1960 NAIA football season

The 1960 NAIA football season, as part of the 1960 college football season in the United States, was the fifth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season was played from August to December 1960, culminating in the fifth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year for the last time at Stewart Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was called the Holiday Bowl.

1960 NAIA football season
Regular season	August–December 1960
Postseason	December 3–17, 1960
National Championship	Stewart Field St. Petersburg, FL
Champion	Lenoir–Rhyne

Lenoir–Rhyne, who lost the 1959 championship game, defeated Humboldt State in the championship game, 15–14, to win their first NAIA national title.[1]

Conference standings

1960 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T St. Benedict's $ 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Pittsburg State 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Emporia State 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Washburn 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Fort Hays State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Omaha 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1960 Evergreen Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Whitworth $^ 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Central Washington 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Puget Sound 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 1 Pacific Lutheran 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Western Washington 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Eastern Washington 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NAIA playoff participant	1960 Frontier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T New Mexico Highlands + 2 – 0 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Arizona State–Flagstaff + 2 – 0 – 1     6 – 3 – 2 Panhandle A&M 1 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 New Mexico Western 0 – 3 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1960 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Parsons + 7 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Luther + 7 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Wartburg 6 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Upper Iowa 5 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Dubuque 4 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Buena Vista 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Central (IA) 3 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Iowa Wesleyan 1 – 7 – 0     1 – 8 – 1 Simpson 0 – 8 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1960 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Ottawa $ 9 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0 Baker 8 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 5 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 College of Emporia 5 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Bethany (KS) 4 – 4 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Bethel (KS) 4 – 4 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Kansas Wesleyan 4 – 4 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 McPherson 1 – 7 – 1     1 – 7 – 1 Friends 1 – 7 – 1     1 – 8 – 1 Sterling 1 – 8 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1960 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Missouri Valley + 3 – 0 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 William Jewell + 3 – 0 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Culver–Stockton 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Tarkio 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Central Methodist 0 – 2 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Graceland 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1960 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Peru State $ 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 Hastings 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Wayne State (NE) 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Kearney State 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Doane 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Chadron State 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Nebraska Wesleyan 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1960 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Northern State + 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Huron + 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 South Dakota Tech 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0 Dakota Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Southern State 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Black Hills 0 – 5 – 1     1 – 6 – 1 General Beadle 0 – 5 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 + – Conference co-champions	1960 Tri-State Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Concordia (NE) $ 5 – 0 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Midland 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Sioux Falls 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Westmar 3 – 2 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 Dana 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Yankton 1 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Northwestern (IA) 0 – 6 – 0     0 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion

Postseason

	Semifinals December 3, 1960					Championship December 17, 1960 Holiday Bowl[2]
	Whitworth		6
	Humboldt State*		13
						Humboldt State		14
						Lenoir–Rhyne		15
	Northern Michigan		20
	Lenoir–Rhyne*		20†

• † The game ended in a tie but Lenoir–Rhyne advanced based on having more total penetrations within Northern Michigan's 20 yard line.

References

1. "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
2. "1960 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.