1960 Illinois
5–4 (3–4 Big Ten), coached by Pete Elliott. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 15 Purdue 14–12Oct 29
Purdue was ranked No. 15, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Indiana | W 17–6 | 65% |
| Oct 1 | vs West Virginia | W 33–0 | 79% |
| Oct 8 | vs 5Ohio State | L 7–34 | 59% |
| Oct 15 | at 10Minnesota | L 10–21 | 45% |
| Oct 22 | vs Penn State | W 10–8 | 43% |
| Oct 29 | at 15Purdue | W 14–12 | 33% |
| Nov 5 | at Michigan | L 7–8 | 47% |
| Nov 12 | vs Wisconsin | W 35–14 | 56% |
| Nov 19 | at Northwestern | L 7–14 | 42% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Northwestern 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 5
- Wk 2: 4
- Wk 3: 4
- Wk 4: 4
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1960.
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 3–4 tied for 5th in Big Ten
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 4
- Points
- 140–117
- Coach
- Pete Elliott
- Elo
- 1550 −1 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.3 No. 26 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill Brown
- Most valuable player
- Joe Rutgens
Drafted in 1961
The 1961 draft| Rd 1 | Joe Rutgens OT | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 2 | Bill Brown B | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 6 | Joe Krakoski B | Washington Redskins |
| Rd 1 | Joe Rutgens DT | Oakland Raiders (AFL) |
| Rd 6 | Bill Brown RB | New York Titans (AFL) |
| Rd 6 | Cliff Roberts OT | San Diego Chargers (AFL) |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Joe RutgensOTAP-1
Second team
Bill BrownRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1960 Big Ten standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 6–1 | 8–2 | 1 |
 Iowa | 5–1 | 8–1 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 5–2 | 7–2 | 8 |
 Michigan State | 4–2 | 6–2–1 | 15 |
| Illinois | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Northwestern | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Michigan | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Purdue | 3–4 | 4–4–1 | 19 |
| Wisconsin | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
| Indiana | 0–7 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.