1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team
The 1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College (later renamed Northern Iowa University) in the North Central Conference during the 1960 college football season. In its first season under head coach Stan Sheriff, the team compiled a 9–1 record (6–0 against NCC opponents) and won the NCC championship.[1]
| 1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football | |
|---|---|
NCC champion | |
Mineral Water Bowl, L 6–17 vs. Hillsdale | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| 1960 record | 9–1 (6–0 NCC) |
| Head coach | Stan Sheriff (1st season) |
| Home stadium | O. R. Latham Stadium |
| 1960 North Central Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Five players received all-conference honors: guard George Asleson; quarterback Jerry Morgan; end Mace Reyerson; center Charles Schulte; and guard Wendell Williams.[2] Asleson also received All-America honors from the Associated Press.[3]
Reyerson set a team record, eclipsed 25 years later, with 127 interception return yards.[4] The defense also set a team record on October 29 with seven interceptions against South Dakota.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17 | at Mankato State* | Mankato, MN | W 41–16 | ||
| September 24 | North Dakota State | W 19–7 | |||
| October 1 | Drake* |
| W 14–3 | ||
| October 8 | Augustana (SD) |
| W 27–7 | ||
| October 15 | Morningside |
| W 26–0 | ||
| October 22 | at North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | W 7–0 | ||
| October 29 | at South Dakota | Vermillion, SD | W 40–0 | ||
| November 5 | South Dakota State |
| W 12–0 | ||
| November 12 | at Wheaton (IL) | Wheaton, IL | W 21–18 | ||
| November 26 | Hillsdale |
| L 6–17 | ||
| |||||
References
- "2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2019. p. 107.
- 2019 Media Guide, p. 117.
- 2019 Media Guide, p. 119.
- 2019 Media Guide, p. 81.
- 2019 Media Guide, p. 94.