1960 college football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1960 Syracusehttp://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=236 Archived copy 2009-01-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20111002010354/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?appollid=236 2011-10-02 dead September 17 – November 26, 1960 9 December 17, 1960 January 2, 1961 Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) Ole Miss (FWAA) Missouri (Poling) Iowa (Litkenhous) Washington (Helms) Navy halfback Joe Bellino The 1960 college football season was the 92nd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Five teams have a claim to the 1960 major college national championship: Minnesota (8–2) tied for the Big Ten championship and was ranked No. 1 in the final AP and UPI polls. Minnesota lost to Washington in the Rose Bowl, but the final polls were issued prior to the bowl games, leaving intact Minnesota's claim as AP and UPI national champion. Ole Miss (10–0–1) won the SEC championship and defeated Rice in the Sugar Bowl. After the bowl games, Ole Miss was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as national champion. Ole Miss has also been recognized as national champion by six other selectors, including the National Championship Foundation and College Football Researchers Association. Missouri lost their final game of the regular season 23-7 to rival Kansas on November 19, but on December 8 the Big Eight faculty committee ruled a Kansas player ineligible and ordered the Jayhawks to forfeit their last two victories. Missouri, therefore, officially ended the season 11–0 rather than 10–1 after defeating No. 5 Navy in the Orange Bowl. The Tigers were recognized by the Poling System as the national champion, and in August 2026 Mizzou Athletics announced that it would honor the team as national champions.Mizzou Athletics to Honor 1960 Football Team as National Champions https://mutigers.com/news/2026/08/28/mizzou-athletics-to-honor-1960-football-team-as-national-champions Mizzou Athletics University of Missouri August 28, 2026 August 28, 2026 Iowa (8–1) tied for the Big Ten championship, was ranked No. 2 in the final UPI poll, and was recognized as national champion in the Litkenhous Ratings. Washington (10–1) was ranked No. 5 in the final UPI poll. After the final polls, Washington defeated No. 1 Minnesota in the Rose Bowl and was declared national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation. Other major college teams compiling undefeated and untied records were Yale (9–0, AP No. 14) and New Mexico State (11–0, AP No. 17, top scoring offense [37.4 points per game]). At the small college level, Ohio (10–0) was recognized as the small college national champion by both the AP and UPI; Southern (9–1) was recognized as the black college national champion; and Lenoir Rhyne (11–0–1) defeated Humboldt State in the Holiday Bowl to win the NAIA national championship. Navy halfback Joe Bellino won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award. Statistical leaders in major college football in 1960 included UCLA quarterback Billy Kilmer with 1,889 yards of total offense, Wake Forest quarterback Norm Snead with 1,676 passing yards, Washington State end Hugh Campbell with 66 receptions for 881 yards, and New Mexico State halfback Bob Gaiters with 1,338 rushing yards and 145 points scored. Conference and program changes Conference changes After the Big Seven Conference, still officially known as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, added Oklahoma State, the conference's unofficial name became the Big Eight Conference. This name would remain until the league's dissolution in 1995. Membership changes School 1959 Conference 1960 Conference Houston Cougars Missouri Valley Independent Oklahoma State Cowboys Independent Big Eight Texas Tech Red Raiders Independent Southwest Season chronology September In the preseason poll released on September 12, the defending champion Syracuse Orangemen and 1959's second-place finisher, the Mississippi Rebels, were No. 1 and No. 2, with 26 and 21 first place votes respectively. They were followed by the No. 3 Washington Huskies from Seattle, the No. 4 Texas Longhorns and the No. 5 Illinois Fighting Illini.http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/ Archived copy 2009-01-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111002010550/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/ 2011-10-02 As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games. The Big Ten schools would not kick off until September 24. On September 17, No. 2 Mississippi beat the Houston Cougars in Houston, 42–0. No. 3 Washington crushed the visiting College of the Pacific, 55–6 (the school became the University of the Pacific in 1961). No. 4 Texas opened its season with a loss at home to Nebraska, falling 14–13. Ole Miss was voted No. 1, followed by No. 2 Syracuse, No. 3 Washington, and No. 4 Illinois. Previously unranked Alabama, which had beaten No. 13 Georgia 21–6 in Birmingham, was fifth. September 24 No. 1 Mississippi beat Kentucky in Memphis, 21–6. No. 2 Syracuse opened its season with a 55–7 win over Boston University. No. 3 Washington won at home again, beating the University of Idaho Vandals 41–12. No. 4 Illinois beat Indiana 17–6. In Lincoln, Minnesota beat No. 12 Nebraska 26–14. No. 5 Alabama was tied 6–6 by Tulane in New Orleans. Mississippi, Syracuse, Washington, and Illinois remained as the top four in the next poll, but Kansas, which had crushed Kansas State 41–0 on the road, rose from No. 7 to No. 5. Minnesota entered the poll at the No. 18 spot. October October 1 No. 1 Mississippi played its second straight game in Memphis, Tennessee, beating Memphis State 31–20. No. 2 Syracuse defeated No. 5 Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, 14–7, to reclaim the top spot. No. 3 Washington narrowly lost 15–14 at home to the No. 17 Navy Midshipmen. No. 4 Illinois beat West Virginia 33–0. No. 8 Iowa beat No. 6 Northwestern 42-0 on the road. No. 9 Ohio State shut out visiting USC 20-0. No. 18 Minnesota beat Indiana 42–0. The following poll featured No. 1 Syracuse and No. 2 Mississippi, followed by three Big Ten teams: No. 3 Iowa, No. 4 Illinois, and No. 5 Ohio State. Also from the Big Ten, Purdue was 7th, Michigan State 13th, and Minnesota 14th. October 8 No. 1 Syracuse struggled to beat Holy Cross 15–6 in Worcester, Mass. No. 2 Mississippi won in their third consecutive trip to Tennessee, beating Vanderbilt 26–0 in Nashville. No. 3 Iowa beat No. 13 Michigan State in East Lansing, 27–15. No. 4 Illinois lost in Champaign, Ill., to No. 5 Ohio State, 34–7. No. 6 Navy, which had beaten SMU 26–7 at a game in the naval port of Norfolk, Virginia, came in at fifth. No. 14 Minnesota beat Northwestern 7–0. The next poll was: No. 1 Mississippi, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Syracuse, and No. 5 Navy. Minnesota reached the Top Ten at No. 10. On October 15, No. 1 Mississippi beat Tulane in New Orleans 26–13, and No. 2 Iowa beat No. 12 Wisconsin at home, 28–21. No. 3 Ohio State lost a close one at Purdue 24–21. No. 4 Syracuse beat No. 20 Penn State 21–15, and No. 5 Navy beat the Air Force Academy 35–3 in Baltimore. No. 6 Missouri reached 5–0 after a 45–0 win over Kansas State at Manhattan, KS. No. 10 Minnesota beat Illinois 21–10. The Iowa Hawkeyes narrowly topped the next poll, with 23 first place votes to 22 for Ole Miss, and only two points to separate No. 1 and No. 2 (442–440). They were followed by No. 3 Syracuse, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Missouri. Minnesota rose from 10th to 6th. October 22 No. 1 Iowa beat No. 10 Purdue 21–14 and No. 2 Mississippi edged No. 14 Arkansas 10–7 in Little Rock. No. 3 Syracuse won at West Virginia 45–0, while No. 4 Navy beat the Ivy League's Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, 27–0. No. 5 Missouri, which had held all of its opponents to single digits, continued winning with a 34–8 thrashing of Iowa State. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, No. 6 Minnesota beat Michigan 10–0. Iowa tightened its hold on No. 1 in the next poll, with 34 of the 48 votes for first place. The next week's Top 20 had only nineteen teams, with Kansas at No. 19 with 2 points. The top five remained the same. October 29 No. 1 Iowa beat No. 19 Kansas 21–7. No. 2 Mississippi played its 7th game of the season, but its first at home in Oxford, and was tied 6–6 by the LSU Tigers, the only team which had defeated them in 1959. No. 3 Syracuse lost to Pittsburgh 10–0. In Philadelphia, No. 4 Navy beat Notre Dame 14–7. No. 5 Missouri crushed Nebraska in Lincoln, 28–0, to go 7–0–0. At this time, they had outscored their opponents 210–31. No. 6 Minnesota beat Kansas State 48–7. No. 8 Ohio State defeated No. 10 Michigan State in East Lansing, 21–10. The next poll again featured three Big Ten teams in the top five: No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Missouri, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Ohio State. November November 5 The battle between the Big Ten's two 6–0–0 teams took place in Minneapolis, where No. 1 Iowa lost to No. 3 Minnesota, 27–10. No. 2 Missouri beat No. 18 Colorado at home 16–6. No. 4 Navy lost in Durham, North Carolina, to No. 13 Duke 19–10. No. 5 Ohio State handled Indiana 36–7. Having dethroned the No. 1 team, the Minnesota Gophers took the top spot in the poll released on November 7, 1960, with 40 of the 47 voters voting them as No. 1. No. 6 Mississippi, still unbeaten, returned to the Top Five after a 45–0 win over the University of Chattanooga. The top five was No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Missouri, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Mississippi, and No. 5 Iowa. November 12 No. 1 Minnesota lost to Purdue, 23–14. No. 2 Missouri gave up more than a touchdown for the first time, but still won 41–19 at Oklahoma. No. 3 Ohio State lost at No. 5 Iowa, 35–12. No. 4 Mississippi beat No. 14 Tennessee in Knoxville, 24–3. No. 6 Washington, which had beaten California 27–7, moved into the Top Five. The Missouri Tigers captured the top spot in the next poll, which was No. 1 Missouri, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Mississippi, No. 4 Minnesota, and No. 5 Washington. November 19 Unbeaten No. 1 Missouri, with only a home game left between it and the national championship, lost to visiting Kansas, 23–7, but the game was later forfeited to Missouri due to the Jayhawks' use of an ineligible player.https://www.nytimes.com/1960/12/09/archives/decision-follows-action-of-ncaa-missouri-colorado-games-forfeited.html DECISION FOLLOWS ACTION OF N.C.A.A.; Missouri, Colorado Games Forfeited -- Recruiting of Coan is Charged The New York Times 9 December 1960 No. 2 Iowa defeated Notre Dame in South Bend, 28–0. No. 3 Mississippi was idle. No. 4 Minnesota closed its season with a 26–7 win at Wisconsin. They tied with Iowa atop the Big Ten standings and earned a Rose Bowl berth by virtue of their head-to-head victory over the Hawkeyes. Their opponent would be No. 5 Washington, which played its season ender against 4–4–1 Washington State in Spokane and won only by a 2–point conversion, 8–7. In the penultimate poll, released November 21, No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Iowa, and No. 3 Mississippi had 13½, 17½ and 13 first place votes respectively (voters were allowed to split their choices for No. 1), followed by No. 4 Washington and No. 5 Missouri. November 26 No. 3 Mississippi finished its season unbeaten (9–0–1) with a 35–9 win at home over Mississippi State, earning the SEC title and a spot in the Sugar Bowl. All of the other Top Five teams had finished their schedules, but No. 7 Navy moved up in the final poll with a 17–12 victory against Army. The Midshipmen would face off against Missouri in the Orange Bowl. With both the AP and UPI finishing their voting before the bowl games, the championship was determined in December. The AP writers divided among No. 1 Minnesota (8–1), No. 2 Mississippi (9–0–1), and No. 3 Iowa (8–1), and some voters split their choices. As such, the Minnesota Gophers received 17½ votes for No. 1, Mississippi got 16, and Iowa 12½. Minnesota had 433½ poll points, ahead of 411 for Ole Miss and 407½ for Iowa. The next tier of teams all had one loss and also were closely packed together: No. 4 Navy had 262 poll points, No. 5 Missouri had 253, and No. 6 Washington had 250. The UPI Coaches Poll placed the teams in a slightly different order, but also settled on Minnesota as the No. 1 choice.November 2025 Because the final Associated Press and United Press International polls were conducted after the final game of the regular season, Minnesota is considered the national champion for 1960 despite their loss to Washington in the Rose Bowl. After the bowl games, the Helms Athletic Foundation recognized Washington as national champion, Jenkins Dan This Year The Fight Will Be in the Open Sports Illustrated September 11, 1967 33 27 11 Time Inc. Chicago, IL https://www.si.com/vault/1967/09/11/614180/this-year-the-fight-will-be-in-the-open March 16, 2016 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. while the Football Writers Association of America crowned Mississippi as national champion. Had the polls been taken after the bowl games, Missouri would likely also have been a contender for the national championship, as the Tigers beat Navy in the Orange Bowl and their 10–1 record was improved to 11–0 when the Kansas game was declared a forfeit. The MAC's Ohio Bobcats were also crowned the world small college football champions in 1960, after an undefeated season. December December 8 The Big Eight faculty committee, meeting in Kansas City, ruled Kansas halfback Bert Coan ineligible and ordered the Jayhawks to forfeit their last two victories on November 12 and 19.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lcMxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=buUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6111%2C5489823 Lawrence Daily Journal-World Kansas Morey Earl Big Eight voted 5-3 to strip KU's title in Bert Coan action December 9, 1960 1 The move gave MU a 10-0 season record and a 7-0 record in league play. The reversal brought Missouri's record to 11–0 instead of 10–1. Conference standings Major conference standings Major independents Minor conference standings Non-major independents NAIA conferences Rankings Major college polls 1960 major college football rankings auto + AP writers pollMinnesota Cops Grid Crown Kearney Hub November 29, 1960 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kearney-hub-ap-poll/149613169/ Newspapers.com Rank Team 1st Points1Minnesota (8–2) 17.5 433.52Ole Miss (10–0–1) 16 4113Iowa (8–1) 12.5 407.54Navy (9–2) 2625Missouri (11–0) 2536Washington (10–1) 2 2507Arkansas (8–3) 2128Ohio State (7–2) 1389Alabama (8–1–2) 5310Duke (8–3) 4611Kansas (5–4–1) 4012Baylor (8–3) 3513Auburn (8–2) 2514Yale (9–0) 1715Michigan State (6–2–1) 1616Penn State (7–3) 1517New Mexico State (11–0) 818Florida (9–2) 619Purdue (4–4–1) 419Syracuse (7–2) 4 4em + UPI coaches pollMinnesota Wins National Championship In Final UPI College Grid Poll The Hobart Democrat-Chief November 29, 1960 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hobart-democrat-chief-upi-poll/149613620/ Newspapers.com Rank Team 1st Points1Minnesota213262Iowa53003Ole Miss92844Missouri 1945Washington 1816Navy 1507Arkansas 1378Ohio State 899Kansas 449Alabama 4411Duke 3512Baylor 2913Michigan State 2614Auburn 1615Purdue 1416Florida 1017Texas (7–3–1) 718Yale 618New Mexico State 618Tennessee (6–2–2) 6 Small college polls In 1960, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls. This was the first year that the AP (polling a panel of eight "selectors" from NCAA districts) conducted their poll, and the third year that UPI (polling a panel of coaches) conducted their poll. Both wire services named the Ohio Bobcats – who had a record of 10–0, registered five shutouts, and held all their opponents to eight points or less http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/ohio/1960-1964_yearly_results.php Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com 2019-02-26 2018-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20181003123224/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/o/ohio/1960-1964_yearly_results.php dead – as the number one team."Ohio University Hailed as Small College Champ by Big Margin Over Bee Gees," The Coshocton Tribune (Coshocton, Ohio), November 25, 1960, p13"Ohio Named Champs In AP Poll," Berkshire Eagle, December 1, 1960, p35 United Press International (coaches) final poll Published on November 25https://www.newspapers.com/image/90523115/?terms=bobcats La. Tech Sixth On Final Ballot UPI subscription The Monroe News-Star Monroe, Louisiana newspapers.com November 25, 1960 February 27, 2017 RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 Ohio 10–0 28 348 2 Bowling Green 8–1 250 3 Lenoir–Rhyne 10–0 3 236 4 Muskingum 9–0 1 100 5 Florida A&M 7–1 94 6 Louisiana Tech 8–2 1 93 7 Iowa State Teachers 9–1 82 8 Humboldt State 10–0 1 71 9 Fresno State 8–1 70 10 Southeastern Louisiana 9–1 1 57 Rankings were published without records. Associated Press (writers) final poll Published on December 1https://www.newspapers.com/image/263946097/?terms=bobcats Ohio University Top-Ranked In AP Small College Voting AP subscription Pensacola News Journal Pensacola, Florida newspapers.com December 1, 1960 February 27, 2017 RankSchool RecordNo. 1votesTotalpoints 1 Ohio 10–0 4 65 2 Lenoir–Rhyne 10–0 46 3 Humboldt State 10–0 1 34 4 1960 Whitworth Pirates Whitworth 9–0 32 5 West Chester 9–0 1 30 6 Bowling Green 8–1 28 7 Louisiana Tech 8–2 26 8 1960 Hillsdale Chargers Hillsdale College Hillsdale 9–1 19 9 Muskingum 9–0 16 10 Iowa State Teachers 9–1 15 Postseason Because the final polls came out in November, the outcome of the post-season bowl games had no effect on the championships already awarded by the AP and UPI polls. As winner of the Big Ten title, No. 1 Minnesota went to the Rose Bowl to face Washington, which had the best record of the five teams in the AAWU (today's Pac-12). No. 2 Mississippi, as winner of the SEC, was invited to the Sugar Bowl to face unranked Rice University. The Big Ten did not allow its teams to play in a postseason game other than the Rose Bowl, so No. 3 Iowa stayed home. Although Washington upset Minnesota 17–7 in Pasadena, the post-season loss did not affect the Gophers' championship as determined by the AP and UPI. Washington also claims the 1960 National Championship. Major bowls Monday, January 2, 1961 Bowl Rose Bowl No. 6 Washington Huskies 17 No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers 7 Sugar Bowl No. 2 Mississippi Rebels 14 Rice Owls6 Orange Bowl No. 5 Missouri Tigers 21 No. 4 Navy Midshipmen 14 Cotton Bowl No. 10 Duke Blue Devils 7 No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks 6 Other bowls BowlLocationDate WinnerScoreLoserSun BowlEl Paso, TXDecember 31No. 17 New Mexico State 20–13Utah StateGator BowlJacksonville, FLDecember 31No. 18 Florida13–12No. 12 BaylorTangerine BowlOrlando, FLDecember 30The Citadel 27–0Tennessee TechBluebonnet BowlHouston, TXDecember 17No. 9 Alabama  3–3TexasLiberty BowlPhiladelphia, PADecember 17No. 16 Penn State41–12OregonPrairie View BowlHouston, TXJanuary 1, 1961Prairie View19–8Arkansas AM&NOrange Blossom ClassicMiami, FLDecember 10Florida A&M40–261960 Langston Lions Langston University LangstonMineral Water BowlExcelsior Springs, MONovember 26Hillsdale 17–6Iowa TeachersGreat Southwest BowlGrand Prairie, TXDecember 311960 Texas A&I Javelinas Texas A&I45–141960 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Arkansas TechWest Virginia BowlClarksburg, WVNovember 241960 Fairmont State Falcons Fairmont State University Fairmont State13–71960 Salem Tigers Salem University SalemRice BowlStuttgart, ARDecember 21960 East Central Tigers East Central University East Central25–71960 Henderson State Reddies Henderson StateRocket Bowl1960 Maryville Scots Maryville College Maryville (TN)19–01960 Milligan Buffaloes Milligan University Milligan NAIA postseason The 1960 NAIA football season was the fifth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season culminated 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. Lenoir Rhyne, who lost the 1959 championship game, defeated Humboldt State in the championship game, 15–14, to win their first NAIA national title.NAIA Championship History http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 NAIA November 13, 2015 4–11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150715022933/http://www.naia.org/fls/27900/1NAIA/SportsInfo/Championships/FB_Championship.pdf?SPSID=640523 July 15, 2015 dead SemifinalsDecember 3, 1960 ChampionshipDecember 17, 1960Holiday Bowl1960 NAIA Football Playoffs http://www.jonfmorse.com/wiki/index.php?title=1960_NAIA_Football_Playoffs JonFMorse.com November 13, 2015 1960 Whitworth Pirates Whitworth 6 Humboldt State* 13 1960 Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan 20 Lenoir Rhyne* 20† Humboldt State 14 Lenoir Rhyne 15 † The game ended in a tie but Lenoir Rhyne advanced based on having more total penetrations within Northern Michigan's 20 yard line. Award season Heisman Trophy voting The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total Joe Bellino Navy HB 436 196 93 1,793 Tom Brown Minnesota G 127 121 108 731 Jake Gibbs Ole Miss QB 74 77 77 453 Ed Dyas Auburn FB 46 63 55 319 Billy Kilmer UCLA HB 55 42 31 280 Mike Ditka Pittsburgh E 17 52 68 223 Tom Matte Ohio State QB 17 42 30 165 Dan LaRose Missouri E 16 28 32 136 Pervis Atkins New Mexico State HB 25 18 13 124 E. J. Holub Texas Tech C 14 23 29 117 Source: http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/11/30/page/60/article/bellino-heisman-winner Chicago Tribune Associated Press Bellino Heisman winner November 30, 1960 2, sec. 4http://heisman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=26&path=football Heisman Trophy Joe Bellino 1960 January 26, 2017 All-Americans 1960 College Football All-America Team 1960 Little All-America college football team For the year 1960, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received. Name Position School Number Official OtherMike DitkaEndPittsburgh6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCDan LaRoseEndMissouri6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCBob LillyTackleTCU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCTom BrownGuardMinnesota6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJoe BellinoHalfbackNavy6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCBob FergusonFullbackOhio State6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJake GibbsQuarterbackOle Miss6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WCKen RiceTackleAuburn5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCE. J. HolubCenterTexas Tech5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WCJoe RomigGuardColorado3/6AFCA, FWAA, UPIWCErnie DavisHalfbackSyracuse2/6AFCA, UPIWC Other awards Maxwell Award - Joe Bellino, NavyBellino gets Maxwell Award As Year's Best Tampa Bay Times December 1, 1960 5C https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-bellino-gets-maxwell-awa/149815222/ Newspapers.com Sammy Baugh Trophy - Harold Stephens, Hardin-Simmons Outland Trophy (best lineman) - Tom Brown, MinnesotaTom Brown Wins Honor Arizona Daily Star December 4, 1960 D5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/arizona-daily-star-tom-brown/149815087/ Newspapers.com AFCA Coach of the Year Award - Murray Warmath, Minnesota FWAA Coach of the Year Award - Murray Warmath, Minnesota Statistical leaders Individual Total offense The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1960 season: Major college RankPlayerTeamGamesPlays Total Yds PtRPoints-for-which-responsible is player's total of points scored and points passed for1Billy KilmerUCLA1029218891042Mel MelinWashington State103131715923Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State102621634884Norm SneadWake Forest103121630695Howard DyerVMI1026014781386Terry BakerOregon State102281473567Tom MatteOhio State92561419628Ron MillerWisconsin92381395689James Earl WrightMemphis State10191137511210Roman GabrielNC State10284134092 Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1961 National Collegiate Athletic Association 81 Small college RankPlayerTeamGamesPlays Total Yds1MillerAustin928719662Dennis SpurlockWhitworth929118973DanielsBishop1035418464Corny AddisonJackson1023516235Don CavalliWagner924415566LightPacific (OR)928415347Joe IaconeWest Chester919914388JohnsonWhitewater State822113859MillsNE Missouri9232134310Jim LuceAugustana (SD)82071326 Passing The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions during the 1960 season: Major college RankPlayerTeamGamesCompl.Att.Pct.Compl.Yds.Int.TDs1Harold StephensHardin-Simmons10145256.56612541432Norm SneadWake Forest10123259.474167614103Mel MelinWashington State10119221.538163813114Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State10109199.54815116135Fran TarkentonGeorgia10108185.58411891286Rich MayoAir Force10108238.45411681877Roman GabrielNC State10105186.5651176788Ron MillerWisconsin997188.51613541689NormanStanford1095201.473105713410John FurmanTexas Western1094192.490109474 Small college RankPlayerTeamGamesCompl.Att.Pct.Compl.Yds.Int.TDs1Dennis SpurlockWhitworth9135257.52518921614 Rushing The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg1Bob GaitersNew Mexico State1013381976.792Tom LarscheidUtah State1010441978.423Ernie DavisSyracuse98771127.834Bob FergusonOhio State98531605.335Dave HoppmanIowa State98441615.246Joe BellinoNavy108341684.967Billy KilmerUCLA108031634.938Hugh ScottPrinceton97601405.439ThompsonArizona10732927.9610Alan RozyckiDartmouth97251694.29 1961 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 83. Small college Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg1Joe IaconeWest Chester914381997.232MillsNE Missouri913432295.863Ron PuhlLock Haven State1012692155.904Steve McClellanWooster1011902365.045Bill "Catfish" CooperMuskingum911021855.96 Receiving The following players were the individual leaders in receptions during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Player Team Games Receptions ReceivingYards Touchdowns1Hugh CampbellWashington State1066881102Claude "Tee" MoormanDuke104643123Del WilliamsTexas Western103641424Bob CoolbaughRichmond103538025Joe KehoeVirginia103437826Reg CarolanIdaho103349837BrownGeorgia103127538Tom HutchinsonKentucky103049E.A. SimsNew Mexico State103041529Bobby CrespinoOle Miss103040849Gary CollinsMaryland10304044 Small college Rank Player Team Games Receptions ReceivingYards Touchdowns1Ken Gregory107410184 Scoring The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG1Bob GaitersNew Mexico State14523702Joe BellinoNavy11018203JonesArizona State9382764Tom LarscheidUtah State9215205Pervis AtkinsNew Mexico State8012806Bob FergusonOhio State7813006Tom MasonTulane7813006SmithMissouri7813009Hugh CampbellWashington State76111009Joe HernandezArizona76124011DyerVMI72120012Wilburn HollisIowa68112012KernVMI68108014George FlemingWashington65523415Ed DyasAuburn632121316Ernie DavisSyracuse62102016JohnsonSan Jose State6211 [sic?]2018Tom WatkinsIowa State60100018Bob BlanchardYale60812018ScottCollege of Pacific601000 1961 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 82. Small college Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG1Bill CooperMuskingum152231402Herb SuttonOttawa125172303Jim VogtNorthern State (SD)121143704Cecil StephensHumboldt State12020005Dale MillsNE Missouri118181006Leroy JacksonWestern Illinois11218406J. R. BishopFranklin112142808Steve McClellanWooster10817608Dale MesserFresno State108180010Charlie FullerSan Francisco State1041720 Team Total offense The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Team Gamesplayed Totalplays Yardsgained Yardsper game1New Mexico State106704196419.62Memphis State106123744374.42Utah State106483744374.44Ole Miss106463624362.45Mississippi Southern106703467346.76Wyoming107063333333.37Arizona State106833331333.18Oregon106503311331.19Oregon State106133306330.610Washington State106453295329.5 1961 Official Collegiate Football Record Book, p. 85. Small college Rank Team Gamesplayed Totalplays Yardsgained Yardsper game1Muskingum96234108456.42Florida A&M95563876430.73Whitewater State85833404425.54Willamette85813304413.05Grambling105814120412.06Howard95343581409.07West Chester9574408.88Santa Clara64062411401.89Fresno State106294013401.310Adams State85823195399.4 Scoring offense The following teams were the leaders in scoring offense during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Team Pointsper game1New Mexico State37.42Memphis State30.33Yale28.14Missouri27.35Ole Miss26.66Utah State26.17Iowa26.08Princeton25.89Washington25.510Rutgers25.0 Rushing offense The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game 1Utah State312.02Memphis State278.23New Mexico State263.94Syracuse256.65Wyoming255.36Iowa253.87Missouri250.08Arizona State248.99Mississippi Southern244.510Princeton236.9 Small college Rank Team Yardsper game1Muskingum355.22Huron325.03Concordia (MN)313.74Willamette305.45Ottawa300.36Grambling299.97Northern State (SD)297.38Pittsburg State296.49Northeast Missouri293.110Baker283.6 Passing offense The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game1Washington State185.52Wisconsin169.63Wake Forest169.24Kentucky163.35Baylor161.86New Mexico State155.77Detroit154.08San Jose State153.69Denver148.910VMI142.4 Small college Rank Team Yardsper game1Whitworth213.62Jackson State208.83Fresno State194.74Whittier192.95Cal Poly192.56Pacific (OR)188.67Austin187.68Whitewater State184.19Wagner183.210Cal Poly Pomona178.3 Total defense The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Team Gamesplayed Totalplays Yardsgained Yardsper game1Wyoming104771496149.62Alabama105361576157.63Ole Miss105421686168.64Syracuse95201559173.25Auburn105261741174.16Kentucky105451831183.17Kansas105551872187.28Army105301916191.69Missouri105631943194.310Utah State105661945194.5 Small college Rank Team Gamesplayed Totalplays Yardsgained Yardsper game1Maryland State8394838104.82Florida A&M9430977108.63Livingstone104801139113.94Delaware State8352966120.85L.A. Pacific7308861123.06Albany State94071142126.97Henderson83981033129.18Susquehanna84171059132.49Ferris Institute83911075134.410Grambling104641365136.5 Scoring defense The following teams were the leaders in scoring defense during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Team Pointsper game1LSU5.02Alabama5.33Rice5.84Ole Miss6.45Utah State6.56Wyoming7.17Dartmouth7.38Florida7.49Texas7.510Rutgers7.710Pittsburgh7.7 Rushing defense The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game1Wyoming82.42Utah State84.73Alabama89.14Ole Miss89.25Yale105.06Memphis State108.07Mississippi Southern108.28Missouri109.29Florida110.510Washington111.7 Small college Rank Team Yardsper game1West Chester41.42Grambling43.13Florida A&M43.44Maryland State44.05Whitewater State50.66Norfolk State58.17Livingstone59.68Los Angeles Pacific61.19Luther70.810Albany State71.8 Passing defense The following teams were the leaders in passing defense during the 1960 season: Major college Rank Team Yardsper game1Iowa State30.22Dayton45.43Kansas48.34Kentucky52.25Tennessee53.86Colorado55.77The Citadel57.08Syracuse57.39Auburn59.010Kansas State61.9 Small college Rank Team Yardsper game1Susquehanna27.32Henderson State28.93Western Carolina34.24Winona State36.15Delaware State40.46Western Kentucky40.67Texas Lutheran41.68Central State (OH)42.19Central (IA)42.910Ferris Institute43.0 References