1960 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1960 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1960 record 5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Ara Parseghian (5th year)
Home stadium Dyche Stadium
1960 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Minnesota + 6 1 0     8 2 0
#3 Iowa + 5 1 0     8 1 0
#8 Ohio State 5 2 0     7 2 0
#15 Michigan State 4 2 0     6 2 1
Illinois 3 4 0     5 4 0
Michigan 3 4 0     5 4 0
Northwestern 3 4 0     5 4 0
#19 Purdue 3 4 0     4 4 1
Wisconsin 2 5 0     4 5 0
Indiana 0 7 0     1 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1][2]

The team's offensive leaders were Dick Thornton with 901 passing yards, Mike Stock with 536 rushing yards, and Elbert Kimbrough with 378 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

  1. September 24, 1960: at Oklahoma, Win, 19-3
  2. October 1, 1960: #8 Iowa, Loss, 0-42
  3. October 8, 1960: at #14 Minnesota, Loss, 0-7
  4. October 15, 1960: at Michigan, Loss, 7-14
  5. October 22, 1960: Notre Dame, Win, 7-6
  6. October 29, 1960: at Indiana, Win, 21-3
  7. November 5, 1960: at Wisconsin, Win, 21-0
  8. November 12, 1960: #13 Michigan State, Loss, 18-21
  9. November 19, 1960: Illinois, Win, 14-7

References

  1. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  2. "1960 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
  3. "1960 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
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