1960 NAIA football season

The 1960 NAIA football season, as part of the 1960 college football season in the United States, was the fifth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season was played from August to December 1960, culminating in the fifth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year for the last time at Stewart Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was called the Holiday Bowl.

1960 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–December 1960
PostseasonDecember 3–17, 1960
National ChampionshipStewart Field
St. Petersburg, FL
ChampionLenoir–Rhyne

Lenoir–Rhyne, who lost the 1959 championship game, defeated Humboldt State in the championship game, 15–14, to win their first NAIA national title.[1]

Conference standings
1960 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Lakeland $ 4 –0 –0  5 –3 –0
Northland 3 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Northwestern (WI) 2 –2 –0  4 –3 –0
Bethel (MN) 1 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
Milton 0 –4 –0  1 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
St. Benedict's $ 5 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
Pittsburg State 4 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Emporia State 2 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Washburn 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –0
Fort Hays State 1 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
Omaha 1 –4 –0  1 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Evergreen Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Whitworth $^ 7 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Central Washington 4 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Puget Sound 4 –3 –0  4 –4 –1
Pacific Lutheran 2 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Western Washington 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Eastern Washington 2 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1960 Frontier Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
New Mexico Highlands + 2 –0 –1  6 –2 –1
Arizona State–Flagstaff + 2 –0 –1  6 –3 –2
Panhandle A&M 1 –2 –0  4 –6 –0
New Mexico Western 0 –3 –0  1 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Parsons + 7 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Luther + 7 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Wartburg 6 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Upper Iowa 5 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Dubuque 4 –4 –0  4 –4 –0
Buena Vista 3 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Central (IA) 3 –5 –0  3 –6 –0
Iowa Wesleyan 1 –7 –0  1 –8 –1
Simpson 0 –8 –0  0 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Ottawa $ 9 –0 –0  9 –0 –0
Baker 8 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –1  5 –3 –1
College of Emporia 5 –4 –0  5 –4 –0
Bethany (KS) 4 –4 –1  4 –4 –1
Bethel (KS) 4 –4 –1  4 –4 –1
Kansas Wesleyan 4 –4 –1  4 –4 –1
McPherson 1 –7 –1  1 –7 –1
Friends 1 –7 –1  1 –8 –1
Sterling 1 –8 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Minnesota–Duluth $ 6 –1 –0  6 –1 –1
Concordia (MN) 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Macalester 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Augsburg 4 –3 –0  5 –3 –0
Saint John's (MN) 3 –3 –1  4 –3 –1
Gustavus Adolphus 3 –3 –1  3 –5 –1
St. Thomas (MN) 1 –6 –0  2 –6 –0
Hamline 0 –7 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Missouri Valley + 3 –0 –1  7 –1 –1
William Jewell + 3 –0 –1  7 –1 –1
Culver–Stockton 3 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Tarkio 2 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Central Methodist 0 –2 –0  1 –7 –0
Graceland 0 –4 –0  2 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Peru State $ 5 –1 –0  6 –2 –1
Hastings 4 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Wayne State (NE) 4 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Kearney State 4 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Doane 2 –4 –0  4 –5 –0
Chadron State 2 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Nebraska Wesleyan 0 –6 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mayville State + 5 –1 –0  7 –1 –0
Dickinson State + 5 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Minot State 3 –2 –0  4 –3 –0
Valley City State 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Jamestown 3 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Ellendale 1 –4 –0  ? –? –?
Wahpeton Science 0 –6 –0  ? –? –?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 North State Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Lenoir–Rhyne $^ 6 –0 –0  12 –0 –0
Appalachian State 5 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
East Carolina 4 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Western Carolina 2 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Elon 2 –4 –0  4 –6 –0
Catawba 2 –4 –0  2 –9 –0
Guilford 0 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1960 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Langston $ 6 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
NW Oklahoma State 4 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
East Central 4 –2 –0  7 –5 –0
Central State (OK) 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
SE Oklahoma State 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –1
SW Oklahoma State 1 –5 –0  1 –9 –0
Northeastern State 0 –6 –0  1 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Oregon Tech $ 4 –0 –0  7 –0 –0
Southern Oregon 3 –1 –0  5 –4 –0
Portland State 1 –2 –1  2 –4 –2
Oregon College 1 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Eastern Oregon 0 –3 –1  0 –7 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern State + 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
Huron + 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
South Dakota Tech 4 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 –3 –0  4 –5 –0
Southern State 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Black Hills 0 –5 –1  1 –6 –1
General Beadle 0 –5 –1  2 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Concordia (NE) $ 5 –0 –1  7 –1 –1
Midland 5 –1 –0  7 –1 –0
Sioux Falls 4 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Westmar 3 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Dana 2 –4 –0  2 –6 –0
Yankton 1 –5 –0  1 –7 –0
Northwestern (IA) 0 –6 –0  0 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Postseason
Semifinals
December 3, 1960 		Championship
December 17, 1960
Holiday Bowl[2]
      
Whitworth 6
Humboldt State* 13
Humboldt State 14
Lenoir–Rhyne 15
Northern Michigan 20
Lenoir–Rhyne* 20†
  • † The game ended in a tie but Lenoir–Rhyne advanced based on having more total penetrations within Northern Michigan's 20 yard line.

References
  1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. "1960 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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