1960 Washington Huskies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1960 Washington Huskies football Athletic Association of Western Universities AAWU 5 6 10–1 4–0 Jim Owens 4th Game captains University of Washington Stadium HAF national championRose Bowl championAAWU champion Rose Bowl W 17–7 vs. Minnesota 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, known at the time as University of Washington 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.Washington Yearly Results (1960-1964) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse December 14, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1960-1964_yearly_results.php December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222114908/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1960-1964_yearly_results.php dead The Helms Athletic Foundation, which considered bowl games in its ranking, awarded the Huskies the national championship.Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins Laguerre André André Laguerre This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open Sports Illustrated September 11, 1967 28–34 27 11 Chicago https://vault.si.com/vault/1967/09/11/this-year-the-fight-will-be-in-the-open 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. The University of Washington officially recognized the 1960 football team as national champions in 2007,https://gohuskies.com/sports/2020/12/21/uw-football-national-championships.aspx 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 wearing throwback uniforms in their game vs. USC. A flag was raised over Husky Stadium honoring the team as national champions.Condotta Bob UW Football Past and future bright https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/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.Condotta Bob 1960 Huskies recognized as champs, at last https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-huskies/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. 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,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PXApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6906%2C553639 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Schloredt's shoulder broken in UW win October 16, 1960 and did not play again in the regular season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EyRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6858%2C3280481 Eugene Register-Guard Eugene, Oregon Associated Press Schloredt out until 'Rose Bowl game' October 17, 1960 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yzJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6730%2C793393 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Schloredt leads Huskies to win January 3, 1961 16 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 blemish.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jKpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=I-gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6705%2C780213 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Mather punches field goal as Navy nips Huskies, 15-14 October 2, 1960 2, sportshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CiRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5846%2C52642 Eugene Register-Guard Eugene, Oregon Associated Press Field goal trips UW by 15-14 October 2, 1960 1B The Huskies returned to the Rose Bowl to meet the top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Conference on January 2. A seven-point underdog,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yjJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6846%2C535416 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Gophers given TD edge over Huskies January 2, 1961 14 sixth-ranked Washington upset Minnesota 17–7 for consecutive Rose Bowl wins.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1961/01/03/page/47/article/gophers-beaten-in-rose-bowl-17-7 Chicago Daily Tribune Barry Howard Gophers beaten in Rose Bowl, 17-7 January 3, 1961 1, sec. 4https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0f9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6835%2C375135 Eugene Register-Guard Eugene, Oregon Harvey Paul III Huskies whip Gophers, 17–7 January 3, 1961 2B Schloredt returned at quarterback and was the player of the game for a second straight year. The final rankings in this era were released at the end of the regular season (in late November), prior to the bowl games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zalWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6695%2C4727363 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Gophers win title November 30, 1960 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jFFYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2726%2C2802432 Bend Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Gophers top final poll November 29, 1960 3 Washington was ranked fifth and sixth in the respective polls. Schedule 1960 AP September 17 w y 3 Pacific (CA) University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA 55–6 39,047 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jjVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6650%2C1108677 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Hewins Jack Huskies overwhelm COP's Tigers, 55-6 September 18, 1960 2, sports September 24 w y 3 Idaho University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA 41–12 35,996 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lTVWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6932%2C3439336 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Foregone conclusion true -- Washington waxes Vandals September 25, 1960 2, sports October 1 l y 3 Navy 17 University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA 14–15 57,379 October 8 w y 12 Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA 29–10 23,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald-huskies-cop-2910-victo/189637487/ The Vallejo Times-Herald Huskies cop 29–10 victory October 9, 1960 January 23, 2026 Newspapers.com October 15 w 13 UCLA 15 University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA 10–8 54,152 October 22 w y y 8 Oregon State 18 Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR 30–29 36,833 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FyRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7-IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4195%2C4159903 Eugene Register-Guard Eugene, Oregon Harvey Paul III Huskies rally to nip Oregon Staters, 30-29 October 23, 1960 1B October 29 w y 9 Oregon University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA rivalry 7–6 55,235 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=THApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6667%2C5462092 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Washington nips Webfoots, 7-6, on Hivner-McKeta pass October 30, 1960 2, sports November 5 w y 7 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA 34–0 43,475 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=r3QRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3823%2C720272 Eugene Register-Guard Eugene, Oregon Associated Press Huskies strike early, grab 34-0 shutout win over USC November 6, 1960 1B November 12 w 6 y California University of Washington Stadium Seattle, WA 27–7 55,884 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XBdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5231%2C2090762 Eugene Register-Guard Eugene, Oregon Associated Press Huskies nab league title with victory November 13, 1960 1B November 19 w y y 5 Washington State Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA rivalry 8–7 28,750 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w6lWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4ecDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6464%2C1695262 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Missildine Harry Cougars go down in grim gallant glory, 8-7 November 20, 1960 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YxdWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7eIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3374%2C3299070 Eugene Register-Guard Eugene, Oregon Associated Press Cougar upset bid falls point short November 20, 1960 1B January 2, 1961, 1961 w y y 6 Minnesota 1 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Rose Bowl 17–7 97,314 Schedule/Results (1960 Washington) https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/215030 National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Statistics January 23, 2025 Coaching staff Bert Clark Tom Tipps Don White All-Coast 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.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1961.htm 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 Four Huskies were selected in the 1961 AFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 240 selections;https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1961_AFL/draft.htm 1961 AFL Draft Listing Pro-Football-Reference.com October 15, 2019 three of the four were also selected in the NFL draft. = Husky Hall of Famehttps://static.gohuskies.com/custompages/halloffame/listbysport.html The Husky Hall of Fame gohuskies.com October 15, 2019 League Player Position Round Pick Franchise NFL Ben Davidson Tackle 4th 46 New York Giants NFL George Fleming Halfback 6th 76 Chicago Bears NFL Lee Folkins End 6th 82 Green Bay Packers NFL Bill Kinnune Guard 11th 148 St. Louis Cardinals NFL Chuck Allen Guard 17th 228 Los Angeles Rams NFL Don McKeta Back 20th 277 New York Giants AFL George Fleming Halfback 2nd 12 Oakland Raiders AFL Bill Kinnune Guard 26th 207 Los Angeles Chargers AFL Bob Schloredt Quarterback 27th 214 Dallas Texans AFL Chuck Allen Guard 28th 223 Los Angeles Chargers References Meyers Georg N. Seattle to Hail NEW National Champions – Huskies Score Sweetest Victory The Seattle Times January 3, 1961 12 Pasadena, California Seattle, Washington Jim Owens' Rose Bowl retreads tomorrow will return home to a triumphal welcome as the first national champions of college football in University of Washington history. The jubilant Huskies carry with them the unforgettable gratification of a 17–7 upset of the Minnesota Gophers to add to their 44–8 humiliation of Wisconsin on the same pleasant lea a year before. The 1961 victory was sweeter because the Golden Gophers were acclaimed as the nation's supreme team. And what the Huskies did to the Gophers before more than 100,000 awed and roaring onlookers on "legal" New Year's Day stamped Owens and his staff of midnight-oilers as spoilers without peer. Prochnau Bill Jim Owens Admits: 'I enjoyed the First Half More' The Seattle Times January 3, 1961 17 Pasadena, California Seattle, Washington Owen's best just had baffled the Rose Bowl oddsmakers for the second straight year—tarnishing the Golden Gophers, acclaimed national champions, 17–7. [...] "I felt then," Owens said, "that they could do just about anything they wanted. And they did, didn't they? They beat the national champions. When you beat the champion, what does that make you?" Brougham Royal Royal Brougham January 3, 1961 The Morning After: Schloredt Led Inspired purple Does UW Take National Title? Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington 1 Coach Owen's dashing, slashing speedsters beat the No. 1 team in the nation, and if that doesn't make the Huskies national champions, then Floyd Patterson didn't win the title when he flattened Ingo. Huskies Win U.S. Grid Title The Seattle Times Los Angeles Seattle, Washington Associated Press January 14, 1961 4 The Helms Athletic Foundation yesterday selected the University of Washington's Huskies as the college football champions of the 1960 season. The foundation always withholds its selections until after the New Year's bowl games. Washington and Mississippi were the finalists in the Helms selection. The Huskies were selected by a narrow margin. They beat Minnesota in the Rose Bowl and finished the season with a 10-1-0 record. Helms Foundation (press release) By Helms Foundation: U.W. Named U.S. Football Champ Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, Washington January 14, 1961 1 Washington's two-time Rose Bowl winners have been chosen College Football National Champions for 1960. The announcement was made by the Helms Athletic Foundation, which annually withholds its National Champion team choice until after the bowl games are played on New Year Day. [...] Before citing Washington, the Foundation queried a great number of football authorities, coaches and sportswriters, seeking their opinions. The majority heavily favored the Huskies from Seattle, coached by Jim Owens. In making the announcement, the Helms Foundation said the final decision narrowed down to two teams, Washington and Mississippi. Lenzie Karen 1961 Tyee 1961 https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/uwdocs/id/39638 Associated Students of the University of Washington 210 Athletics – Football – Huskies Stun Gophers with 17–7 Rose University of Washington Huskies crushed the Minnesota Gophers, rated as the number one team in the nation in both major polls, by a score of 17–7. [...] Following the results of the post-season bowl games, the Huskies were given the Helms Athletic Foundation Award as the nation's outstanding team. 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