1960 Northwestern
5–4 (3–4 Big Ten), coached by Ara Parseghian. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wisconsin 21–0Nov 5
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | at Oklahoma | W 19–3 | 30% |
| Oct 1 | vs 8Iowa | L 0–42 | 53% |
| Oct 8 | at 14Minnesota | L 0–7 | 49% |
| Oct 15 | at Michigan | L 7–14 | 41% |
| Oct 22 | vs Notre Dame | W 7–6 | 64% |
| Oct 29 | at Indiana | W 21–3 | 54% |
| Nov 5 | at Wisconsin | W 21–0 | 34% |
| Nov 12 | vs 13Michigan State | L 18–21 | 55% |
| Nov 19 | vs Illinois | W 14–7 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Big Ten.
In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 14
- Wk 2: 14
- Wk 3: 6
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. 6
- Points
- 107–103
- Coach
- Ara Parseghian
- Elo
- 1584 +41 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 15.0 No. 20 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Irv Cross and Mike Stock
- Most valuable player
- Mike Stock
Drafted in 1961
The 1961 draft| Rd 2 | Elbert Kimbrough E | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 6 | Larry Wood B | Los Angeles Rams |
| Rd 6 | Dick Thornton QB | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Rd 7 | Ray Purdin B | San Francisco 49ers |
| Rd 7 | Irv Cross B | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 4 | Elbert Kimbrough S | Oakland Raiders (AFL) |
| Rd 7 | Ray Purdin RB | Oakland Raiders (AFL) |
All-Big Ten
1 first teamFirst team
Elbert KimbroughEAP-1; UPI-1
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.