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1960 Minnesota

8–⁠2 (6–⁠1 Big Ten), coached by Murray Warmath, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Minnesota in 1960, game by game: won at No. 12 Nebraska 26–14; won vs. Indiana 42–0; won vs. Northwestern 7–0; won vs. Illinois 21–10; won at Michigan 10–0; won vs. Kansas State 48–7; won vs. No. 1 Iowa 27–10; lost vs. Purdue 14–23; won at Wisconsin 26–7; lost vs. No. 4 Washington 7–17+42−10Won 26–14 at No. 12 Nebraska+12No. 12 NebraskaWon 42–0 vs. Indiana+42IndianaWon 7–0 vs. Northwestern+7NorthwesternWon 21–10 vs. Illinois+11IllinoisWon 10–0 at Michigan+10MichiganWon 48–7 vs. Kansas State+41Kansas StateWon 27–10 vs. No. 1 Iowa+17No. 1 IowaLost 14–23 vs. Purdue-9PurdueWon 26–7 at Wisconsin+19WisconsinLost 7–17 vs. No. 4 Washington-10No. 4 Washington
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24at12NebraskaW 26–⁠1443%
Oct 1vsIndianaW 42–⁠055%
Oct 8vsNorthwesternW 7–⁠051%
Oct 15vsIllinoisW 21–⁠1055%
Oct 22atMichiganW 10–⁠041%
Oct 29vsKansas StateW 48–⁠786%
Nov 5vs1IowaW 27–⁠1038%
Nov 12vsPurdueL 14–⁠2365%
Nov 19atWisconsinW 26–⁠750%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs4WashingtonRose BowlL 7–⁠1739%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington 17–⁠7 in the Rose Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Big Ten champions.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 18
  2. Wk 4: 14
  3. Wk 5: 10
  4. Wk 6: 6
  5. Wk 7: 6
  6. Wk 8: 3
  7. Wk 9: 1
  8. Wk 10: 4
  9. Wk 11: 1
  10. Final: 1

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.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Big Ten champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Iowa

Heisman voteTom Brown, second

Outland TrophyTom Brown, OG

Consensus All-AmericanTom Brown, OG

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearMurray Warmath, coach

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Big Ten
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
228–⁠88
Coach
Murray Warmath
Elo
1597 +162 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
22.9 No. 4 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Greg Larson
Most valuable player
Tom Brown

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 6Greg Larson CNew York Giants
Rd 1Tom Brown OGNew York Titans (AFL)

All-Big Ten

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Francis BrixiusOTAP-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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota6–⁠18–⁠21
Iowa5–⁠18–⁠13
Ohio State5–⁠27–⁠28
Michigan State4–⁠26–⁠2–⁠115
Illinois3–⁠45–⁠4
Northwestern3–⁠45–⁠4
Michigan3–⁠45–⁠4
Purdue3–⁠44–⁠4–⁠119
Wisconsin2–⁠54–⁠5
Indiana0–⁠71–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.