1960 Michigan
5–4 (3–4 Big Ten), coached by Bump Elliott. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Duke 31–6Oct 8
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Oregon | W 21–0 | 45% |
| Oct 1 | at Michigan State | L 17–24 | 36% |
| Oct 8 | vs Duke | W 31–6 | 50% |
| Oct 15 | vs Northwestern | W 14–7 | 59% |
| Oct 22 | vs 6Minnesota | L 0–10 | 59% |
| Oct 29 | at Wisconsin | L 13–16 | 33% |
| Nov 5 | vs Illinois | W 8–7 | 53% |
| Nov 12 | vs Indiana | W 29–7 | 74% |
| Nov 19 | at 10Ohio State | L 0–7 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ohio State 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 140 on file).
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
- Points
- 133–84
- Coach
- Bump Elliott
- Elo
- 1523 +42 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 17.9 No. 13 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Gerald Smith
- Most valuable player
- Dennis Fitzgerald
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Jerry SmithCAP-2; UPI-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.