The 1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1960 Big Ten football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Forest Evashevski, the Hawkeyes compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 in conference games), tied with Minnesota. for the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 234 to 108. They opened the season with six consecutive wins over ranked opponents, as eight of Iowa's nine opponents were ranked, and the ninth was Notre Dame. The only loss was to eventual national champion Minnesota The Big Ten voted to send Minnesota to the Rose Bowl over Iowa.
The Hawkeyes were ranked No. 2 in the final UPI poll and No. 3 in the final AP poll, but were ranked No. 1 in the season's final Litkenhous Ratings and were awarded the Litkenhous national championship trophy. They have also been declared the national champion by the Boand System, Berryman QPRS, Sagarin Ratings, and Billingsley Report.
The 1960 Hawkeyes gained 2,284 rushing yards and 511 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 1,492 rushing yards and 573 passing yards.2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 161. The team featured the strongest rushing attack in Iowa history with an average of 252.8 rushing yards per game. They also had the fifth best scoring defense in modern Iowa history, allowing an average of 12.0 points per game.2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 277.
The team's statistical leaders included halfback Larry Ferguson (665 rushing yards), quarterback Wilburn Hollis (22-of-62 passing for 289 yards, 68 points scored), and Felton Rogers (8 receptions for 96 yards).2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, pp. 278-279. Ferguson and guard Mark Manders were selected by the Football Writers Association of America as first-team All-Americans. Ferguson, Manders and Hollis received first-team honors on the 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Halfback Jerry Mauren was the team captain.2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220. Halfback Bernie Wyatt was selected as the team's most valuable player.2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220.
The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Home attendance totaled 264,100 an average of 52,820 per game.2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 260.
Schedule
Personnel Players The following players received varsity letters for their performance on the 1960 Iowa football team:
John Calhoun, quarterback Richard Clauson, end William DiCindio, guard Larry Ferguson, halfback, 182 pounds Sammie Harris, halfback Al Hinton, tackle, 219 pounds Wilburn Hollis, quarterback, junior, No. 20, 200 pounds Lloyd Humphreys, center, 193 pounds Charlie Lee, tackle, 231 pounds Mark Manders, guard, 219 pounds Jerry Mauren, halfback, 164 pounds Earl McQuiston, tackle Tom Moore, quarterback, senior, No. 55 Eugene Mosley, fullback William Perkins, end Dayton Perry, center, sophomore Emery Pudder, tackle Bill Ringer, guard Felton Rogers, end, 184 pounds Bob Russo, halfback Jim Sober, halfback, junior, No. 0 Matt Szykowny, quarterback Sherwyn Thorson, guard, junior, No. 69, 210 pounds Olen Treadway, quarterback, senior, No. 22 Donald Tucker, halfback William Van Buren, center David Watkins, end Bill Whisler, end, junior, No 81, 219 pounds Chester Williams, tackle Joe Williams, fullback, sophomore, 191 pounds James Winton Bernie Wyatt, halfback, senior, No. 45 Bob Yauck, tackle Don Zinn, center, senior
2022 Media Guide, pp. 250-258.
Coaches and administrators Head coach - Forest Evashevski Assistant coaches = Lou Holtz
Rankings
Game summaries
No. 16 Purdue
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1960 Oct 23. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
at No. 3 Minnesota
Sources: Box Score and Game Story
No. 3 Ohio State
1961 NFL draft
Willie Fleming Halfback 14 196 Pittsburgh Steelers Bernard Wyatt Back 19 258 Pittsburgh Steelers
References