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1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1960
team	Iowa Hawkeyes
sport	football
image	Litkenhous Ratings Championship trophy.jpg
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	2
APRank	3
record	8–1
conf_record	5–1
head_coach	Forest Evashevski
hc_year	9th
mvp	Bernie Wyatt
captain	Jerry Mauren
stadium	Iowa Stadium
champion	National champion (Litkenhous, Boand, Berryman QPRS, Sagarin, and Billingsley)
Big Ten co-champion

Big Ten co-champion The 1960 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was an American football team that represented the University of Iowa as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1960 Big Ten football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Forest Evashevski, the Hawkeyes compiled an 8–1 record (5–1 in conference games), tied with Minnesota. for the Big Ten championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 234 to 108. They opened the season with six consecutive wins over ranked opponents, as eight of Iowa's nine opponents were ranked, and the ninth was Notre Dame. The only loss was to eventual national champion Minnesota The Big Ten voted to send Minnesota to the Rose Bowl over Iowa.

The Hawkeyes were ranked No. 2 in the final UPI poll and No. 3 in the final AP poll, but were ranked No. 1 in the season's final Litkenhous Ratings and were awarded the Litkenhous national championship trophy. They have also been declared the national champion by the Boand System, Berryman QPRS, Sagarin Ratings, and Billingsley Report.

The 1960 Hawkeyes gained 2,284 rushing yards and 511 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 1,492 rushing yards and 573 passing yards. The team featured the strongest rushing attack in Iowa history with an average of 252.8 rushing yards per game. They also had the fifth best scoring defense in modern Iowa history, allowing an average of 12.0 points per game.

The team's statistical leaders included halfback Larry Ferguson (665 rushing yards), quarterback Wilburn Hollis (22-of-62 passing for 289 yards, 68 points scored), and Felton Rogers (8 receptions for 96 yards). Ferguson and guard Mark Manders were selected by the Football Writers Association of America as first-team All-Americans. Ferguson, Manders and Hollis received first-team honors on the 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Halfback Jerry Mauren was the team captain. Halfback Bernie Wyatt was selected as the team's most valuable player.

The team played its home games at Iowa Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Home attendance totaled 264,100 an average of 52,820 per game.

Schedule

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Personnel

Players

The following players received varsity letters for their performance on the 1960 Iowa football team:

John Calhoun, quarterback
Richard Clauson, end
William DiCindio, guard
Larry Ferguson, halfback, 182 pounds
Sammie Harris, halfback
Al Hinton, tackle, 219 pounds
Wilburn Hollis, quarterback, junior, No. 20, 200 pounds
Lloyd Humphreys, center, 193 pounds
Charlie Lee, tackle, 231 pounds
Mark Manders, guard, 219 pounds
Jerry Mauren, halfback, 164 pounds
Earl McQuiston, tackle
Tom Moore, quarterback, senior, No. 55
Eugene Mosley, fullback
William Perkins, end
Dayton Perry, center, sophomore
Emery Pudder, tackle
Bill Ringer, guard
Felton Rogers, end, 184 pounds
Bob Russo, halfback
Jim Sober, halfback, junior, No. 0
Matt Szykowny, quarterback
Sherwyn Thorson, guard, junior, No. 69, 210 pounds
Olen Treadway, quarterback, senior, No. 22
Donald Tucker, halfback
William Van Buren, center
David Watkins, end
Bill Whisler, end, junior, No 81, 219 pounds
Chester Williams, tackle
Joe Williams, fullback, sophomore, 191 pounds
James Winton
Bernie Wyatt, halfback, senior, No. 45
Bob Yauck, tackle
Don Zinn, center, senior

Coaches and administrators

Head coach - Forest Evashevski
Assistant coaches = Lou Holtz

Rankings

Game summaries

No. 16 Purdue

at No. 3 Minnesota

Sources: Box Score and Game Story

No. 3 Ohio State

1961 NFL draft

Main article: 1961 NFL draft

References

"1960 Iowa Hawkeyes Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"2022 Iowa Football Media Guide". University of Iowa.
2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 161.
2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 277.
2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, pp. 278-279.
(December 7, 1960). "Hawkeyes' Ferguson and Manders Make Look All America Football Team". The Des Moines Register.
(November 22, 1960). "Matte and Ferguson Picked On All-Big Ten Team". Toledo Blade.
(November 25, 1960). "Big Ten Coaches Name Three Bucks All Stars". The Terre Haute Star.
2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220.
2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 220.
2022 Iowa Football Media Guide, p. 260.
(September 27, 1960). "Iowa Shows Offensive Power". [[The Daily Iowan]].
(October 4, 1960). "Iowa's Fast Backs Shatter Wildcat Defense". [[The Daily Iowan]].
(October 11, 1960). "Hawks Hold Ball 5 Times, Score Twice". [[The Daily Iowan]].
(October 18, 1960). "13 Seconds Lucky for Iowa in Win". [[The Daily Iowan]].
(November 1, 1960). "Mum's the Word After Game, Squads Silent About Kansas". [[The Daily Iowan]].
(November 22, 1960). "Minnesota 1st But Hawkeyes In No. 2 Spot". [[The Daily Iowan]].
"1960 Football Schedule".
2022 Media Guide, pp. 250-258.
(October 25, 1960). "Hawks First – By Big Margin". [[The Daily Iowan]].
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1960 Oct 23. Retrieved 2018-Oct-28.
(November 8, 1960). "Gophers Win 27-10, Move to No. 1 Rating". [[The Daily Iowan]].
(November 6, 1960). "Minnesota Trims Top-Ranked Iowa". [[Kingsport Times-News]] via newspaperarchive.com.
(November 15, 1960). "Iowa Win Double Present for Evy". [[The Daily Iowan]].
"Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com".

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