1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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.

1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
1960 record8–1 (5–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBernie Wyatt
Home stadiumIowa Stadium
(Capacity: 60,160)
1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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

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Roster
1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
HB 19 Larry Ferguson Jr
HB 15 Willie Fleming Sr
QB 20 Wilburn Hollis Jr
OL   Sherwyn Thorson Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL   Dayton Perry So
DL 81 Bill Whisler Jr
B 45 Bernie Wyatt
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
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.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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 (17​1⁄2) 3 (12​1⁄2) 
Coaches 1 (10) 2

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Game summaries

Oregon State
See also: 1960 Oregon State Beavers football team


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Northwestern
See also: 1960 Northwestern Wildcats football team


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Michigan State
See also: 1960 Michigan State Spartans football team


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Wisconsin
See also: 1960 Wisconsin Badgers football team and Iowa–Wisconsin football rivalry


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Purdue
See also: 1960 Purdue Boilermakers football team
#16 Purdue at #1 Iowa
1 234Total
Boilermakers 0 077 14
• Hawkeyes 0 1470 21
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Iowa Stadium


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Kansas
See also: 1960 Kansas Jayhawks football team


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Minnesota
#1 Iowa at #3 Minnesota
1 234Total
Hawkeyes 3 070 10
• Golden Gophers 7 0614 27
See also: 1960 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team and Floyd of Rosedale


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Ohio State
#3 Ohio State at #5 Iowa
1 234Total
Buckeyes 0 660 12
• Hawkeyes 7 2107 35
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
Main article: 1961 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Willie FlemingHalfback14196Pittsburgh Steelers
Bernard WyattBack19258Pittsburgh Steelers

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References
  1. "1960 Football Schedule". hawkeyesports.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. "Iowa 1960 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  3. "Iowa Shows Offensive Power" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. September 27, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  4. "Iowa's Fast Backs Shatter Wildcat Defense" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 4, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  5. "Hawks Hold Ball 5 Times, Score Twice" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 11, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  6. "13 Seconds Lucky for Iowa in Win" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 18, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  7. "Hawks First – By Big Margin" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. October 25, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  8. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1960 Oct 23. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
  9. "Mum's the Word After Game, Squads Silent About Kansas" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 1, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  10. "Gophers Win 27-10, Move to No. 1 Rating" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 8, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  11. "Minnesota Trims Top-Ranked Iowa". Kingsport Times-News via newspaperarchive.com. November 6, 1960. p. 1C. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  12. "Iowa Win Double Present for Evy" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 15, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  13. "Minnesota 1st But Hawkeyes In No. 2 Spot" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 22, 1960. p. 4. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  14. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1961.htm
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