1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1960 record 5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach Pete Elliott (1st season)
MVP Joe Rutgens
Captain Bill Brown
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1960 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota + 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
No. 3 Iowa + 5 –1 –0  8 –1 –0
No. 8 Ohio State 5 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
No. 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
No. 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 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 5–4 record and finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Tackle Joe Rutgens was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 24 Indiana No. 4 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 17–6    
October 1 West Virginia* No. 4 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 33–0    
October 8 No. 5 Ohio State No. 4 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL (Illibuck Trophy) L 7–34    
October 15 at No. 10 Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 10–21    
October 22 Penn State* Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 10–8    
October 29 at No. 15 Purdue Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN (Purdue Cannon) W 14–12    
November 5 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI L 7–8    
November 12 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 35–14    
November 19 at Northwestern Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL (Sweet Sioux Tomahawk) L 7–14    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.


References

  1. ↑ "1960 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
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