1960 Washington Huskies football team explained

The 1960 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 1960 college football season. Home games were played on campus in Seattle at Husky Stadium. Under fourth-year head coach Jim Owens, Washington was 9–1 in the regular season, 4–0 in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU), defeated top-ranked Minnesota in the Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents 272 to 107.^[1] The Helms Athletic Foundation, which considered bowl games in its ranking, awarded the Huskies the national championship.^[2]

The University of Washington officially recognized the 1960 football team as national champions in 2007,^[3] wearing throwback uniforms in their game vs. USC. A flag was raised over Husky Stadium honoring the team as national champions.^{[4] [5]}

Led on the field by senior quarterback Bob Schloredt, an All-American the previous year, the Huskies started the season ranked third. Schloredt broke his collarbone in the fifth game, against UCLA,^[6] and did not play again in the regular season.^{[7] [8]} Bob Hivner took over as quarterback and won the game plus the next five.

A one-point loss on a last-minute field goal by Orange Bowl-bound Navy two weeks earlier in Seattle was the season's only The Huskies returned to the Rose Bowl to meet the top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Conference on January 2. A underdog,^[9] Washington upset Minnesota for consecutive Rose Bowl Schloredt returned at quarterback and was the player of the game for a second straight

The final rankings in this era were released at the end of the regular season (in late November), prior to the bowl games.^{[10] [11]} Washington was ranked fifth and sixth in the respective polls.

Coaching staff

• • Bert Clark Tom Tipps

All-Coast

See main article: 1960 All-Pacific Coast football team.

Professional football draft selections

Six University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1961 NFL draft, which lasted 20 rounds with 280 selections.^[12] Four Huskies were selected in the 1961 AFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 240 selections;^[13] three of the four were also selected in the NFL draft.

= Husky Hall of Fame[14]

League	Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
NFL		Tackle		46	New York Giants
NFL		Halfback		76	Chicago Bears
NFL		End	6th	82	Green Bay Packers
NFL	Bill Kinnune	Guard		148	St. Louis Cardinals
NFL		Guard		228	Los Angeles Rams
NFL		Back		277	New York Giants
AFL	George Fleming	Halfback		12	Oakland Raiders
AFL	Bill Kinnune	Guard		207	Los Angeles Chargers
AFL		Quarterback		214	Dallas Texans
AFL	Chuck Allen	Guard	28th	223	Los Angeles Chargers

External links

• Game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 19, 1960

Notes and References

1. Web site: Washington Yearly Results (1960-1964). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 14, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114908/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1960-1964_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. Jenkins . Dan . Dan Jenkins . Laguerre . André . André Laguerre . This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open . . September 11, 1967 . 28–34 . 27 . 11 . Chicago . February 8, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924171840/https://www.si.com/vault/1967/09/11/614180/this-year-the-fight-will-be-in-the-open . September 24, 2015 . dead . In 1948, the Helms Athletic Foundation decided to name a national champion [...] and name past champions. The director of Helms since its beginning, Bill Schroeder, did the work, and he now heads the committee that selects No. 1 after the bowl games. 'A committee of one—me,' he says..
3. Web site: UW Football National Championships. December 21, 2020 . gohuskies.com. Washington Athletics . December 21, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201221223831/https://gohuskies.com/sports/2020/12/21/uw-football-national-championships.aspx . December 21, 2020 . live . On Sept. 29, 2007, in a ceremony at a game vs. USC, Washington made an official claim to the 1960 national championship.
4. Web site: Condotta . Bob . UW Football Past and future bright . The Seattle Times . 2007-04-15 . 2021-12-07 . The 1960 team, which lost only to Navy by a score of 15-14, will be honored the week of Washington’s home game against USC on Sept. 29. The Huskies will wear throwback uniforms from that season, and a flag will be raised honoring the team as national champion..
5. Web site: Condotta . Bob . 1960 Huskies recognized as champs, at last . The Seattle Times . 2007-09-27 . 2021-12-07 . Almost 47 years after they played their last game together, the players from that 1960 team will be recognized as national champions by UW this weekend. The team will be honored with a banquet on Friday night – 37 players and coach Jim Owens are expected to attend – and again at halftime of the UW-USC game on Saturday. A flag signifying the team as national champs will be unfurled, and the current Huskies will wear throwback uniforms modeled on the 1960 team..
6. News: Schloredt's shoulder broken in UW win . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press . October 16, 1960 .
7. News: Schloredt out until 'Rose Bowl game' . Eugene Register-Guard . Eugene, Oregon . Associated Press . October 17, 1960 . 3B.
8. News: Schloredt leads Huskies to win . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Missildine . Harry . January 3, 1961 . 16.
9. News: Gophers given TD edge over Huskies . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Missildine . Harry . January 2, 1961 . 14 .
10. News: Gophers win title . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press . November 30, 1960 . 13.
11. News: Gophers top final poll . Bend Bulletin . Bend, Oregon. UPI . November 29, 1960 . 3.
12. Web site: 1961 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 15, 2019 . November 9, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101109010815/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1961.htm . dead .
13. Web site: 1961 AFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 15, 2019.
14. Web site: The Husky Hall of Fame . gohuskies.com . October 15, 2019.