1-yard run (Moore kick)	IOWA 7–0

Q2	IOWA	Dayton Perry 84-yard fumble return (Moore kick)	IOWA 14–0

Q3	IOWA	Hollis 6-yard run (Moore kick)	IOWA 21–0

Q3	PUR	Tiller 16-yard pass from Allen (Allen kick)	IOWA 21–7

Q4	PUR	Allen 1-yard run (Allen kick)	IOWA 21–14

No. 19 Kansas

at No. 3 Minnesota

#1 Iowa at #3 Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Hawkeyes	3	0	7	0	10
• No. 3 Golden Gophers	7	0	6	14	27

Date: November 5
Location: Memorial Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
Game attendance: 65,610

Sources: Box Score and Game Story

Scoring summary

1	Minn	Munsey 7-yard run (Rogers kick)	Minn 7-0

1	Iowa	Moore 28-yard field goal	Minn 7-3

3	Iowa	Williams 20-yard run (Moore kick)	Iowa 10-7

3	Minn	Stephens 1-yard run (kick failed)	Minn 13-10

3	Minn	Hagberg 42-yard run (Rogers kick)	Minn 20-10

4	Minn	Salem 1-yard run (Rogers kick)	Minn 27-10

No. 3 Ohio State

#3 Ohio State at #5 Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Buckeyes	0	6	6	0	12
• No. 5 Hawkeyes	7	21	0	7	35

Date: November 12
Location: Iowa Stadium, Iowa City, Iowa
Game attendance: 57,900
Game weather: Clear, wind S 10 mph, 55 °F (13 °C)

Scoring summary

Q1	1:21	IOWA	Williams 48-yard run (Moore kick)	IOWA 7–0

Q2	13:29	OSU	Ferguson 1-yard run (kick failed)	IOWA 7–6

Q2	10:15	IOWA	Hollis 12-yard run (Moore kick)	IOWA 14–6

Q1	5:30	IOWA	Szykowny 1-yard run (Moore kick)	IOWA 21–6

Q2	0:37	IOWA	Williams 1-yard run (Moore kick)	IOWA 28–6

Q3	13:00	OSU	Matte 22-yard run (pass failed)	IOWA 28–12

Q4	14:08	IOWA	Ferguson 9-yard run (Moore kick)	IOWA 35–12

Notre Dame

1961 NFL Draft

Main article: 1961 NFL draft

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

References

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

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