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    William Dalrymple (historian)

    1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football
    ConferenceBig Ten Conference
    Record5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
    Head coach
    MVPJoe Rutgens
    CaptainBill Brown
    Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 1959
    1961 →
    1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 1 Minnesota + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    No. 3 Iowa + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    No. 8 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    No. 15 Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
    Illinois 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    No. 19 Purdue 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
    Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Indiana 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois during the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 5–4 record and finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] Tackle Joe Rutgens was selected as the team's most valuable player.[2]

    Schedule

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 24IndianaNo. 4
    		W 17–638,444
    October 1West Virginia*No. 4
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		W 33–043,612[3]
    October 8No. 5 Ohio StateNo. 4
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)
    		L 7–3471,119
    October 15at No. 10 Minnesota
    		L 10–2163,641
    October 22Penn State*
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		W 10–851,459
    October 29at No. 15 Purdue
    		W 14–1248,625
    November 5at Michigan
    		L 7–863,665[4]
    November 12Wisconsin
    • Memorial Stadium
    • Champaign, IL
    		W 35–1448,143
    November 19at Northwestern
    		L 7–1451,782
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1960 Illinois Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
    2. ^ "Fighting Illini Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Illinois. 2015. p. 155. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
    3. ^ "W. Virginia beaten, 33–0, by Illinois". Chicago Tribune. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ Lyall Smith (November 6, 1960). "Spartans, U-M Squeeze Home: Gambles Edge Illinois, 8–7". Detroit Free Press. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_football_team

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