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 season)
MVP Mike Stock
Home stadium Dyche 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 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1960 Big Ten Conference 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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 24 at Oklahoma* No. 14 Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, Oklahoma W 193    
October 1 No. 8 Iowa No. 6 Dyche StadiumEvanston, Illinois L 042    
October 8 at No. 14 Minnesota Memorial StadiumMinneapolis, Minnesota L 07    
October 15 at Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, Michigan L 714    
October 22 Notre Dame* Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry) W 76    
October 29 at Indiana Seventeenth Street StadiumBloomington, Indiana W 213    
November 5 at Wisconsin Camp Randall StadiumMadison, Wisconsin W 210    
November 12 No. 13 Michigan State Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois L 1821    
November 19 Illinois Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois (Rivalry) W 147    
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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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