1960 college football season
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The 1960 college football season marked the last time that the University of Minnesota
was a national champion on the gridiron. Murray Warmath
's Minnesota Gophers were not in the Top 20 in preseason polling, but received the AP Trophy at the end of the regular season. During the 20th century, the NCAA
had no playoff for the college football
teams that would later be described as "Division I-A." The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" (AP and UPI) polls. The extent of that recognition came in the form of acknowledgment in the annual NCAA Football Guide of the "unofficial" national champions. The AP poll in 1960 consisted of the votes of 48 sportswriters; the year before, more than 200 voters had split first place votes between Syracuse, Mississippi, LSU, Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin and Alabama. The Associated Press relied thereafter on a "special panel representing all sections of the country". Though not all the panelists voted in every poll, each would give their opinion of the twenty best teams. Under a point system of 20 points for first place, 19 for second, etc., the "overall" ranking was determined. Although the rankings were based on the collective opinion of the representative sportswriters, the teams that remained "unbeaten and untied" were generally ranked higher than those that had not. A defeat, even against a strong opponent, tended to cause a team to drop in the rankings, and a team with two or more defeats was unlikely to remain in the Top 20. The top teams played on New Year's Day in the four major postseason bowl games: the Rose Bowl
(near Los Angeles
at Pasadena
), the Sugar Bowl
(New Orleans, Louisiana
), the Orange Bowl (Miami, Florida
), and the Cotton Bowl Classic (Dallas, Texas
).
and 1959's second place finisher, the Mississippi Rebels
were #1 and #2, with 26 and 21 first place votes respectively. They were followed by the #3 Washington Huskies
from Seattle, the #4 Texas Longhorns
and the #5 Illinois Fighting Illini
. As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.
The Big Ten schools would not kick off until September 24. On September 17, #2 Mississippi beat the Houston Cougars
in Houston, 42–0. #3 Washington crushed the visiting College of the Pacific, 55–6 (the school became the University of the Pacific in 1961). #4 Texas opened its season with a loss at home to Nebraska, falling 14–13.
Ole Miss was voted #1, followed by Syracuse, Washington, Illinois, and previously unranked Alabama, which had beaten #13 Georgia 21–6 in Birmingham
.
September 24 #1 Mississippi beat Kentucky
in Memphis, 21–6. #2 Syracuse opened its season with a 55–7 win over Boston University
. #3 Washington won at home again, beating the University of Idaho Vandals
41–12. #4 Illinois beat Indiana
17–6. In Lincoln, Minnesota beat #12 Nebraska 26–14. #5 Alabama was tied 6–6 by Tulane
in New Orleans.
The poll remained 1.Mississippi 2.Syracuse 3.Washington 4.Illinois, but 5.Kansas
, which had crushed Kansas State
41–0 on the road, rose from 7th to 5th. Minnesota entered the poll at the #18 spot.
played its second straight game in Memphis, Tennessee, beating Memphis State 31-20. #2 Syracuse defeated #5 Kansas
in Lawrence, Kansas, 14-7, to reclaim the top spot. #3 Washington
narrowly lost 15-14 at home to the #17 Navy Midshipmen. #4 Illinois beat West Virginia 33-0. #18 Minnesota beat Indiana 42-0. In the following poll, Syracuse and Ole Miss were #1 and #2, followed at 3, 4 and 5 by Big Ten teams Iowa, Illinois and Ohio State. Purdue was 7th, Michigan State 13th, and Minnesota 14th. Iowa had beaten Northwestern 42-0 on the road, while Ohio State had shut out visiting USC.
October 8
#1 Syracuse struggled to beat Holy Cross 15-6 in Worcestor, Mass. #14 Minnesota beat Northwestern 7-0. #2 Mississippi
won in their third consecutive trip to Tennessee, beating Vanderbilt 26-0 in Nashville. #3 Iowa beat #13 Michigan State in East Lansing, 27-15. #4 Illinois lost in Champaign, Ill., to #5 Ohio State, 34-7. #6 Navy
, which had beaten SMU 26-7 at a game in the naval port of Norfolk, Virginia
, came in at fifth. The next poll was: 1.Mississippi 2.Iowa 3.Ohio State 4.Syracuse 5.Navy. Minnesota reached the Top Ten at #10
On October 15, #1 Mississippi
beat Tulane in New Orleans 26-13, and #2 Iowa beat #12 Wisconsin at home, 28-21. #4 Syracuse beat #20 Penn State 21-15, and #5 Navy
beat the Air Force Academy 35-3 in Baltimore
. #3 Ohio State lost a close one at Purdue 24-21. #10 Minnesota beat Illinois 21-10. The Iowa Hawkeyes narrowly topped the next poll, with 23 first place votes to 22 for Ole Miss, and only two points to separate #1 and #2 (442-440) They were followed by 3.Syracuse 4.Navy and newcomer 5.Missouri
, which was 5-0 after a 45-0 win over Kansas State at Manhattan, KS. Minnesota rose from 10th to 6th.
October 22 #1 Iowa beat #10 Purdue 21-14 and #2 Mississippi
edged #14 Arkansas 10-7 in Little Rock. #3 Syracuse won at West Virginia 45-0, while #4 Navy
beat the Ivy League's Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, 27-0. #5 Missouri
, which had held its opponents to single digits, continued winning with a 34-8 thrashing of Iowa State. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, #6 Minnesota beat Michigan 10-0. Iowa tightened its hold on #1 in the next poll, with 34 of the 48 votes for first place. The next week's Top 20 had only nineteen teams, with Kansas at #19 with 2 points. The top five remained the same with 1.Iowa 2.Mississippi 3.Syracuse 4.Navy and 5.Missouri.
October 29 #1 Iowa beat #19 Kansas 21-7. #2 Mississippi
played its 7th game of the season, but its first at home in Oxford, and were tied 6-6 by the LSU Tigers. #3 Syracuse lost to Pitt 10-0. In Philadelphia, #4 Navy
beat Notre Dame 14-7. #6 Minnesota beat Kansas State 48-7. #5 Missouri
crushed Nebraska in Lincoln, 28-0, to go 7-0-0. At this time, they had outscored their opponents 210-31.
Iowa stayed #1, Missouri rose to #2. #6 Minnesota rose to #3 after posting its sixth win, a 48-7 routing of Kansas State, and Ohio State returned to the top five at #5 after beating Michigan State in East Lansing, 21-10. With three Big Ten teams, the top five was 1.Iowa 2.Missouri 3.Minnesota 4.Navy and 5.Ohio State.
lost in Durham, North Carolina, to #13 Duke 19-10
#2 Missouri
beat #18 Colorado at home 16-6. #5 Ohio State handled Indiana 36-7. Having dethroned the #1 team, the Minnesota Gophers took the top spot in the poll released on November 7, 1960, with 40 of the 47 voters voting them as #1. Mississippi
, still unbeaten, returned to the Top Five after a 45-0 win over Tennessee-Chattanooga. The top five was 1.Minnesota 2.Missouri 3.Ohio State 4.Mississippi and 5.Iowa.
November 12
#1 Minnesota lost to Purdue, 23-14. #2 Missouri
gave up more than a touchdown for the first time, but still won 41-19 at Oklahoma. #3 Ohio State lost at #5 Iowa, 35-12. #4 Mississippi
, following its win against UT-Chattanooga, beat the parent #14 University of Tennessee in Knoxville, 24-3. Washington
, which had beaten California 27-7, returned to the Top Five. The Missouri Tigers captured #1 in the next poll, which was 1.Missouri 2.Iowa 3.Mississippi 4.Minnesota and 5.Washington
November 19
Unbeaten #1 Missouri
, with only a home game left between it and the national championship, lost to visiting Kansas, 23-7, but the game was later forfeited to Missouri. #2 Iowa defeated Notre Dame in South Bend, 28-0. #3 Mississippi
finished its season unbeaten (9-0-1) with a 35-9 win at home over Mississippi State. #4 Minnesota closed its season with a 26-7 win at Wisconsin. #5 Washington
played its season ender against 4-4-1 Washington State in Spokane, winning only by a 2-point conversion, 8-7. In the penultimate poll, released November 21, Minnesota, Iowa and Mississippi had 13½, 17½ and 13 first place votes respectively (voters were allowed to split their choices for #1), and Minnesota was again #1. The following Saturday, November 26, #3 Mississippi
finished its season unbeaten (9-0-1) with a 35-9 win at home over Mississippi State.
With both the AP and UPI finishing their voting before the bowl games, the championship was determined in December. The AP writers divided among Minnesota (8-1-0), Mississippi (9-0-1) and Iowa (8-1-0), and some voters split their choices. As such, the Minnesota Gophers received 17½ votes for #1, Mississippi got 16, and Iowa 12½. Minnesota had 433½ poll points, ahead of 411 for Ole Miss and 407½ for Iowa. Minnesota was also the #1 choice in the UPI coaches poll.
Other bowls:
(10–0), were named #1 by both the UPI and the AP in their "small college" polls. Ohio had held its opponents to 8 points or less, including five shutouts. UPI's 47 member board of coaches ranked Bowling Green State University
(which Ohio had beaten 14–7) 2nd, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne, Muskingum and Florida A&M. AP's 8-member regional board had the Top 5 as Ohio, Lenoir-Rhyne, Humboldt State, Whitworth and West Chester, all of which were unbeaten and untied. In the NAIA championship game, the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears beat the Humboldt State Lumberjacks 15–14 in the Camellia Bowl
.
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
was a national champion on the gridiron. Murray Warmath
Murray Warmath
Murray Warmath was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi State University from 1952 to 1953 and at the University of Minnesota from 1954 to 1971, compiling a career college football record of 97–84–10...
's Minnesota Gophers were not in the Top 20 in preseason polling, but received the AP Trophy at the end of the regular season. During the 20th century, the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
had no playoff for the college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
teams that would later be described as "Division I-A." The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of "wire service" (AP and UPI) polls. The extent of that recognition came in the form of acknowledgment in the annual NCAA Football Guide of the "unofficial" national champions. The AP poll in 1960 consisted of the votes of 48 sportswriters; the year before, more than 200 voters had split first place votes between Syracuse, Mississippi, LSU, Texas, Georgia, Wisconsin and Alabama. The Associated Press relied thereafter on a "special panel representing all sections of the country". Though not all the panelists voted in every poll, each would give their opinion of the twenty best teams. Under a point system of 20 points for first place, 19 for second, etc., the "overall" ranking was determined. Although the rankings were based on the collective opinion of the representative sportswriters, the teams that remained "unbeaten and untied" were generally ranked higher than those that had not. A defeat, even against a strong opponent, tended to cause a team to drop in the rankings, and a team with two or more defeats was unlikely to remain in the Top 20. The top teams played on New Year's Day in the four major postseason bowl games: the Rose Bowl
1961 Rose Bowl
The 1961 Rose Bowl game, played on Monday, January 2, 1961, was the 47th Rose Bowl game. The #6 Washington Huskies defeated the top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers, 17–7. Washington quarterback Bob Schloredt was named the Player Of The Game...
(near Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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at Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
), the Sugar Bowl
1961 Sugar Bowl
The 1961 edition to the Sugar Bowl featured the 2nd ranked Ole Miss Rebels, and the unranked Rice Owls. After winning the game Ole Miss claimed the national championship....
(New Orleans, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
), the Orange Bowl (Miami, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
), and the Cotton Bowl Classic (Dallas, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
).
September
In the preseason poll released on September 12, 1960, the defending champion Syracuse OrangemenSyracuse Orange football
The Syracuse Orange football program is a college football team that represents Syracuse University. The team is a member of the Big East Conference, which is a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I conference that is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision...
and 1959's second place finisher, the Mississippi Rebels
Ole Miss Rebels football
The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs...
were #1 and #2, with 26 and 21 first place votes respectively. They were followed by the #3 Washington Huskies
Washington Huskies football
College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...
from Seattle, the #4 Texas Longhorns
Texas Longhorns football
The Texas Longhorns football program is the intercollegiate football team representing The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas. The team currently competes in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Big 12 Conference which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National...
and the #5 Illinois Fighting Illini
Illinois Fighting Illini football
The Illinois Fighting Illini are a major college football program, representing the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. They compete in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference.-Current staff:-All-time win/loss/tie record:*563-513-51...
. As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.
The Big Ten schools would not kick off until September 24. On September 17, #2 Mississippi beat the Houston Cougars
Houston Cougars football
The Houston Cougars football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents the University of Houston. The team is commonly referred to as "Houston" or "UH" . The UH football program is currently a member of the Conference USA intercollegiate athletic conference, and is coached by...
in Houston, 42–0. #3 Washington crushed the visiting College of the Pacific, 55–6 (the school became the University of the Pacific in 1961). #4 Texas opened its season with a loss at home to Nebraska, falling 14–13.
Ole Miss was voted #1, followed by Syracuse, Washington, Illinois, and previously unranked Alabama, which had beaten #13 Georgia 21–6 in Birmingham
Legion Field
Legion Field is a large stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, United States, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but is occasionally used for other large outdoor events. The stadium is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. At its peak...
.
September 24 #1 Mississippi beat Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats football
The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era...
in Memphis, 21–6. #2 Syracuse opened its season with a 55–7 win over Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
. #3 Washington won at home again, beating the University of Idaho Vandals
Idaho Vandals football
The Idaho Vandals are a college football team that represents the University of Idaho. The Vandals currently compete in the Western Athletic Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision of NCAA Division I...
41–12. #4 Illinois beat Indiana
Indiana Hoosiers football
The Indiana Hoosiers football program represents Indiana University Bloomington in NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and in the Big Ten Conference.-Bowl games:...
17–6. In Lincoln, Minnesota beat #12 Nebraska 26–14. #5 Alabama was tied 6–6 by Tulane
Tulane Green Wave football
The Tulane Green Wave football program is an NCAA Division I FBS football team that represents Tulane University in New Orleans. The team is a member of Conference USA and is led by interim head coach Mark Hutson, who took over on October 18, 2011, when fifth-year head coach Bob Toledo resigned...
in New Orleans.
The poll remained 1.Mississippi 2.Syracuse 3.Washington 4.Illinois, but 5.Kansas
Kansas Jayhawks football
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference....
, which had crushed Kansas State
1960 Kansas State Wildcats football team
The 1960 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the college football season of 1960. The team's head football coach was Doug Weaver. It was Weaver's first season at the helm of the Wildcats. The Wildcats played their home games in Memorial Stadium. The...
41–0 on the road, rose from 7th to 5th. Minnesota entered the poll at the #18 spot.
October
October 1 #1 MississippiOle Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...
played its second straight game in Memphis, Tennessee, beating Memphis State 31-20. #2 Syracuse defeated #5 Kansas
Kansas Jayhawks football
The Kansas Jayhawks football program is the intercollegiate football program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference....
in Lawrence, Kansas, 14-7, to reclaim the top spot. #3 Washington
Washington Huskies football
College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...
narrowly lost 15-14 at home to the #17 Navy Midshipmen. #4 Illinois beat West Virginia 33-0. #18 Minnesota beat Indiana 42-0. In the following poll, Syracuse and Ole Miss were #1 and #2, followed at 3, 4 and 5 by Big Ten teams Iowa, Illinois and Ohio State. Purdue was 7th, Michigan State 13th, and Minnesota 14th. Iowa had beaten Northwestern 42-0 on the road, while Ohio State had shut out visiting USC.
October 8
#1 Syracuse struggled to beat Holy Cross 15-6 in Worcestor, Mass. #14 Minnesota beat Northwestern 7-0. #2 Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...
won in their third consecutive trip to Tennessee, beating Vanderbilt 26-0 in Nashville. #3 Iowa beat #13 Michigan State in East Lansing, 27-15. #4 Illinois lost in Champaign, Ill., to #5 Ohio State, 34-7. #6 Navy
Navy Midshipmen football
The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...
, which had beaten SMU 26-7 at a game in the naval port of Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....
, came in at fifth. The next poll was: 1.Mississippi 2.Iowa 3.Ohio State 4.Syracuse 5.Navy. Minnesota reached the Top Ten at #10
On October 15, #1 Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...
beat Tulane in New Orleans 26-13, and #2 Iowa beat #12 Wisconsin at home, 28-21. #4 Syracuse beat #20 Penn State 21-15, and #5 Navy
Navy Midshipmen football
The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...
beat the Air Force Academy 35-3 in Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
. #3 Ohio State lost a close one at Purdue 24-21. #10 Minnesota beat Illinois 21-10. The Iowa Hawkeyes narrowly topped the next poll, with 23 first place votes to 22 for Ole Miss, and only two points to separate #1 and #2 (442-440) They were followed by 3.Syracuse 4.Navy and newcomer 5.Missouri
Missouri Tigers football
The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...
, which was 5-0 after a 45-0 win over Kansas State at Manhattan, KS. Minnesota rose from 10th to 6th.
October 22 #1 Iowa beat #10 Purdue 21-14 and #2 Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...
edged #14 Arkansas 10-7 in Little Rock. #3 Syracuse won at West Virginia 45-0, while #4 Navy
Navy Midshipmen football
The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...
beat the Ivy League's Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, 27-0. #5 Missouri
Missouri Tigers football
The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...
, which had held its opponents to single digits, continued winning with a 34-8 thrashing of Iowa State. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, #6 Minnesota beat Michigan 10-0. Iowa tightened its hold on #1 in the next poll, with 34 of the 48 votes for first place. The next week's Top 20 had only nineteen teams, with Kansas at #19 with 2 points. The top five remained the same with 1.Iowa 2.Mississippi 3.Syracuse 4.Navy and 5.Missouri.
October 29 #1 Iowa beat #19 Kansas 21-7. #2 Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...
played its 7th game of the season, but its first at home in Oxford, and were tied 6-6 by the LSU Tigers. #3 Syracuse lost to Pitt 10-0. In Philadelphia, #4 Navy
Navy Midshipmen football
The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...
beat Notre Dame 14-7. #6 Minnesota beat Kansas State 48-7. #5 Missouri
Missouri Tigers football
The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...
crushed Nebraska in Lincoln, 28-0, to go 7-0-0. At this time, they had outscored their opponents 210-31.
Iowa stayed #1, Missouri rose to #2. #6 Minnesota rose to #3 after posting its sixth win, a 48-7 routing of Kansas State, and Ohio State returned to the top five at #5 after beating Michigan State in East Lansing, 21-10. With three Big Ten teams, the top five was 1.Iowa 2.Missouri 3.Minnesota 4.Navy and 5.Ohio State.
November
November 5 The battle between the Big Ten's two 6-0-0 teams, #1 against #3, took place in Minneapolis, where #1 Iowa lost to #3 Minnesota, 27-10. #4 NavyNavy Midshipmen football
The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007...
lost in Durham, North Carolina, to #13 Duke 19-10
#2 Missouri
Missouri Tigers football
The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...
beat #18 Colorado at home 16-6. #5 Ohio State handled Indiana 36-7. Having dethroned the #1 team, the Minnesota Gophers took the top spot in the poll released on November 7, 1960, with 40 of the 47 voters voting them as #1. Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...
, still unbeaten, returned to the Top Five after a 45-0 win over Tennessee-Chattanooga. The top five was 1.Minnesota 2.Missouri 3.Ohio State 4.Mississippi and 5.Iowa.
November 12
#1 Minnesota lost to Purdue, 23-14. #2 Missouri
Missouri Tigers football
The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...
gave up more than a touchdown for the first time, but still won 41-19 at Oklahoma. #3 Ohio State lost at #5 Iowa, 35-12. #4 Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...
, following its win against UT-Chattanooga, beat the parent #14 University of Tennessee in Knoxville, 24-3. Washington
Washington Huskies football
College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...
, which had beaten California 27-7, returned to the Top Five. The Missouri Tigers captured #1 in the next poll, which was 1.Missouri 2.Iowa 3.Mississippi 4.Minnesota and 5.Washington
November 19
Unbeaten #1 Missouri
Missouri Tigers football
The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996...
, with only a home game left between it and the national championship, lost to visiting Kansas, 23-7, but the game was later forfeited to Missouri. #2 Iowa defeated Notre Dame in South Bend, 28-0. #3 Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...
finished its season unbeaten (9-0-1) with a 35-9 win at home over Mississippi State. #4 Minnesota closed its season with a 26-7 win at Wisconsin. #5 Washington
Washington Huskies football
College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by...
played its season ender against 4-4-1 Washington State in Spokane, winning only by a 2-point conversion, 8-7. In the penultimate poll, released November 21, Minnesota, Iowa and Mississippi had 13½, 17½ and 13 first place votes respectively (voters were allowed to split their choices for #1), and Minnesota was again #1. The following Saturday, November 26, #3 Mississippi
Ole Miss Rebels
University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school...
finished its season unbeaten (9-0-1) with a 35-9 win at home over Mississippi State.
With both the AP and UPI finishing their voting before the bowl games, the championship was determined in December. The AP writers divided among Minnesota (8-1-0), Mississippi (9-0-1) and Iowa (8-1-0), and some voters split their choices. As such, the Minnesota Gophers received 17½ votes for #1, Mississippi got 16, and Iowa 12½. Minnesota had 433½ poll points, ahead of 411 for Ole Miss and 407½ for Iowa. Minnesota was also the #1 choice in the UPI coaches poll.
Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:Bowl games
Because the final polls came out in November, the outcome of the post-season bowl games had no effect on the championship, giving the bowls the status of exhibitions. As winner of the Big Ten title, #1 Minnesota went to the Rose Bowl to face Washington, which had the best record of the five teams in the AAWU (today's Pac 10). #2 Mississippi, as winner of the SEC, was invited to the Sugar Bowl to face unranked Rice University. The Big Ten did not allow its teams to play in a postseason game other than the Rose Bowl, so #3 Iowa stayed home. Although Washington upset Minnesota 17-7 in Pasadena, the post-season loss did not affect the Gophers' championship as determined by the AP and UPI.| ROSE BOWL | #6 Washington Huskies Washington Huskies football College football has a long history at the University of Washington. The Washington Huskies have won 15 Pacific-10 Conference championships, seven Rose Bowl titles, and three national championships. Washington's all-time record of 653-398-50 ranks 20th by all-time winning percentage and 21st by... |
17 | #1 Minnesota Gophers | 7 |
| SUGAR BOWL | #2 Mississippi Rebels Ole Miss Rebels University of Mississippi sports teams, originally known as the "Mississippi Flood" , were re-named the Rebels in 1936 and compete in the twelve-member Southeastern Conference of the NCAA's Division I. The school's colors are cardinal red and navy blue , purposely chosen to mirror the school... |
14 | Rice Owls Rice Owls football The Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in NCAA Division I college football. The Owls have competed in Conference USA's Western Division since 2005. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games.-Venue:... |
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| ORANGE BOWL | #5 Missouri Tigers Missouri Tigers football The Missouri Tigers football team represents the University of Missouri in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team has competed in the North Division of the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996... |
21 | #4 Navy Midshipmen Navy Midshipmen football The Navy Midshipmen football team represents the United States Naval Academy in NCAA Division I-A college football. They are a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school and coached by Ken Niumatalolo since December 2007... |
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| COTTON BOWL CLASSIC | #10 Duke Blue Devils | 7 | #7 Arkansas Razorbacks | 6 |
Other bowls:
| BOWL | Location | Winner | Loser |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUN | El Paso | New Mexico State 20 | Utah State 13 |
| GATOR | Jacksonville | Florida 13 | Baylor 12 |
| TANGERINE | Orlando | The Citadel 27 | Tennessee Tech 0 |
| BLUEBONNET | Houston | Alabama 3 | Texas 3 |
| LIBERTY | Philadelphia | Penn State 41 | Oregon 12 |
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(10–0), were named #1 by both the UPI and the AP in their "small college" polls. Ohio had held its opponents to 8 points or less, including five shutouts. UPI's 47 member board of coaches ranked Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green State University
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(which Ohio had beaten 14–7) 2nd, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne, Muskingum and Florida A&M. AP's 8-member regional board had the Top 5 as Ohio, Lenoir-Rhyne, Humboldt State, Whitworth and West Chester, all of which were unbeaten and untied. In the NAIA championship game, the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears beat the Humboldt State Lumberjacks 15–14 in the Camellia Bowl
Camellia Bowl
- 1948, Lafayette, Louisiana :The Camellia Bowl was a post-season major college football bowl game played at McNaspy Stadium in Lafayette, Louisiana, on December 30, 1948 between Hardin-Simmons University and the University of Wichita ....
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