1960 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.[2][3]

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
Captains	Irv Cross[1] Mike Stock (2nd year)
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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 team's offensive leaders were Dick Thornton with 901 passing yards, Mike Stock with 536 rushing yards, and Elbert Kimbrough with 378 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 24	at Oklahoma*	No. 14	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, Oklahoma	W 19–3
October 1	No. 8 Iowa	No. 6	Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 0–42
October 8	at No. 14 Minnesota		Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, Minnesota	L 0–7
October 15	at Michigan		Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan	L 7–14
October 22	Notre Dame*		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois (rivalry)	W 7–6
October 29	at Indiana		Seventeenth Street Stadium Bloomington, Indiana	W 21–3
November 5	at Wisconsin		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	W 21–0
November 12	No. 13 Michigan State		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois	L 18–21
November 19	Illinois		Dyche Stadium Evanston, Illinois (rivalry)	W 14–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 148. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
2. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
3. "1960 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 19, 2015.
4. "1960 Northwestern Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.