1960 college football season

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:

  • 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

1960 college football season
Preseason AP No. 1Syracuse[1]
Regular seasonSeptember 17 – November 26, 1960
Number of bowls9
Bowl gamesDecember 17, 1960 – January 2, 1961
Champion(s)Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF)
Ole Miss (FWAA)
HeismanJoe Bellino (halfback, Navy)
football seasons

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
School1959 Conference1960 Conference
Houston CougarsMissouri ValleyIndependent
Oklahoma State CowboysIndependentBig Eight
Texas Tech Red RaidersIndependentSouthwest

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.[2] 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.[3][4] 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.[5] The UPI Coaches Poll placed the teams in a slightly different order, but also settled on Minnesota as the No. 1 choice.

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,[6] 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.[4] The reversal brought Missouri's record to 11–0 instead of 10–1.

Conference standings

Major conferences
1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Washington $ 4 –0 –010 –1 –0
USC 3 –1 –04 –6 –0
UCLA 2 –2 –07 –2 –1
California 1 –3 –02 –7 –1
Stanford 0 –4 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Duke $ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
NC State 4 –1 –16 –3 –1
Maryland 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
South Carolina 3 –3 –13 –6 –1
North Carolina 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Wake Forest 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[7]
1960 Big Eight Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Missouri $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0
No. 11 Kansas† 6 –0 –17 –2 –1
Colorado 6 –1 –07 –3 –0
Iowa State 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Oklahoma 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Nebraska 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Oklahoma State 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Kansas State 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Kansas' conference victories against Colorado and Missouri were forfeited by Big Eight sanctions, though both are recognized as Kansas victories by Kansas and the NCAA.[8]
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota + 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 3 Iowa + 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
No. 8 Ohio State 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
No. 15 Michigan State 4 –2 –06 –2 –1
Illinois 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Michigan 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
Northwestern 3 –4 –05 –4 –0
No. 19 Purdue 3 –4 –04 –4 –1
Wisconsin 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
Indiana 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Border Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 New Mexico State $ 4 –0 –011 –0 –0
Arizona 3 –0 –07 –3 –0
Arizona State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Texas Western 2 –3 –04 –5 –1
West Texas State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Hardin–Simmons 0 –4 –00 –10 –0
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Yale $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0
Princeton 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Columbia 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Penn 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Brown 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Cornell 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wichita $ 3 –0 –08 –2 –0
Tulsa 2 –1 –05 –5 –0
Cincinnati 1 –2 –04 –6 –0
North Texas State 0 –3 –02 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Skyline Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Utah State + 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Wyoming + 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Utah 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
New Mexico 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Montana 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
BYU 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Denver 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Colorado State 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –110 –0 –1
No. 18 Florida 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 9 Alabama 5 –1 –18 –1 –2
No. 13 Auburn 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
Georgia 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
LSU 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Kentucky 2 –4 –15 –4 –1
Tulane 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Mississippi State 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –1
The Citadel 4 –2 –08 –2 –1
George Washington 4 –2 –05 –3 –1
VPI 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Furman 2 –2 –05 –4 –1
Richmond 3 –4 –13 –6 –1
Davidson 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
William & Mary 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
West Virginia 0 –2 –10 –8 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Arkansas $ 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 12 Baylor 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Texas 5 –2 –07 –3 –1
Rice 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
TCU 3 –3 –14 –4 –2
Texas Tech 1 –5 –13 –6 –1
Texas A&M 0 –4 –31 –6 –3
SMU 0 –6 –10 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 NCAA University Division independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers   –  8 –1 –0
No. 4 Navy   –  9 –2 –0
Memphis State   –  8 –2 –0
Detroit   –  7 –2 –0
No. 19 Syracuse   –  7 –2 –0
No. 16 Penn State   –  7 –3 –0
Oregon   –  7 –3 –1
Army   –  6 –3 –1
Oregon State   –  6 –3 –1
Holy Cross   –  6 –4 –0
Houston   –  6 –4 –0
Miami (FL)   –  6 –4 –0
San Jose State   –  5 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  4 –3 –3
Xavier   –  5 –5 –0
Washington State   –  4 –5 –1
Air Force   –  4 –6 –0
Boston University   –  3 –5 –2
Pacific (CA)   –  4 –6 –0
Boston College   –  3 –6 –1
Florida State   –  3 –6 –1
Marquette   –  3 –6 –0
Colgate   –  2 –7 –0
Notre Dame   –  2 –8 –0
Villanova   –  2 –8 –0
Dayton   –  1 –9 –0
Idaho   –  1 –9 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Minor conferences
1960 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Fresno State $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0
Long Beach State 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Los Angeles State 2 –1 –14 –3 –1
Cal Poly 1 –2 –01 –5 –0
UC Santa Barbara 1 –3 –02 –5 –1
San Diego State 0 –5 –01 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from UPI small college poll
1960 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Maryland State $ 5 –0 –15 –1 –1
North Carolina A&T 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
North Carolina College 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Winston-Salem State 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Hampton 5 –2 –05 –4 –0
Virginia State 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Johnson C. Smith 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
Morgan State 3 –3 –13 –3 –1
Delaware State 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
Virginia Union 3 –4 –14 –5 –1
St. Augustine's 4 –4 –04 –5 –0
Fayetteville State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Howard 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Shaw 3 –5 –03 –6 –0
Saint Paul's (VA) 1 –6 –01 –7 –0
Elizabeth City State 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
Lincoln (PA) 0 –6 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 St. Benedict's $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0
No. 14 Pittsburg State 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
Emporia State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Washburn 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Fort Hays State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Omaha 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 College Conference of Illinois football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
North Central (IL) $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Illinois Wesleyan 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Millikin 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
Carroll (WI) 1 –2 –22 –5 –2
Lake Forest 1 –3 –14 –3 –1
Augustana (IL) 1 –3 –13 –4 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2/3 Humboldt State $ 5 –0 –011 –1 –0
San Francisco State 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –00 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1960 Gulf States Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 12 Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
McNeese State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Northwestern State 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Hoosier Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Indiana Central $ 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Anderson (IN) 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
Franklin (IN) 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
Manchester (IN) 2 –2 –03 –5 –0
Hanover 2 –2 –02 –6 –0
Taylor 0 –5 –02 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $ 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Evansville 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 –2 –13 –4 –1
Indiana State 3 –3 –03 –4 –0
Ball State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Valparaiso 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
DePauw 1 –4 –12 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Southern Illinois $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
Western Illinois 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Northern Illinois 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Central Michigan 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
Illinois State Normal 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Eastern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Eastern Michigan 0 –5 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Iowa Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Parsons + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Luther + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Wartburg 6 –2 –07 –2 –0
Upper Iowa 5 –3 –05 –5 –0
Dubuque 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Buena Vista 3 –5 –04 –5 –0
Central (IA) 3 –5 –03 –6 –0
Iowa Wesleyan 1 –7 –01 –8 –1
Simpson 0 –8 –00 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Lone Star Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas A&I $ 6 –1 –08 –1 –1
East Texas State 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Lamar Tech 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Howard Payne 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Sul Ross 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Southwest Texas State 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Maryland + 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Randolph–Macon + 3 –1 –04 –4 –0
Hampden–Sydney 2 –1 –02 –6 –0
Gallaudet 1 –0 –02 –6 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –05 –2 –1
Bridgewater 0 –4 –00 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System; Gallaudet did not play enough conference games to be eligible for title.
1960 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Albion $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0
Hope 4 –1 –05 –4 –0
Adrian 3 –2 –04 –3 –1
Kalamazoo 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Olivet 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Alma 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Mid-American Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Ohio $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 6 Bowling Green 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Kent State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Miami (OH) 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Western Michigan 2 –4 –04 –4 –1
Marshall 1 –4 –02 –7 –1
Toledo 0 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1960 Mid-Ohio League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio Northern + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Ashland + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Bluffton + 4 –1 –05 –3 –1
Findlay 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Defiance 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
Wilmington (OH) 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University
Rutgers x 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
Bucknell 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Lehigh 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Lafayette 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Gettysburg 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Delaware 1 –4 –02 –6 –1
Temple 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
Muhlenberg * 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
College–Northern
Albright x 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
Wagner x 6 –0 –09 –0 –0
Lebanon Valley 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Susquehanna 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Juniata 4 –1 –05 –2 –0
Scranton 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Upsala 1 –3 –11 –5 –2
Wilkes 2 –7 –02 –7 –0
Moravian 1 –5 –11 –6 –1
Hofstra * 2 –0 –07 –1 –1
Lycoming * 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 5 –1 –05 –2 –1
Pennsylvania Military 5 –3 –05 –4 –0
Western Maryland 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Ursinus 3 –3 –03 –4 –0
Swarthmore 2 –3 –02 –5 –0
Dickinson 1 –6 –01 –7 –0
Drexel 0 –6 –00 –7 –1
Haverford 0 –7 –00 –7 –0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 –2 –02 –6 –0
No. 5 West Chester * 0 –0 –09 –0 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll
1960 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Tennessee A&I $ 3 –0 –07 –3 –0
Lincoln (MO) 2 –1 –03 –5 –0
Central State (OH) 1 –2 –07 –2 –0
Kentucky State 0 –3 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[9]
1960 Midwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
St. Olaf $ 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Coe 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Cornell (IA) 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Carleton 5 –3 –05 –3 –0
Grinnell 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Monmouth (IL) 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Ripon 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Knox 2 –4 –22 –4 –2
Lawrence 3 –5 –03 –5 –0
Beloit 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Minnesota–Duluth $ 6 –1 –06 –1 –1
Concordia (MN) 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Macalester 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Augsburg 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Saint John's (MN) 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Gustavus Adolphus 3 –3 –13 –5 –1
St. Thomas (MN) 1 –6 –02 –6 –0
Hamline 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NE Missouri State $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
SE Missouri State 4 –1 –06 –4 –0
NW Missouri State 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
SW Missouri State 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Central Missouri State 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Missouri–Rolla 0 –5 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 North Central Conference football standings
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Iowa State Teachers $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
Augustana (SD) 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
North Dakota 4 –2 –04 –3 –1
South Dakota State 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
North Dakota State 2 –3 –13 –5 –1
Morningside 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
South Dakota 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Northern State College Conference football standings
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Mankato State $ 4 –0 –15 –3 –1
Michigan Tech 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
St. Cloud State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Bemidji State 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
Winona State 1 –3 –14 –3 –1
Moorhead State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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No. 9 Muskingum $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0
Ohio Wesleyan 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Otterbein 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Wittenberg 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Wooster 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Denison 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Marietta 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Heidelberg 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Mount Union 3 –5 –03 –6 –0
Oberlin 2 –4 –04 –4 –0
Capital 2 –6 –02 –6 –0
Kenyon 1 –6 –02 –6 –0
Akron 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Hiram 0 –6 –00 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP small college poll
1960 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Tennessee Tech $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
Middle Tennessee 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Murray State 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Morehead State 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
East Tennessee State 1 –3 –23 –4 –2
Eastern Kentucky 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Western Kentucky 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings
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East Division
No. 8/5 West Chester xy$ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Millersville 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Bloomsburg 4 –2 –05 –2 –1
East Stroudsburg 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Mansfield 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
Kutztown 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Cheyney 0 –5 –00 –7 –0
West Division
Lock Haven xy 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
California (PA) 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Slippery Rock 2 –1 –25 –1 –2
Clarion 2 –4 –13 –4 –1
Indiana (PA) 1 –3 –22 –4 –2
Edinboro 1 –3 –13 –4 –1
Shippensburg 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
Championship: West Chester 35, Lock Haven 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Interdivisional games counted in conference standings.
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1960 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
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Western Reserve $ 6 –0 –06 –1 –0
Thiel 4 –1 –04 –2 –1
John Carroll 3 –2 –03 –4 –0
Wayne State (MI) 3 –2 –04 –3 –0
Allegheny 3 –3 –03 –3 –1
Washington & Jefferson 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
Case Tech 1 –5 –01 –5 –1
Bethany (WV) 1 –5 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
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No. 16 Adams State $ 4 –0 –07 –0 –1
Idaho State 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Colorado Mines 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 –2 –16 –3 –1
Colorado College 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Western State (CO) 0 –4 –11 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Whittier + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Redlands + 4 –1 –06 –3 –1
Occidental + 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
Claremont-Mudd 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Pomona 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Caltech 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Prairie View A&M + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 7 Southern + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wiley 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Texas College 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings
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Randolph–Macon $ 2 –0 –04 –4 –0
Emory and Henry 1 –0 –07 –2 –1
Hampden–Sydney 1 –2 –02 –6 –0
Bridgewater 0 –2 –00 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 West Penn Conference football standings
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Westminster (PA) $ 5 –0 –05 –3 –0
Saint Vincent 4 –1 –04 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech 3 –2 –03 –5 –0
Geneva 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Grove City 0 –3 –12 –4 –3
Waynesburg 0 –4 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
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No. 18 Whitewater State $ 6 –0 –07 –0 –1
La Crosse State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Stout State 4 –2 –04 –4 –0
Stevens Point State 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Eau Claire State 4 –3 –14 –4 –1
Oshkosh State 3 –4 –03 –4 –0
Milwaukee 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Superior State 1 –4 –12 –5 –2
River Falls State 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Platteville State 1 –4 –11 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Yankee Conference football standings
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Connecticut + 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
UMass + 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
Maine 3 –2 –04 –3 –1
New Hampshire 2 –2 –04 –3 –0
Rhode Island 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Vermont 0 –2 –01 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 NCAA College Division independents football records
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Montclair State   –  8 –0 –0
Washington and Lee   –  8 –0 –1
UC Riverside   –  7 –0 –1
Arlington State   –  9 –2 –0
Howard (AL)   –  8 –1 –0
Northern Michigan   –  8 –1 –1
Cal Poly Pomona   –  7 –2 –0
Louisville   –  7 –2 –0
Southern Connecticut State   –  7 –3 –0
Montana State   –  5 –3 –1
Mississippi Southern   –  6 –4 –0
Santa Clara   –  4 –3 –0
Baldwin–Wallace   –  4 –3 –1
Sewanee   –  4 –3 –1
Carthage   –  5 –4 –0
Abilene Christian   –  5 –5 –0
Chattanooga   –  5 –5 –0
St. Norbert   –  4 –4 –1
Arkansas State   –  4 –5 –0
Drake   –  4 –5 –0
North Park   –  4 –5 –0
Buffalo   –  4 –6 –0
Carnegie Tech   –  3 –5 –0
Northeastern   –  2 –5 –1
Union (NY)   –  2 –5 –1
Hawaii   –  3 –7 –0
Tampa   –  2 –7 –1
Trinity (TX)   –  2 –7 –1
Washington University   –  2 –7 –0
Rose Poly   –  1 –5 –1
Wabash   –  1 –8 –0
Pepperdine   –  1 –9 –0

NAIA conferences
1960 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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No. 20 Arkansas Tech $ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0
Arkansas State Teachers 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Henderson State 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Southern Arkansas 5 –3 –05 –4 –0
Hendrix 3 –3 –13 –5 –1
Arkansas A&M 3 –5 –03 –6 –0
Ouachita Baptist 1 –5 –11 –7 –2
Harding 1 –5 –21 –5 –3
Ozarks 0 –8 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings
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Lakeland $ 4 –0 –05 –3 –0
Northland 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
Northwestern (WI) 2 –2 –04 –3 –0
Bethel (MN) 1 –3 –02 –6 –0
Milton 0 –4 –01 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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No. 19 St. Benedict's $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0
No. 14 Pittsburg State 4 –1 –08 –1 –0
Emporia State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Washburn 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Fort Hays State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Omaha 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 College Conference of Illinois football standings
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North Central (IL) $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Illinois Wesleyan 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Millikin 3 –2 –06 –2 –0
Carroll (WI) 1 –2 –22 –5 –2
Lake Forest 1 –3 –14 –3 –1
Augustana (IL) 1 –3 –13 –4 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Evergreen Conference football standings
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No. 4 Whitworth $^ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0
Central Washington 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
Puget Sound 4 –3 –04 –4 –1
Pacific Lutheran 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Western Washington 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Eastern Washington 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Far Western Conference football standings
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No. 2/3 Humboldt State $ 5 –0 –011 –1 –0
San Francisco State 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
Chico State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Sacramento State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
Nevada 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
UC Davis 0 –5 –00 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1960 Frontier Conference football standings
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New Mexico Highlands + 2 –0 –16 –2 –1
Arizona State–Flagstaff + 2 –0 –16 –3 –2
Panhandle A&M 1 –2 –04 –6 –0
New Mexico Western 0 –3 –01 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Gulf States Conference football standings
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No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 12 Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
McNeese State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Northwestern State 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
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Butler $ 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Evansville 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 –2 –13 –4 –1
Indiana State 3 –3 –03 –4 –0
Ball State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Valparaiso 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
DePauw 1 –4 –12 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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No. 13 Southern Illinois $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
Western Illinois 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Northern Illinois 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Central Michigan 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
Illinois State Normal 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Eastern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Eastern Michigan 0 –5 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Iowa Conference football standings
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No. 17 Parsons + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Luther + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Wartburg 6 –2 –07 –2 –0
Upper Iowa 5 –3 –05 –5 –0
Dubuque 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Buena Vista 3 –5 –04 –5 –0
Central (IA) 3 –5 –03 –6 –0
Iowa Wesleyan 1 –7 –01 –8 –1
Simpson 0 –8 –00 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Ottawa $ 9 –0 –09 –0 –0
Baker 8 –1 –08 –1 –0
Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –15 –3 –1
College of Emporia 5 –4 –05 –4 –0
Bethany (KS) 4 –4 –14 –4 –1
Bethel (KS) 4 –4 –14 –4 –1
Kansas Wesleyan 4 –4 –14 –4 –1
McPherson 1 –7 –11 –7 –1
Friends 1 –7 –11 –8 –1
Sterling 1 –8 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Lone Star Conference football standings
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No. 3 Texas A&I $ 6 –1 –08 –1 –1
East Texas State 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Lamar Tech 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Howard Payne 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Sul Ross 4 –3 –07 –3 –0
Sam Houston State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Southwest Texas State 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Mid-Ohio League football standings
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Ohio Northern + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Ashland + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Bluffton + 4 –1 –05 –3 –1
Findlay 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Defiance 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
Wilmington (OH) 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Midwest Conference football standings
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St. Olaf $ 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Coe 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Cornell (IA) 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Carleton 5 –3 –05 –3 –0
Grinnell 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Monmouth (IL) 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Ripon 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Knox 2 –4 –22 –4 –2
Lawrence 3 –5 –03 –5 –0
Beloit 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Minnesota–Duluth $ 6 –1 –06 –1 –1
Concordia (MN) 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Macalester 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Augsburg 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Saint John's (MN) 3 –3 –14 –3 –1
Gustavus Adolphus 3 –3 –13 –5 –1
St. Thomas (MN) 1 –6 –02 –6 –0
Hamline 0 –7 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
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Missouri Valley + 3 –0 –17 –1 –1
William Jewell + 3 –0 –17 –1 –1
Culver–Stockton 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Tarkio 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Central (MO) 0 –2 –01 –7 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Graceland]] 0 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
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[[{{{school}}}|Eastern Montana]] + 4 –1 –05 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Carroll (MT)]] + 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Western Montana]] 3 –2 –05 –2 –2
[[{{{school}}}|Rocky Mountain]] 3 –2 –03 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Northern Montana]] 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Montana Mines]] 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Nebraska College Conference football standings
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[[{{{school}}}|Peru State]] $ 5 –1 –06 –2 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Hastings]] 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Wayne State (NE)]] 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Kearney State]] 4 –2 –04 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Doane]] 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Chadron State]] 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Nebraska Wesleyan]] 0 –6 –00 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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[[{{{school}}}|Mayville State]] + 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Dickinson State]] + 5 –1 –05 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Minot State]] 3 –2 –04 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Valley City State]] 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Jamestown]] 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Ellendale]] 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ?
[[{{{school}}}|Wahpeton Science]] 0 –6 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 North State Conference football standings
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No. 1/2 Lenoir Rhyne $^ 6 –0 –012 –0 –0
Appalachian State 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
East Carolina 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Western Carolina]] 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Elon]] 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Catawba]] 2 –4 –02 –9 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Guilford]] 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1960 Northern State College Conference football standings
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Mankato State $ 4 –0 –15 –3 –1
Michigan Tech 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
St. Cloud State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Bemidji State 2 –3 –02 –6 –0
Winona State 1 –3 –14 –3 –1
Moorhead State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Northwest Conference football standings
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No. 10 Willamette $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Linfield]] 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Lewis & Clark]] 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Pacific (OR)]] 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Whitman]] 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|College of Idaho]] 0 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
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No. 9 [[{{{school}}}|Langston]] $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0
[[{{{school}}}|NW Oklahoma State]] 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|East Central]] 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Central State (OK)]] 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|SE Oklahoma State]] 3 –3 –04 –5 –1
[[{{{school}}}|SW Oklahoma State]] 1 –5 –01 –9 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Northeastern State]] 0 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
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Oregon Tech $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Southern Oregon]] 3 –1 –05 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Portland State]] 1 –2 –12 –4 –2
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon College]] 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Eastern Oregon]] 0 –3 –10 –7 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings
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East Division
No. 8/5 West Chester xy$ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Millersville 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Bloomsburg 4 –2 –05 –2 –1
East Stroudsburg 5 –3 –06 –3 –0
Mansfield 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
Kutztown 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Cheyney 0 –5 –00 –7 –0
West Division
Lock Haven xy 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
California (PA) 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
Slippery Rock 2 –1 –25 –1 –2
Clarion 2 –4 –13 –4 –1
Indiana (PA) 1 –3 –22 –4 –2
Edinboro 1 –3 –13 –4 –1
Shippensburg 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
Championship: West Chester 35, Lock Haven 6
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Interdivisional games counted in conference standings.
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll
1960 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
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No. 16 Adams State $ 4 –0 –07 –0 –1
Idaho State 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Colorado Mines 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 –2 –16 –3 –1
Colorado College 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Western State (CO) 0 –4 –11 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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[[{{{school}}}|Northern State]] + 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Huron]] + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|South Dakota Tech]] 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Dakota Wesleyan]] 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Southern State]] 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Black Hills]] 0 –5 –11 –6 –1
[[{{{school}}}|General Beadle]] 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Whittier + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Redlands + 4 –1 –06 –3 –1
Occidental + 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
Claremont-Mudd 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Pomona 1 –4 –03 –7 –0
Caltech 0 –5 –00 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Prairie View A&M + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 7 Southern + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wiley 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Texas College 0 –7 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 Tri-State Conference football standings
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[[{{{school}}}|Concordia (NE)]] $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Midland]] 5 –1 –07 –1 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Sioux Falls]] 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Westmar]] 3 –2 –13 –4 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Dana]] 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Yankton]] 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Northwestern (IA)]] 0 –6 –00 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 West Penn Conference football standings
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Westminster (PA) $ 5 –0 –05 –3 –0
Saint Vincent 4 –1 –04 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech 3 –2 –03 –5 –0
Geneva 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Grove City 0 –3 –12 –4 –3
Waynesburg 0 –4 –10 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Eastern Division
[[{{{school}}}|Salem]] x 4 –4 –04 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|West Liberty State]] 2 –4 –12 –5 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Davis & Elkins]] 1 –6 –01 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Shepherd]] 0 –4 –04 –4 –0
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia State]] 0 –4 –01 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Bluefield State]] * 1 –0 –03 –6 –0
Western Division
[[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] x$ 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Wesleyan]] 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Glenville State]] 5 –2 –05 –2 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Concord]] 4 –2 –24 –3 –2
[[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Tech]] 2 –1 –14 –3 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Potomac State]] 2 –3 –01 –4 –0
Bethany (WV) * 0 –1 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Conference standings based on power ratings
1960 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
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No. 18 Whitewater State $ 6 –0 –07 –0 –1
La Crosse State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Stout State 4 –2 –04 –4 –0
Stevens Point State 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Eau Claire State 4 –3 –14 –4 –1
Oshkosh State 3 –4 –03 –4 –0
Milwaukee 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Superior State 1 –4 –12 –5 –2
River Falls State 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Platteville State 1 –4 –11 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll
1960 NAIA independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 [[{{{school}}}|Hillsdale]]   –  9 –1 –0
No. 11 Northern Michigan ^   –  8 –1 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Austin]]   –  6 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Earlham]]   –  5 –3 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Wheaton (IL)]]   –  4 –4 –1
[[{{{school}}}|Eastern New Mexico]]   –  4 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|La Verne]]   –  4 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Oklahoma Panhandle State]]   –  4 –6 –0
[[{{{school}}}|St. Mary of the Plains]]   –  3 –5 –0
[[{{{school}}}|McMurry]]   –  3 –7 –0
[[{{{school}}}|Georgetown (KY)]]   –  2 –6 –0
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

Rankings

Major college polls
Main article: 1960 major college football rankings

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[12] – as the number one team.[13][14]

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 Owls 6
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
Bowl Location Date Winner Score Runner-up
Sun Bowl El Paso, TX December 31 No. 17 New Mexico State 20–13 Utah State
Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL December 31 No. 18 Florida 13–12 No. 12 Baylor
Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL December 30 The Citadel 27–0 Tennessee Tech
Bluebonnet Bowl Houston, TX December 17 No. 9 Alabama  3–3 Texas
Liberty Bowl Philadelphia, PA December 17 No. 16 Penn State 41–12 Oregon
Prairie View Bowl Houston, TX January 1, 1961 Prairie View 19-8 Arkansas AM&N
Orange Blossom Classic Miami, FL December 10 Florida A&M 40-26 Langston
Mineral Water Bowl Excelsior Springs, MO November 26 Hillsdale 17-6 Iowa Teachers
Great Southwest Bowl December 31 Grand Prairie, TX Texas A&I 45-14 Arkansas Tech
West Virginia Bowl November 24 Clarksburg, WV Fairmont State 13-7 Salem
Rice Bowl December 2 Stuttgart, AR East Central Oklahoma 25-7 Henderson State
Rocket Bowl Maryville 19-0 Milligan

NAIA post-season

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.[17]

Semifinals
December 3, 1960 		Championship
December 17, 1960
Holiday Bowl[18]
      
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.

Award season

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

PlayerSchoolPosition1st2nd3rdTotal
Joe BellinoNavyHB436196931,793
Tom BrownMinnesotaG127121108731
Jake GibbsOle MissQB747777453
Ed DyasAuburnFB466355319
Billy KilmerUCLAHB554231280
Mike DitkaPittsburghE175268223
Tom MatteOhio StateQB174230165
Dan LaRoseMissouriE162832136
Pervis AtkinsNew Mexico StateHB251813124
E. J. HolubTexas TechC142329117

Source: [19][20]

All-Americans
Main article: 1960 College Football All-America Team
Main article: 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 Other
Mike DitkaEndPittsburgh6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Dan LaRoseEndMissouri6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Bob LillyTackleTCU6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Tom BrownGuardMinnesota6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Joe BellinoHalfbackNavy6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Bob FergusonFullbackOhio State6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Jake GibbsQuarterbackOle Miss6/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, WC
Ken RiceTackleAuburn5/6AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
E. J. HolubCenterTexas Tech5/6AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPICP, Time, WC
Joe RomigGuardColorado3/6AFCA, FWAA, UPIWC
Ernie DavisHalfbackSyracuse2/6AFCA, UPIWC

Other awards

Statistical leaders

Total offense

The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Plays Total Yds PtR[23]
1Billy KilmerUCLA102921889104
2Mel MelinWashington State10313171592
3Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State10262163488
4Norm SneadWake Forest10312163069
5Howard DyerVMI102601478138
6Terry BakerOregon State10228147356
7Tom MatteOhio State9256141962
8Ron MillerWisconsin9238139568
9James Earl WrightMemphis State101911375112
10Roman GabrielNC State10284134092

[24]

Small college

Rank Player Team Games Plays Total Yds
1MillerAustin92871966
2Dennis SpurlockWhitworth92911897
3DanielsBishop103541846
4Corny AddisonJackson102351623
5Don CavalliWagner92441556
6LightPacific (OR)92841534
7Joe IaconeWest Chester91991438
8JohnsonWhitewater State82211385
9MillsNE Missouri92321343
10Jim LuceAugustana (SD)82071326

Passing

The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl.		 Yds. Int. TDs
1Harold StephensHardin-Simmons10145256.5661254143
2Norm SneadWake Forest10123259.47416761410
3Mel MelinWashington State10119221.53816381311
4Charley JohnsonNew Mexico State10109199.5481511613
5Fran TarkentonGeorgia10108185.5841189128
6Rich MayoAir Force10108238.4541168187
7Roman GabrielNC State10105186.565117678
8Ron MillerWisconsin997188.5161354168
9NormanStanford1095201.4731057134
10John FurmanTexas Western1094192.490109474

[24]

Small college

Rank Player Team Games Compl. Att. Pct.
Compl.		 Yds. Int. TDs
1Dennis 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 Avg
1Bob GaitersNew Mexico State1013381976.79
2Tom LarscheidUtah State1010441978.42
3Ernie DavisSyracuse98771127.83
4Bob FergusonOhio State98531605.33
5Dave HoppmanIowa State98441615.24
6Joe BellinoNavy108341684.96
7Billy KilmerUCLA108031634.93
8Hugh ScottPrinceton97601405.43
9ThompsonArizona10732927.96
10Alan RozyckiDartmouth97251694.29

[25]

Small college

Rank Player Team Games Yds Rushes Avg
1Joe IaconeWest Chester914381997.23
2MillsNE Missouri913432295.86
3Ron PuhlLock Haven State1012692155.90
4Steve McClellanWooster1011902365.04
5Bill "Catfish" CooperMuskingum911021855.96

Receiving

The following players were the individual leaders in receptions during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Games Receptions Receiving
Yards		 Touchdowns
1Hugh CampbellWashington State106688110
2Claude "Tee" MoormanDuke10464312
3Del WilliamsTexas Western10364142
4Bob CoolbaughRichmond10353802
5Joe KehoeVirginia10343782
6Reg CarolanIdaho10334983
7BrownGeorgia10312753
8Tom HutchinsonKentucky10304
9E.A. SimsNew Mexico State10304152
9Bobby CrespinoOle Miss10304084
9Gary CollinsMaryland10304044

[24]

Small college

Rank Player Team Games Receptions Receiving
Yards		 Touchdowns
1Ken Gregory107410184

Scoring

The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1Bob GaitersNew Mexico State1452370
2Joe BellinoNavy1101820
3JonesArizona State938276
4Tom LarscheidUtah State921520
5Pervis AtkinsNew Mexico State801280
6Bob FergusonOhio State781300
6Tom MasonTulane781300
6SmithMissouri781300
9Hugh CampbellWashington State7611100
9Joe HernandezArizona761240
11DyerVMI721200
12Wilburn HollisIowa681120
12KernVMI681080
14George FlemingWashington655234
15Ed DyasAuburn6321213
16Ernie DavisSyracuse621020
16JohnsonSan Jose State6211 [sic?]20
18Tom WatkinsIowa State601000
18Bob BlanchardYale608120
18ScottCollege of Pacific601000

[26]

Small college

Rank Player Team Pts TD PAT FG
1Bill CooperMuskingum15223140
2Herb SuttonOttawa12517230
3Jim VogtNorthern State (SD)12114370
4Cecil StephensHumboldt State1202000
5Dale MillsNE Missouri11818100
6Leroy JacksonWestern Illinois1121840
6J. R. BishopFranklin11214280
8Steve McClellanWooster1081760
8Dale MesserFresno State1081800
10Charlie FullerSan Francisco State1041720

[26]

Total offense

The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games
played		 Total
plays		 Yards
gained		 Yards
per game
1New Mexico State106704196419.6
2Memphis State106123744374.4
2Utah State106483744374.4
4Ole Miss106463624362.4
5Mississippi Southern106703467346.7
6Wyoming107063333333.3
7Arizona State106833331333.1
8Oregon106503311331.1
9Oregon State106133306330.6
10Washington State106453295329.5

[27]

Small college

Rank Team Games
played		 Total
plays		 Yards
gained		 Yards
per game
1Muskingum96234108456.4
2Florida A&M95563876430.7
3Whitewater State85833404425.5
4Willamette85813304413.0
5Grambling105814120412.0
6Howard95343581409.0
7West Chester9574408.8
8Santa Clara64062411401.8
9Fresno State106294013401.3
10Adams State85823195399.4

Scoring offense

The following teams were the leaders in scoring offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Team Points
per game
1New Mexico State37.4
2Memphis State30.3
3Yale28.1
4Missouri27.3
5Ole Miss26.6
6Utah State26.1
7Iowa26.0
8Princeton25.8
9Washington25.5
10Rutgers25.0

[27]

Rushing offense

The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Utah State312.0
2Memphis State278.2
3New Mexico State263.9
4Syracuse256.6
5Wyoming255.3
6Iowa253.8
7Missouri250.0
8Arizona State248.9
9Mississippi Southern244.5
10Princeton236.9

[27]

Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Muskingum355.2
2Huron325.0
3Concordia (MN)313.7
4Willamette305.4
5Ottawa300.3
6Grambling299.9
7Northern State (SD)297.3
8Pittsburg State296.4
9Northeast Missouri293.1
10Baker283.6

Passing offense

The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Washington State185.5
2Wisconsin169.6
3Wake Forest169.2
4Kentucky163.3
5Baylor161.8
6New Mexico State155.7
7Detroit154.0
8San Jose State153.6
9Denver148.9
10VMI142.4

[27]

Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Whitworth213.6
2Jackson State208.8
3Fresno State194.7
4Whittier192.9
5Cal Poly192.5
6Pacific (OR)188.6
7Austin187.6
8Whitewater State184.1
9Wagner183.2
10Cal Poly Pomona178.3

Total defense

The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Team Games
played		 Total
plays		 Yards
gained		 Yards
per game
1Wyoming104771496149.6
2Alabama105361576157.6
3Ole Miss105421686168.6
4Syracuse95201559173.2
5Auburn105261741174.1
6Kentucky105451831183.1
7Kansas105551872187.2
8Army105301916191.6
9Missouri105631943194.3
10Utah State105661945194.5

[27]

Small college

Rank Team Games
played		 Total
plays		 Yards
gained		 Yards
per game
1Maryland State8394838104.8
2Florida A&M9430977108.6
3Livingstone104801139113.9
4Delaware State8352966120.8
5L.A. Pacific7308861123.0
6Albany State94071142126.9
7Henderson83981033129.1
8Susquehanna84171059132.4
9Ferris Institute83911075134.4
10Grambling104641365136.5

Scoring defense

The following teams were the leaders in scoring defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Team Points
per game
1LSU5.0
2Alabama5.3
3Rice5.8
4Ole Miss6.4
5Utah State6.5
6Wyoming7.1
7Dartmouth7.3
8Florida7.4
9Texas7.5
10Rutgers7.7
10Pittsburgh7.7

[27]

Rushing defense

The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Wyoming82.4
2Utah State84.7
3Alabama89.1
4Ole Miss89.2
5Yale105.0
6Memphis State108.0
7Mississipi Southern108.2
8Missouri109.2
9Florida110.5
10Washington111.7

[27]

Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1West Chester41.4
2Grambling43.1
3Florida A&M43.4
4Maryland State44.0
5Whitewater State50.6
6Norfolk State58.1
7Livingstone59.6
8Los Angeles Pacific61.1
9Luther70.8
10Albany State71.8

Passing defense

The following teams were the leaders in passing defense during the 1960 season:

Major college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Iowa State30.2
2Dayton45.4
3Kansas48.3
4Kentucky52.2
5Tennessee53.8
6Colorado55.7
7The Citadel57.0
8Syracuse57.3
9Auburn59.0
10Kansas State61.9

[27]

Small college

Rank Team Yards
per game
1Susquehanna27.3
2Henderson State28.9
3Western Carolina34.2
4Winona State36.1
5Delaware State40.4
6Western Kentucky40.6
7Texas Lutheran41.6
8Central State (OH)42.1
9Central (IA)42.9
10Ferris Institute43.0

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