1960 Wichita State
8–2 (3–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Hank Foldberg. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Texas 34–6Nov 19
By 28 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vsDenver | L 19–28 | 69% |
| Sep 24 | vsXavier | W 20–13 | 65% |
| Oct 1 | at Montana State | W 14–3 | 80% |
| Oct 15 | at Cincinnati | W 25–8 | 31% |
| Oct 22 | at New Mexico State | L 8–40 | 30% |
| Oct 29 | vs Dayton | W 7–6 | 78% |
| Nov 5 | at Tulsa | W 21–20 | 43% |
| Nov 11 | at Drake | W 32–7 | 69% |
| Nov 19 | vs North Texas | W 34–6 | 72% |
| Nov 24 | vsWest Texas | W 31–14 | 80% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat West Texas 31–14; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Missouri Valley Conference.
In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 65 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
- 8–2
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 211–145
- Coach
- Hank Foldberg
- Elo
- 1537 +70 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.2 No. 85 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1961
The 1961 draft| Rd 2 | Roland Lakes C | San Francisco 49ers |
1960 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita State | 3–0 | 8–2 | |
| Tulsa | 2–1 | 5–5 | |
| Cincinnati | 1–2 | 4–6 | |
| North Texas | 0–3 | 2–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.