1960 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

The 1960 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Fred Trosko, the Hurons compiled a 0–8–1 record (0–5–1 against IIAC opponents) and were outscored by their opponents, 230 to 38. The team played Illinois State to a 14–14 tie. Alfred E. Iverson was the team captain.[1] The team's statistical leaders included Bill Yanis with 388 yards of total offense and the same measure in receiving yards, George Beaudette with 339 passing yards, and Jim Dills with 231 rushing yards.[2] Leonard Natkowski received the team's most valuable player award.[3]

1960 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1960 record0–8–1 (0–5–1 IIAC)
Head coachFred Trosko (9th season)
MVPLeonard Natkowski
CaptainAlfred E. Iverson
Home stadiumWalter O. Briggs Field
1960 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Southern Illinois $ 6 –0 –0  8 –2 –0
Western Illinois 5 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Northern Illinois 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Central Michigan 3 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Illinois State 1 –4 –1  2 –6 –1
Eastern Illinois 1 –5 –0  2 –7 –0
Eastern Michigan 0 –5 –1  0 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1960 season was part of a 29-game winless streak that spanned from 1959 to 1962. The 1960 Eastern Michigan team had 35 fumbles.[4] It also set an Eastern Michigan record (which still stands) for the fewest net yards of total offense – 554 (an average of 61.5 yards per game).[5] The season reached a low point on October 29, 1960, with a 66-8 loss against the Southern Illinois Salukis, a game in which the Salukis scored two touchdowns in the first 23 seconds of the game.[6]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17Albion
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 7–21
September 22at Youngstown StateYoungstown, OHL 7–27
October 1at Illinois StateNormal, ILT 14–14
October 7Northern Michigan
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–21
October 15at Central Michigan
  • Alumni Field
  • Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)
L 0–28
October 22Eastern Illinois
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–8
October 29at Southern Illinois
L 8–66
November 5Northern Illinois
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–19
November 12Western Illinois
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 2–26
  • Homecoming
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References
  1. "2014 Digital Media Guide: Eastern Michigan University" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 169, 176. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. 2014 Media Guide, pp. 178, 184, 189, 190.
  3. 2015 Media Guide, p. 146.
  4. 2014 Media Guide, p. 204.
  5. 2014 Media Guide, p. 205.
  6. "Salukis Wallop Eastern Michigan 66-8". Southern Illinoisan. October 30, 1960. p. 10.
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