1960 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1960 Eastern Michigan Hurons football Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference IIAC 0–8–1 0–5–1 Fred Trosko 9th Leonard Natkowski Alfred E. Iverson Briggs Field The 1960 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1960 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Fred Trosko, the Hurons compiled a 0–8–1 record (0–5–1 against IIAC opponents) and were outscored by their opponents, 230 to 38. The team played Illinois State to a 14–14 tie. Alfred E. Iverson was the team captain.2014 Digital Media Guide: Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University Football June 29, 2016 169, 176 http://www.emueagles.com/custompages/football/2014/2014EMUFBGuide.pdf The team's statistical leaders included Bill Yanis with 388 yards of total offense and the same measure in receiving yards, George Beaudette with 339 passing yards, and Jim Dills with 231 rushing yards.2014 Media Guide, pp. 178, 184, 189, 190. Leonard Natkowski received the team's most valuable player award.2015 Media Guide, p. 146. The 1960 season was part of a 29-game winless streak that spanned from 1959 to 1962. The 1960 Eastern Michigan team had 35 fumbles.2014 Media Guide, p. 204. It also set an Eastern Michigan record (which still stands) for the fewest net yards of total offense – 554 (an average of 61.5 yards per game).2014 Media Guide, p. 205. The season reached a low point on October 29, 1960, with a 66-8 loss against the Southern Illinois Salukis, a game in which the Salukis scored two touchdowns in the first 23 seconds of the game.Salukis Wallop Eastern Michigan 66-8 Southern Illinoisan October 30, 1960 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5731315/salukis_wallop_eastern_michigan_668/ Schedule 1960 small college AP y y September 17 Albion<ncg> Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI L 7-21 3,500 September 22 at 1960 Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State<ncg> Youngstown, OH L 7-27 October 1 at 1960 Illinois State Normal Redbirds Illinois State Normal McCormick Field Normal, IL T 14-14 October 7 1960 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan<ncg> Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI L 0-21 3,500 October 15 at Central Michigan Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry) L 0-28 9,000–9,200 Cheal Win It's a Struggle but Chips Win, 28-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114634023/lansing-state-journal/ Lansing State Journal Lansing, Michigan October 16, 1960 66 December 14, 2022 Newspapers.com Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Central Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/129/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 14, 2022 October 22 Eastern Illinois Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI L 0-8 5,200 Eastern Illinois Tips Hurons, 8-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103904095/the-pantagraph/ June 16, 2022 The Pantagraph United Press International October 23, 1960 14 Newspapers.com October 29 at No. 7 Southern Illinois McAndrew Stadium Carbondale, IL L 8-66 November 5 Northern Illinois<hc> Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI L 0-19 400 November 12 1960 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Briggs Field Ypsilanti, MI L 2-26 400 Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Eastern Michigan) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/204/stats/13014 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 11, 2022 References Eastern Michigan Category:Eastern Michigan Eagles football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Eastern Michigan Hurons football