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1960 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

MVP
  
Mike Stock

1960 record
  
5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)

Home stadium
  
Dyche Stadium

Head coach
  
Ara Parseghian (5th year)

The 1960 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.

The team's offensive leaders were Dick Thornton with 901 passing yards, Mike Stock with 536 rushing yards, and Elbert Kimbrough with 378 receiving yards.

Schedule

  1. September 24, 1960: at Oklahoma, Win, 19-3
  2. October 1, 1960: #8 Iowa, Loss, 0-42
  3. October 8, 1960: at #14 Minnesota, Loss, 0-7
  4. October 15, 1960: at Michigan, Loss, 7-14
  5. October 22, 1960: Notre Dame, Win, 7-6
  6. October 29, 1960: at Indiana, Win, 21-3
  7. November 5, 1960: at Wisconsin, Win, 21-0
  8. November 12, 1960: #13 Michigan State, Loss, 18-21
  9. November 19, 1960: Illinois, Win, 14-7

References

1960 Northwestern Wildcats football team Wikipedia