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Iowa Football Team History

Iowa Hawkeyes

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Founded: 1847
Stadium: Kinnick Stadium
Capacity: 70,585
Colors: Gold, Black & White
Coach: Forest Evashevski
Conference: Big 10-

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1889 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Forest Evashevski enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Iowa.

The Hawkeyes won the Big 10 Conference Championship.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Oregon State	22	12	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Northwestern	42	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Michigan State	27	15	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Wisconsin	28	21	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Purdue	21	14	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Kansas	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Minnesota	10	27	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Ohio State	35	12	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Notre Dame	28	0	W

1960 Season Totals
Record	8-1
Points Scored	234
Scoring Average	26.0
Points Allowed	108
Defense Average	12.0
Opponents Record	49-32
Conference Record	5-1
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	3-1

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
3	8-1-0	AP
2	8-1-0	Coaches
2	8-1-0	UPI

1960 Big 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Minnesota	8-2	228	88	Lost 7-17	6-1	147	50	Murray Warmath
Illinois	5-4	140	117		3-4	97	109	Peter R. Elliot
Indiana	1-8	69	243		0-7	29	215	Phil Dickens
Iowa	8-1	234	108		5-1	163	89	Forest Evashevski
Ohio State	7-2	209	90		5-2	165	90	Wayne Woody Hayes
Michigan State	6-2-1	193	118		4-2	122	96	Hugh Duffy Daugherty
Michigan	5-4	133	84		3-4	81	78	Chalmers Bump Elliott
Northwestern	5-4	107	103		3-4	81	94	Ara R. Parseghian
Purdue	4-4-1	212	163		3-4	134	117	Kenneth Jack Mollenkopf
Wisconsin	4-5	148	183		2-5	89	170	Milton Milt Bruhn

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1960 All Big 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.