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1960 Washington

10–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by Jim Owens, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Washington in 1960, game by game: won vs. Pacific 55–6; won vs. Idaho 41–12; lost vs. No. 17 Navy 14–15; won at Stanford 29–10; won vs. No. 15 UCLA 10–8; won at No. 18 Oregon State 30–29; won vs. Oregon 7–6; won at USC 34–0; won vs. California 27–7; won at Washington State 8–7; won vs. No. 1 Minnesota 17–7+49−1Won 55–6 vs. Pacific+49PacificWon 41–12 vs. Idaho+29IdahoLost 14–15 vs. No. 17 Navy-1No. 17 NavyWon 29–10 at Stanford+19StanfordWon 10–8 vs. No. 15 UCLA+2No. 15 UCLAWon 30–29 at No. 18 Oregon State+1No. 18 Oregon StateWon 7–6 vs. Oregon+1OregonWon 34–0 at USC+34USCWon 27–7 vs. California+20CaliforniaWon 8–7 at Washington State+1Washington StateWon 17–7 vs. No. 1 Minnesota+10No. 1 Minnesota
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsPacificW 55–⁠674%
Sep 24vsIdahoW 41–⁠1286%
Oct 1vs17NavyL 14–⁠1562%
Oct 8atStanfordW 29–⁠1072%
Oct 15vs15UCLAW 10–⁠871%
Oct 22at18Oregon StateW 30–⁠2955%
Oct 29vsOregonW 7–⁠664%
Nov 5atUSCW 34–⁠057%
Nov 12vsCaliforniaW 27–⁠789%
Nov 19atWashington StateW 8–⁠761%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs1MinnesotaRose BowlW 17–⁠761%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Minnesota 17–⁠7 in the Rose Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; Athletic Association of Western Universities champions.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 3
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 13
  6. Wk 6: 8
  7. Wk 7: 9
  8. Wk 8: 7
  9. Wk 9: 6
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. Wk 11: 4
  12. Final: 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.

National championsa title the school claims

Athletic Association of Western Universities champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Athletic Association of Western Universities
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 3
Points
272–⁠107
Coach
Jim Owens
Elo
1714 +109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.7 No. 23 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 4Ben Davidson OTNew York Giants
Rd 6George Fleming BChicago Bears
Rd 6Lee Folkins EGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2George Fleming RBOakland Raiders (AFL)

All-Pacific Coast

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Don McKetaBAP-1
  • George FlemingBAP-2; UPI-1
  • Kurt GegnerOTAP-2; UPI-1
  • Chuck AllenOGAP-1; UPI-1
  • Roy McKassonCAP-1; UPI-1

Second team

  • Pat ClaridgeEAP-2; UPI-3

From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington4–⁠010–⁠16
USC3–⁠14–⁠6
UCLA2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
California1–⁠32–⁠7–⁠1
Stanford0–⁠40–⁠10

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