1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team explained
| Year: | 1960 |
| Team: | Iowa Hawkeyes |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Coachrank: | 2 |
| Aprank: | 3 |
| Record: | 8–1 |
| Conf Record: | 5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Forest Evashevski |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Mvp: | Bernie Wyatt |
| Stadium: | Iowa Stadium |
| Champion: | National Champion (Litkenhous)
Big Ten co-champion |
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
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Rankings
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Game summaries
No. 10 Oregon State
See also: 1960 Oregon State Beavers football team.
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at No. 6 Northwestern
See also: 1960 Northwestern Wildcats football team.
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at No. 13 Michigan State
See also: 1960 Michigan State Spartans football team.
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No. 12 Wisconsin
See also: 1960 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry.
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No. 16 Purdue
See also: 1960 Purdue Boilermakers football team.
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No. 19 Kansas
See also: 1960 Kansas Jayhawks football team.
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at No. 3 Minnesota
See also: 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale.
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No. 3 Ohio State
See also: 1960 Ohio State Buckeyes football team.
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Notre Dame
See also: 1960 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team.
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1961 NFL Draft
See main article: 1961 NFL draft.
[15] Notes and References
- Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy . July 18, 2013 . Trophy plaque . . . April 5, 2023 . The Difference By Score System.
- Web site: September 10, 2017. hawkeyesports.com. 1960 Football Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20170911071101/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=125. dead. September 11, 2017.
- Web site: September 10, 2017. collegepollarchive.com. Iowa 1960 AP Football Rankings.
- News: September 27, 1960 . Iowa Shows Offensive Power . . 4 . August 12, 2018 .
- News: October 4, 1960 . Iowa's Fast Backs Shatter Wildcat Defense . . 4 . August 12, 2018 .
- News: October 11, 1960 . Hawks Hold Ball 5 Times, Score Twice . . 4 . August 12, 2018 .
- News: October 18, 1960 . 13 Seconds Lucky for Iowa in Win . . 4 . August 12, 2018 .
- News: October 25, 1960 . Hawks First – By Big Margin . . 4 . August 12, 2018 .
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1960 Oct 23. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
- News: November 1, 1960 . Mum's the Word After Game, Squads Silent About Kansas . . 4 . August 12, 2018 .
- News: November 8, 1960 . Gophers Win 27-10, Move to No. 1 Rating . . 4 . August 12, 2018 .
- News: November 6, 1960 . Minnesota Trims Top-Ranked Iowa . Kingsport Times-News via newspaperarchive.com . 1C . August 12, 2018 .
- News: November 15, 1960 . Iowa Win Double Present for Evy . . 4 . August 12, 2018 .
- News: November 22, 1960 . Minnesota 1st But Hawkeyes In No. 2 Spot . . 4 . August 12, 2018 .
- Web site: Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com. 2018-03-28. 2010-11-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20101109010815/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1961.htm. dead.
