1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team

The 1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College (later renamed Northern Iowa University) in the North Central Conference during the 1960 college football season. In its first season under head coach Stan Sheriff, the team compiled a 9–1 record (6–0 against NCC opponents) and won the NCC championship.[1]

1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
1960 record9–1 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO. R. Latham Stadium
1960 North Central Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Iowa State Teachers $ 6 0 0  9 1 0
Augustana (SD) 4 2 0  6 2 0
North Dakota 4 2 0  4 3 1
South Dakota State 2 3 1  5 4 1
North Dakota State 2 3 1  3 5 1
Morningside 2 4 0  4 5 0
South Dakota 0 6 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Five players received all-conference honors: guard George Asleson; quarterback Jerry Morgan; end Mace Reyerson; center Charles Schulte; and guard Wendell Williams.[2] Asleson also received All-America honors from the Associated Press.[3]

Reyerson set a team record, eclipsed 25 years later, with 127 interception return yards.[4] The defense also set a team record on October 29 with seven interceptions against South Dakota.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17at Mankato State*Mankato, MNW 41–16
September 24North Dakota StateW 19–7
October 1Drake*
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 14–3
October 8Augustana (SD)
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 27–7
October 15Morningside
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 26–0
October 22at North DakotaGrand Forks, NDW 7–0
October 29at South DakotaVermillion, SDW 40–0
November 5South Dakota State
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 12–0
November 12at Wheaton (IL)Wheaton, ILW 21–18
November 26HillsdaleL 6–17
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2019. p. 107.
  2. 2019 Media Guide, p. 117.
  3. 2019 Media Guide, p. 119.
  4. 2019 Media Guide, p. 81.
  5. 2019 Media Guide, p. 94.
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