1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJoe Rutgens
CaptainBill Brown
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
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 1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 5–4 record and finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Tackle Joe Rutgens was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24IndianaNo. 4
W 17–638,444
October 1West Virginia*No. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 33–043,612[3]
October 8No. 5 Ohio StateNo. 4
L 7–3471,119
October 15at No. 10 Minnesota
L 10–2163,641
October 22Penn State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 10–851,459
October 29at No. 15 Purdue
W 14–1248,625
November 5at Michigan
L 7–863,665[4]
November 12Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 35–1448,143
November 19at Northwestern
L 7–1451,782
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1960 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "W. Virginia beaten, 33–0, by Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lyall Smith (November 6, 1960). "Spartans, U-M Squeeze Home: Gambles Edge Illinois, 8–7". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.


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