1960 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record7–3 (4–3 Big 8)
Head coach
CaptainArden Esslinger
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Missouri $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 11 Kansas† 6 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Colorado 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Iowa State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Nebraska 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † Kansas' conference victories against Colorado and Missouri were forfeited by Big Eight sanctions, though both are recognized as Kansas victories by Kansas and the NCAA.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State University in the Big Eight Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Clay Stapleton, the Cyclones compiled a 7–3 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 185 to 136.[2][3] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

The regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left ended Larry Montre, left tackle Ron Walter, left guard Dick Scensiak, center Arden Esslinger, right guard Dan Celoni, right tackle Larry Van Der Heyden, right end Don Webb, quarterback Cliff Rick, left halfback Dave Hoppmann, right halfback J.W. Burden, and fullback Tom Watkins. Gary Ellis was the punter, and Cliff Rick was the placekicker.[3] Arden Esslinger was the team captain.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Dave Hoppmann with 844 rushing yards and 214 passing yards, Don Webb with 203 receiving yards, and Tom Watkins with 60 points scored (10 touchdowns) each.[4][5] Tom Watkins was selected as a first-team all-conference player.[6]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 171:30 pmDrake*
W 46–014,686
September 237:15 pmat Detroit*
W 44–2114,609
October 12:00 pmat Nebraska
W 10–732,262
October 81:30 pmNo. 10 Kansas
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 14–2816,277
October 151:30 pmColoradodagger
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 6–2117,205
October 221:30 pmat No. 5 Missouri
L 8–3433,683
October 292:00 pmat Oklahoma State
W 13–617,042
November 51:30 pmOklahoma
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 10–615,451
November 121:30 pmat Kansas State
W 20–77,649
November 1910:00 pmat Pacific (CA)*
W 14–66,459
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ Morey, Earl (December 9, 1960). "Big Eight voted 5-3 to strip KU's title in Bert Coan action". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 1. The Big Eight faculty committee, meeting in Kansas City, found that Kansas violated league rules in recruiting Coan and order the Jayhawks to forfeit their last two victories-over Colorado and Missouri.
  2. ^ "1960 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 153.
  4. ^ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.
  5. ^ "1960 Iowa State Cyclones Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  6. ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 75.
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