# 1960 college football season

The 1960 college football season was the 92nd season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Five teams have a claim to the 1960 major college national championship:
Other major college teams compiling undefeated and untied records were Yale (9–0, AP No. 14) and New Mexico State (11–0, AP No. 17, top scoring offense [37.4 points per game]). At the small college level, Ohio (10–0) was recognized as the small college national champion by both the AP and UPI; Southern (9–1) was recognized as the black college national champion; and Lenoir Rhyne (11–0–1) defeated Humboldt State in the Holiday Bowl to win the NAIA national championship.
Navy halfback Joe Bellino won the Heisman Trophy and the Maxwell Award. Statistical leaders in major college football in 1960 included UCLA quarterback Billy Kilmer with 1,889 yards of total offense, Wake Forest quarterback Norm Snead with 1,676 passing yards, Washington State end Hugh Campbell with 66 receptions for 881 yards, and New Mexico State halfback Bob Gaiters with 1,338 rushing yards and 145 points scored.

## Conference and program changes
### Conference changes

* After the Big Seven Conference, still officially known as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association, added Oklahoma State, the conference's unofficial name became the Big Eight Conference. This name would remain until the league's dissolution in 1995.

### Membership changes

| School | 1959 Conference | 1960 Conference |
| Houston Cougars | Missouri Valley | Independent |
| Oklahoma State Cowboys | Independent | Big Eight |
| Texas Tech Red Raiders | Independent | Southwest |

## Season chronology
### September

In the preseason poll released on September 12, the defending champion Syracuse Orangemen and 1959's second-place finisher, the Mississippi Rebels, were No. 1 and No. 2, with 26 and 21 first place votes respectively. They were followed by the No. 3 Washington Huskies from Seattle, the No. 4 Texas Longhorns and the No. 5 Illinois Fighting Illini. As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.
The Big Ten schools would not kick off until September 24. On September 17, No. 2 Mississippi beat the Houston Cougars in Houston, 42–0. No. 3 Washington crushed the visiting College of the Pacific, 55–6 (the school became the University of the Pacific in 1961). No. 4 Texas opened its season with a loss at home to Nebraska, falling 14–13. Ole Miss was voted No. 1, followed by No. 2 Syracuse, No. 3 Washington, and No. 4 Illinois. Previously unranked Alabama, which had beaten No. 13 Georgia 21–6 in Birmingham, was fifth.
September 24 No. 1 Mississippi beat Kentucky in Memphis, 21–6. No. 2 Syracuse opened its season with a 55–7 win over Boston University. No. 3 Washington won at home again, beating the University of Idaho Vandals 41–12. No. 4 Illinois beat Indiana 17–6. In Lincoln, Minnesota beat No. 12 Nebraska 26–14. No. 5 Alabama was tied 6–6 by Tulane in New Orleans. Mississippi, Syracuse, Washington, and Illinois remained as the top four in the next poll, but Kansas, which had crushed Kansas State 41–0 on the road, rose from No. 7 to No. 5. Minnesota entered the poll at the No. 18 spot.

### October

October 1 No. 1 Mississippi played its second straight game in Memphis, Tennessee, beating Memphis State 31–20. No. 2 Syracuse defeated No. 5 Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas, 14–7, to reclaim the top spot. No. 3 Washington narrowly lost 15–14 at home to the No. 17 Navy Midshipmen. No. 4 Illinois beat West Virginia 33–0. No. 8 Iowa beat No. 6 Northwestern 42-0 on the road. No. 9 Ohio State shut out visiting USC 20-0. No. 18 Minnesota beat Indiana 42–0. The following poll featured No. 1 Syracuse and No. 2 Mississippi, followed by three Big Ten teams: No. 3 Iowa, No. 4 Illinois, and No. 5 Ohio State. Also from the Big Ten, Purdue was 7th, Michigan State 13th, and Minnesota 14th.
October 8 No. 1 Syracuse struggled to beat Holy Cross 15–6 in Worcester, Mass. No. 2 Mississippi won in their third consecutive trip to Tennessee, beating Vanderbilt 26–0 in Nashville. No. 3 Iowa beat No. 13 Michigan State in East Lansing, 27–15. No. 4 Illinois lost in Champaign, Ill., to No. 5 Ohio State, 34–7. No. 6 Navy, which had beaten SMU 26–7 at a game in the naval port of Norfolk, Virginia, came in at fifth. No. 14 Minnesota beat Northwestern 7–0. The next poll was: No. 1 Mississippi, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Syracuse, and No. 5 Navy. Minnesota reached the Top Ten at No. 10.
On October 15, No. 1 Mississippi beat Tulane in New Orleans 26–13, and No. 2 Iowa beat No. 12 Wisconsin at home, 28–21. No. 3 Ohio State lost a close one at Purdue 24–21. No. 4 Syracuse beat No. 20 Penn State 21–15, and No. 5 Navy beat the Air Force Academy 35–3 in Baltimore. No. 6 Missouri reached 5–0 after a 45–0 win over Kansas State at Manhattan, KS. No. 10 Minnesota beat Illinois 21–10. The Iowa Hawkeyes narrowly topped the next poll, with 23 first place votes to 22 for Ole Miss, and only two points to separate No. 1 and No. 2 (442–440). They were followed by No. 3 Syracuse, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Missouri. Minnesota rose from 10th to 6th.
October 22 No. 1 Iowa beat No. 10 Purdue 21–14 and No. 2 Mississippi edged No. 14 Arkansas 10–7 in Little Rock. No. 3 Syracuse won at West Virginia 45–0, while No. 4 Navy beat the Ivy League's Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, 27–0. No. 5 Missouri, which had held all of its opponents to single digits, continued winning with a 34–8 thrashing of Iowa State. In Ann Arbor, Michigan, No. 6 Minnesota beat Michigan 10–0. Iowa tightened its hold on No. 1 in the next poll, with 34 of the 48 votes for first place. The next week's Top 20 had only nineteen teams, with Kansas at No. 19 with 2 points. The top five remained the same.
October 29 No. 1 Iowa beat No. 19 Kansas 21–7. No. 2 Mississippi played its 7th game of the season, but its first at home in Oxford, and was tied 6–6 by the LSU Tigers, the only team which had defeated them in 1959. No. 3 Syracuse lost to Pittsburgh 10–0. In Philadelphia, No. 4 Navy beat Notre Dame 14–7. No. 5 Missouri crushed Nebraska in Lincoln, 28–0, to go 7–0–0. At this time, they had outscored their opponents 210–31. No. 6 Minnesota beat Kansas State 48–7. No. 8 Ohio State defeated No. 10 Michigan State in East Lansing, 21–10. The next poll again featured three Big Ten teams in the top five: No. 1 Iowa, No. 2 Missouri, No. 3 Minnesota, No. 4 Navy, and No. 5 Ohio State.

### November

November 5 The battle between the Big Ten's two 6–0–0 teams took place in Minneapolis, where No. 1 Iowa lost to No. 3 Minnesota, 27–10. No. 2 Missouri beat No. 18 Colorado at home 16–6. No. 4 Navy lost in Durham, North Carolina, to No. 13 Duke 19–10. No. 5 Ohio State handled Indiana 36–7. Having dethroned the No. 1 team, the Minnesota Gophers took the top spot in the poll released on November 7, 1960, with 40 of the 47 voters voting them as No. 1. No. 6 Mississippi, still unbeaten, returned to the Top Five after a 45–0 win over the University of Chattanooga. The top five was No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Missouri, No. 3 Ohio State, No. 4 Mississippi, and No. 5 Iowa.
November 12 No. 1 Minnesota lost to Purdue, 23–14. No. 2 Missouri gave up more than a touchdown for the first time, but still won 41–19 at Oklahoma. No. 3 Ohio State lost at No. 5 Iowa, 35–12. No. 4 Mississippi beat No. 14 Tennessee in Knoxville, 24–3. No. 6 Washington, which had beaten California 27–7, moved into the Top Five. The Missouri Tigers captured the top spot in the next poll, which was No. 1 Missouri, No. 2 Iowa, No. 3 Mississippi, No. 4 Minnesota, and No. 5 Washington.
November 19 Unbeaten No. 1 Missouri, with only a home game left between it and the national championship, lost to visiting Kansas, 23–7, but the game was later forfeited to Missouri due to the Jayhawks' use of an ineligible player. No. 2 Iowa defeated Notre Dame in South Bend, 28–0. No. 3 Mississippi was idle. No. 4 Minnesota closed its season with a 26–7 win at Wisconsin. They tied with Iowa atop the Big Ten standings and earned a Rose Bowl berth by virtue of their head-to-head victory over the Hawkeyes. Their opponent would be No. 5 Washington, which played its season ender against 4–4–1 Washington State in Spokane and won only by a 2–point conversion, 8–7. In the penultimate poll, released November 21, No. 1 Minnesota, No. 2 Iowa, and No. 3 Mississippi had 13½, 17½ and 13 first place votes respectively (voters were allowed to split their choices for No. 1), followed by No. 4 Washington and No. 5 Missouri.
November 26 No. 3 Mississippi finished its season unbeaten (9–0–1) with a 35–9 win at home over Mississippi State, earning the SEC title and a spot in the Sugar Bowl. All of the other Top Five teams had finished their schedules, but No. 7 Navy moved up in the final poll with a 17–12 victory against Army. The Midshipmen would face off against Missouri in the Orange Bowl.
With both the AP and UPI finishing their voting before the bowl games, the championship was determined in December. The AP writers divided among No. 1 Minnesota (8–1), No. 2 Mississippi (9–0–1), and No. 3 Iowa (8–1), and some voters split their choices. As such, the Minnesota Gophers received 17½ votes for No. 1, Mississippi got 16, and Iowa 12½. Minnesota had 433½ poll points, ahead of 411 for Ole Miss and 407½ for Iowa. The next tier of teams all had one loss and also were closely packed together: No. 4 Navy had 262 poll points, No. 5 Missouri had 253, and No. 6 Washington had 250. The UPI Coaches Poll placed the teams in a slightly different order, but also settled on Minnesota as the No. 1 choice.
Because the final Associated Press and United Press International polls were conducted after the final game of the regular season, Minnesota is considered the national champion for 1960 despite their loss to Washington in the Rose Bowl. After the bowl games, the Helms Athletic Foundation recognized Washington as national champion, while the Football Writers Association of America crowned Mississippi as national champion. Had the polls been taken after the bowl games, Missouri would likely also have been a contender for the national championship, as the Tigers beat Navy in the Orange Bowl and their 10–1 record was improved to 11–0 when the Kansas game was declared a forfeit.
The MAC's Ohio Bobcats were also crowned the world small college football champions in 1960, after an undefeated season.

### December

December 8 The Big Eight faculty committee, meeting in Kansas City, ruled Kansas halfback Bert Coan ineligible and ordered the Jayhawks to forfeit their last two victories on November 12 and 19. The reversal brought Missouri's record to 11–0 instead of 10–1.

## Conference standings
### Major conferences

1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings :
| 1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Washington $ 4 –0 –010 –1 –0 USC 3 –1 –04 –6 –0 UCLA 2 –2 –07 –2 –1 California 1 –3 –02 –7 –1 Stanford 0 –4 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP poll | 1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Duke $ 5 –1 –08 –3 –0 NC State 4 –1 –16 –3 –1 Maryland 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Clemson 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 South Carolina 3 –3 –13 –6 –1 North Carolina 2 –5 –03 –7 –0 Wake Forest 2 –5 –02 –8 –0 Virginia 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP poll | 1960 Big Eight Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 Missouri $ 7 –0 –011 –0 –0 No. 11 Kansas† 6 –0 –17 –2 –1 Colorado 6 –1 –07 –3 –0 Iowa State 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 Oklahoma 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 Nebraska 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Oklahoma State 2 –5 –03 –7 –0 Kansas State 0 –7 –01 –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.Rankings from AP Poll |
| 1960 Big Ten Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Minnesota + 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 No. 3 Iowa + 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 No. 8 Ohio State 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 No. 15 Michigan State 4 –2 –06 –2 –1 Illinois 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Michigan 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 Northwestern 3 –4 –05 –4 –0 No. 19 Purdue 3 –4 –04 –4 –1 Wisconsin 2 –5 –04 –5 –0 Indiana 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from AP Poll | 1960 Border Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 New Mexico State $ 4 –0 –011 –0 –0 Arizona 3 –0 –07 –3 –0 Arizona State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Texas Western 2 –3 –04 –5 –1 West Texas State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 Hardin–Simmons 0 –4 –00 –10 –0 Rankings from AP Poll | 1960 Ivy League football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 14 Yale $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0 Princeton 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Dartmouth 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Harvard 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Columbia 3 –4 –03 –6 –0 Penn 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Brown 1 –6 –03 –6 –0 Cornell 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll |
| 1960 Missouri Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Wichita $ 3 –0 –08 –2 –0 Tulsa 2 –1 –05 –5 –0 Cincinnati 1 –2 –04 –6 –0 North Texas State 0 –3 –02 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Skyline Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Utah State + 6 –1 –09 –2 –0 Wyoming + 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Utah 5 –1 –07 –3 –0 New Mexico 4 –2 –05 –5 –0 Montana 2 –5 –05 –5 –0 BYU 2 –5 –03 –8 –0 Denver 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 Colorado State 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1960 Southeastern Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –110 –0 –1 No. 18 Florida 5 –1 –09 –2 –0 No. 9 Alabama 5 –1 –18 –1 –2 No. 13 Auburn 5 –2 –08 –2 –0 Tennessee 3 –2 –26 –2 –2 Georgia 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Georgia Tech 4 –4 –05 –5 –0 LSU 2 –3 –15 –4 –1 Kentucky 2 –4 –15 –4 –1 Tulane 1 –4 –13 –6 –1 Mississippi State 0 –5 –12 –6 –1 Vanderbilt 0 –7 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll |
| 1960 Southern Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T VMI $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –1 The Citadel 4 –2 –08 –2 –1 George Washington 4 –2 –05 –3 –1 Virginia Tech 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 Furman 2 –2 –05 –4 –1 Richmond 3 –4 –13 –6 –1 Davidson 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 William & Mary 1 –5 –02 –8 –0 West Virginia 0 –2 –10 –8 –2 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Southwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 7 Arkansas $ 6 –1 –08 –3 –0 No. 12 Baylor 5 –2 –08 –3 –0 Texas 5 –2 –07 –3 –1 Rice 5 –2 –07 –4 –0 TCU 3 –3 –14 –4 –2 Texas Tech 1 –5 –13 –6 –1 Texas A&M 0 –4 –31 –6 –3 SMU 0 –6 –10 –9 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from AP Poll | 1960 NCAA University Division independents football records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Navy   –  9 –2 –0 Memphis State   –  8 –2 –0 Detroit   –  7 –2 –0 No. 19 Syracuse   –  7 –2 –0 No. 16 Penn State   –  7 –3 –0 Oregon   –  7 –3 –1 Army   –  6 –3 –1 Oregon State   –  6 –3 –1 Holy Cross   –  6 –4 –0 Houston   –  6 –4 –0 Miami (FL)   –  6 –4 –0 San Jose State   –  5 –4 –0 Pittsburgh   –  4 –3 –3 Xavier   –  5 –5 –0 Washington State   –  4 –5 –1 Air Force   –  4 –6 –0 Boston University   –  3 –5 –2 Pacific (CA)   –  4 –6 –0 Boston College   –  3 –6 –1 Florida State   –  3 –6 –1 Marquette   –  3 –6 –0 Colgate   –  2 –7 –0 Notre Dame   –  2 –8 –0 Villanova   –  2 –8 –0 Dayton   –  1 –9 –0 Idaho   –  1 –9 –0 Rankings from AP Poll |

### Minor conferences

1960 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings :
| 1960 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Fresno State $ 5 –0 –09 –1 –0 Long Beach State 3 –1 –15 –3 –1 Los Angeles State 3 –1 –14 –3 –1 UC Santa Barbara 2 –3 –02 –5 –1 Cal Poly 1 –4 –01 –5 –0 San Diego State 0 –5 –01 –6 –1 $ – Conference championCal Poly forfeited cancelled conference games to Los Angeles State and UC Santa Barbara, but this forfeit did not affect overall records of the teams.Rankings from UPI small college poll | 1960 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Maryland State $ 5 –0 –15 –1 –1 North Carolina A&T 4 –1 –15 –3 –1 North Carolina College 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Winston-Salem State 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Hampton 5 –2 –05 –4 –0 Virginia State 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Johnson C. Smith 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 Morgan State 3 –3 –13 –3 –1 Delaware State 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Virginia Union 3 –4 –14 –5 –1 St. Augustine's 4 –4 –04 –5 –0 Fayetteville State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Howard 2 –4 –04 –4 –0 Shaw 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Saint Paul's (VA) 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 Elizabeth City State 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 Lincoln (PA) 0 –6 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 19 St. Benedict's $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0 No. 14 Pittsburg State 4 –1 –08 –1 –0 Emporia State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Washburn 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Fort Hays State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Omaha 1 –4 –01 –7 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1960 College Conference of Illinois football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T North Central (IL) $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Millikin 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Carroll (WI) 1 –2 –22 –5 –2 Lake Forest 1 –3 –14 –3 –1 Augustana (IL) 1 –3 –13 –4 –2 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Far Western Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 2/3 Humboldt State $ 5 –0 –011 –1 –0 San Francisco State 4 –1 –09 –1 –0 Chico State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0 Sacramento State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Nevada 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 UC Davis 0 –5 –00 –8 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll | 1960 Gulf States Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 –1 –09 –1 –0 No. 12 Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 McNeese State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 Northwestern State 0 –5 –03 –6 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1960 Hoosier Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Indiana Central $ 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Anderson (IN) 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Franklin (IN) 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Manchester (IN) 2 –2 –03 –5 –0 Hanover 2 –2 –02 –6 –0 Taylor 0 –5 –02 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1960 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Butler $ 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 Evansville 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 –2 –13 –4 –1 Indiana State 3 –3 –03 –4 –0 Ball State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Valparaiso 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 DePauw 1 –4 –12 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 13 Southern Illinois $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 Western Illinois 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Northern Illinois 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Central Michigan 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 Illinois State Normal 1 –4 –12 –6 –1 Eastern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Eastern Michigan 0 –5 –10 –8 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1960 Iowa Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 Parsons + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Luther + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Wartburg 6 –2 –07 –2 –0 Upper Iowa 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Dubuque 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Buena Vista 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Central (IA) 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Iowa Wesleyan 1 –7 –01 –8 –1 Simpson (IA) 0 –8 –00 –9 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Texas A&I $ 6 –1 –08 –1 –1 East Texas State 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Lamar Tech 5 –2 –08 –4 –0 Howard Payne 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Sul Ross 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 Sam Houston State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Southwest Texas State 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –01 –10 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Western Maryland + 3 –1 –06 –3 –0 Randolph–Macon + 3 –1 –04 –4 –0 Hampden–Sydney 2 –1 –02 –6 –0 Gallaudet 1 –0 –02 –6 –0 Johns Hopkins 0 –2 –05 –2 –1 Bridgewater 0 –4 –00 –7 –0 + – Conference co-championsConference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System; Gallaudet did not play enough conference games to be eligible for title. |
| 1960 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Albion $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0 Hope 4 –1 –05 –4 –0 Adrian 3 –2 –04 –3 –1 Kalamazoo 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Olivet 1 –4 –03 –5 –0 Alma 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Mid-American Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Ohio $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0 No. 6 Bowling Green 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Kent State 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 Miami (OH) 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Western Michigan 2 –4 –04 –4 –1 Marshall 1 –4 –02 –7 –1 Toledo 0 –6 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from AP small college poll | 1960 Mid-Ohio League football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Ohio Northern + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Ashland + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Bluffton + 4 –1 –05 –3 –1 Findlay 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Defiance 1 –4 –01 –7 –1 Wilmington (OH) 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions |
| 1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T University Division Rutgers x 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Bucknell 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 Lehigh 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Lafayette 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Gettysburg 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Delaware 1 –4 –02 –6 –1 Temple 0 –5 –02 –7 –0 Muhlenberg * 1 –2 –06 –3 –0 Northern College Division Albright x 6 –0 –09 –0 –0 Wagner x 6 –0 –09 –0 –0 Lebanon Valley 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Susquehanna 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 Juniata 4 –1 –05 –2 –0 Scranton 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Upsala 1 –3 –11 –5 –2 Wilkes 2 –7 –02 –7 –0 Moravian 1 –5 –11 –6 –1 Hofstra * 2 –0 –07 –1 –1 Lycoming * 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 Southern College Division Johns Hopkins x 5 –1 –05 –2 –1 Pennsylvania Military 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Western Maryland 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Ursinus 3 –3 –03 –4 –0 Swarthmore 2 –3 –02 –5 –0 Dickinson 1 –6 –01 –7 –0 Drexel 0 –6 –00 –7 –1 Haverford 0 –7 –00 –7 –0 Franklin & Marshall * 1 –2 –02 –6 –0 No. 5 West Chester * 0 –0 –09 –0 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll | 1960 Midwest Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 Tennessee A&I $ 3 –0 –07 –3 –0 Lincoln (MO) 2 –1 –03 –5 –0 Central State (OH) 1 –2 –07 –2 –0 Kentucky State 0 –3 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from Associated Negro Press | 1960 Midwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T St. Olaf $ 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 Coe 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Cornell (IA) 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Carleton 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Grinnell 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Monmouth (IL) 3 –4 –13 –4 –1 Ripon 3 –4 –13 –4 –1 Knox 2 –4 –22 –4 –2 Lawrence 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Beloit 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1960 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Minnesota–Duluth $ 6 –1 –06 –1 –1 Concordia (MN) 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Macalester 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Augsburg 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Saint John's (MN) 3 –3 –14 –3 –1 Gustavus Adolphus 3 –3 –13 –5 –1 St. Thomas (MN) 1 –6 –02 –6 –0 Hamline 0 –7 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T NE Missouri State $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0 SE Missouri State 4 –1 –06 –4 –0 NW Missouri State 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 SW Missouri State 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Central Missouri State 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Missouri–Rolla 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 North Central Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Iowa State Teachers $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 Augustana (SD) 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 North Dakota 4 –2 –04 –3 –1 South Dakota State 2 –3 –15 –4 –1 North Dakota State 2 –3 –13 –5 –1 Morningside 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 South Dakota 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1960 Northern State College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Mankato State $ 4 –0 –15 –3 –1 Michigan Tech 4 –1 –05 –3 –0 St. Cloud State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Bemidji State 2 –3 –02 –6 –0 Winona State 1 –3 –14 –3 –1 Moorhead State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Muskingum $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Otterbein 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Wittenberg 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Wooster 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Denison 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Marietta 4 –3 –06 –3 –0 Heidelberg 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Mount Union 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Oberlin 2 –4 –04 –4 –0 Capital 2 –6 –02 –6 –0 Kenyon 1 –6 –02 –6 –0 Akron 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 Hiram 0 –6 –00 –7 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from AP small college poll | 1960 Ohio Valley Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Tennessee Tech $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 Middle Tennessee 4 –2 –05 –5 –0 Murray State 4 –2 –05 –5 –0 Morehead State 2 –4 –05 –4 –0 East Tennessee State 1 –3 –23 –4 –2 Eastern Kentucky 1 –4 –13 –6 –1 Western Kentucky 1 –4 –12 –6 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1960 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T East Division No. 8/5 West Chester xy$ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0 Millersville 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Bloomsburg 4 –2 –05 –2 –1 East Stroudsburg 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Mansfield 2 –5 –03 –5 –0 Kutztown 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Cheyney 0 –5 –00 –7 –0 West Division Lock Haven xy 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 California (PA) 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 Slippery Rock 2 –1 –25 –1 –2 Clarion 2 –4 –13 –4 –1 Indiana (PA) 1 –3 –22 –4 –2 Edinboro 1 –3 –13 –4 –1 Shippensburg 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Championship: West Chester 35, Lock Haven 6 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantInterdivisional games counted in conference standings.Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll | 1960 Prairie College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Principia $ 2 –0 –05 –3 –0 Illinois College 1 –1 –05 –3 –0 Rose Poly 0 –2 –01 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Western Reserve $ 6 –0 –06 –1 –0 Thiel 4 –1 –04 –2 –1 John Carroll 3 –2 –03 –4 –0 Wayne State (MI) 3 –2 –04 –3 –0 Allegheny 3 –3 –03 –3 –1 Washington & Jefferson 1 –4 –01 –6 –0 Case Tech 1 –5 –01 –5 –1 Bethany (WV) 1 –5 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1960 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 16 Adams State $ 4 –0 –07 –0 –1 Idaho State 3 –1 –06 –2 –0 Colorado Mines 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Colorado State–Greeley 2 –2 –16 –3 –1 Colorado College 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Western State (CO) 0 –4 –11 –7 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Whittier + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Redlands + 4 –1 –06 –3 –1 Occidental + 4 –1 –05 –3 –0 Claremont-Mudd 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Pomona 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 Caltech 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Prairie View A&M + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0 Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 No. 7 Southern + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0 Texas Southern 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Wiley 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Texas College 0 –7 –01 –9 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1960 Virginia Little Eight Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Randolph–Macon $ 2 –0 –04 –4 –0 Emory and Henry 1 –0 –07 –2 –1 Hampden–Sydney 1 –2 –02 –6 –0 Bridgewater 0 –2 –00 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 West Penn Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Westminster (PA) $ 5 –0 –05 –3 –0 Saint Vincent 4 –1 –04 –3 –1 Carnegie Tech 3 –2 –03 –5 –0 Geneva 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Grove City 0 –3 –12 –4 –3 Waynesburg 0 –4 –10 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 18 Whitewater State $ 6 –0 –07 –0 –1 La Crosse State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Stout State 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 Stevens Point State 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Eau Claire State 4 –3 –14 –4 –1 Oshkosh State 3 –4 –03 –4 –0 Milwaukee 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Superior State 1 –4 –12 –5 –2 River Falls State 1 –4 –12 –6 –1 Platteville State 1 –4 –11 –5 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1960 Yankee Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Connecticut + 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 UMass + 3 –1 –07 –2 –0 Maine 3 –2 –04 –3 –1 New Hampshire 2 –2 –04 –3 –0 Rhode Island 1 –4 –03 –5 –0 Vermont 0 –2 –01 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1960 NCAA College Division independents football records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Montclair State   –  8 –0 –0 Washington and Lee   –  8 –0 –1 UC Riverside   –  7 –0 –1 Arlington State   –  9 –2 –0 Howard (AL)   –  8 –1 –0 Northern Michigan   –  8 –1 –1 Cal Poly Pomona   –  7 –2 –0 Louisville   –  7 –2 –0 Southern Connecticut State   –  7 –3 –0 Montana State   –  5 –3 –1 Mississippi Southern   –  6 –4 –0 Santa Clara   –  4 –3 –0 Baldwin–Wallace   –  4 –3 –1 Sewanee   –  4 –3 –1 Carthage   –  5 –4 –0 Abilene Christian   –  5 –5 –0 Chattanooga   –  5 –5 –0 St. Norbert   –  4 –4 –1 Arkansas State   –  4 –5 –0 Drake   –  4 –5 –0 North Park   –  4 –5 –0 Buffalo   –  4 –6 –0 Carnegie Tech   –  3 –5 –0 Northeastern   –  2 –5 –1 Union (NY)   –  2 –5 –1 Hawaii   –  3 –7 –0 Tampa   –  2 –7 –1 Trinity (TX)   –  2 –7 –1 Washington University   –  2 –7 –0 Rose Poly   –  1 –5 –1 Wabash   –  1 –8 –0 Pepperdine   –  1 –9 –0 |

### NAIA conferences

1960 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings :
| 1960 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 20 Arkansas Tech $ 8 –0 –010 –1 –0 Arkansas State Teachers 6 –1 –08 –1 –0 Henderson State 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Southern State (AR) 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Hendrix 3 –3 –13 –5 –1 Arkansas A&M 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Ouachita Baptist 1 –5 –11 –7 –2 Harding 1 –5 –21 –5 –3 Ozarks 0 –8 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Lakeland $ 4 –0 –05 –3 –0 Northland 3 –1 –05 –3 –0 Northwestern (WI) 2 –2 –04 –3 –0 Bethel (MN) 1 –3 –02 –6 –0 Milton 0 –4 –01 –4 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 19 St. Benedict's $ 5 –0 –07 –1 –0 No. 14 Pittsburg State 4 –1 –08 –1 –0 Emporia State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Washburn 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 Fort Hays State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Omaha 1 –4 –01 –7 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1960 College Conference of Illinois football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T North Central (IL) $ 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 3 –2 –07 –2 –0 Millikin 3 –2 –06 –2 –0 Carroll (WI) 1 –2 –22 –5 –2 Lake Forest 1 –3 –14 –3 –1 Augustana (IL) 1 –3 –13 –4 –2 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Evergreen Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Whitworth $^ 7 –0 –09 –1 –0 Central Washington 4 –3 –04 –4 –0 Puget Sound 4 –3 –04 –4 –1 Pacific Lutheran 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Western Washington 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Eastern Washington 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 Far Western Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 2/3 Humboldt State $ 5 –0 –011 –1 –0 San Francisco State 4 –1 –09 –1 –0 Chico State 2 –3 –06 –4 –0 Sacramento State 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Nevada 2 –3 –03 –6 –0 UC Davis 0 –5 –00 –8 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll |
| 1960 Frontier Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T New Mexico Highlands + 2 –0 –16 –2 –1 Arizona State–Flagstaff + 2 –0 –16 –3 –2 Panhandle A&M 1 –2 –04 –6 –0 New Mexico Western 0 –3 –01 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1960 Gulf States Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 5 Southeastern Louisiana + 4 –1 –09 –1 –0 No. 12 Louisiana Tech + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 McNeese State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Southwestern Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Northeast Louisiana State 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 Northwestern State 0 –5 –03 –6 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Butler $ 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 Evansville 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Saint Joseph's (IN) 3 –2 –13 –4 –1 Indiana State 3 –3 –03 –4 –0 Ball State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 Valparaiso 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 DePauw 1 –4 –12 –5 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1960 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 13 Southern Illinois $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 Western Illinois 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 Northern Illinois 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 Central Michigan 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 Illinois State Normal 1 –4 –12 –6 –1 Eastern Illinois 1 –5 –02 –7 –0 Eastern Michigan 0 –5 –10 –8 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 Iowa Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 17 Parsons + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Luther + 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Wartburg 6 –2 –07 –2 –0 Upper Iowa 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Dubuque 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Buena Vista 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Central (IA) 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Iowa Wesleyan 1 –7 –01 –8 –1 Simpson (IA) 0 –8 –00 –9 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Ottawa $ 9 –0 –09 –0 –0 Baker 8 –1 –08 –1 –0 Southwestern (KS) 5 –3 –15 –3 –1 College of Emporia 5 –4 –05 –4 –0 Bethany (KS) 4 –4 –14 –4 –1 Bethel (KS) 4 –4 –14 –4 –1 Kansas Wesleyan 4 –4 –14 –4 –1 McPherson 1 –7 –11 –7 –1 Friends 1 –7 –11 –8 –1 Sterling 1 –8 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1960 Lone Star Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Texas A&I $ 6 –1 –08 –1 –1 East Texas State 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Lamar Tech 5 –2 –08 –4 –0 Howard Payne 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Sul Ross 4 –3 –07 –3 –0 Sam Houston State 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Southwest Texas State 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 Stephen F. Austin 1 –6 –01 –10 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 Mid-Ohio League football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Ohio Northern + 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Ashland + 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Bluffton + 4 –1 –05 –3 –1 Findlay 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Defiance 1 –4 –01 –7 –1 Wilmington (OH) 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1960 Midwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T St. Olaf $ 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 Coe 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Cornell (IA) 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Carleton 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Grinnell 4 –4 –04 –4 –0 Monmouth (IL) 3 –4 –13 –4 –1 Ripon 3 –4 –13 –4 –1 Knox 2 –4 –22 –4 –2 Lawrence 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Beloit 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1960 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Minnesota–Duluth $ 6 –1 –06 –1 –1 Concordia (MN) 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Macalester 5 –2 –07 –2 –0 Augsburg 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Saint John's (MN) 3 –3 –14 –3 –1 Gustavus Adolphus 3 –3 –13 –5 –1 St. Thomas (MN) 1 –6 –02 –6 –0 Hamline 0 –7 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Missouri Valley + 3 –0 –17 –1 –1 William Jewell + 3 –0 –17 –1 –1 Culver–Stockton 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Tarkio]] 2 –3 –04 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Central (MO)]] 0 –2 –01 –7 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Graceland]] 0 –4 –02 –7 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1960 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T [[{{{school}}}|Eastern Montana]] + 4 –1 –05 –2 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Carroll (MT)]] + 4 –1 –05 –3 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Western Montana]] 3 –2 –05 –2 –2 [[{{{school}}}|Rocky Mountain]] 3 –2 –03 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Northern Montana]] 1 –4 –01 –6 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Montana Mines]] 0 –5 –0 ? – ? – ? + – Conference co-champions |
| 1960 Nebraska College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T [[{{{school}}}|Peru State]] $ 5 –1 –06 –2 –1 [[{{{school}}}|Hastings]] 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Wayne State (NE)]] 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Kearney State]] 4 –2 –04 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Doane]] 2 –4 –04 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Chadron State]] 2 –4 –03 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Nebraska Wesleyan]] 0 –6 –00 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T [[{{{school}}}|Mayville State]] + 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Dickinson State]] + 5 –1 –05 –3 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Minot State]] 3 –2 –04 –3 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Valley City State]] 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Jamestown]] 3 –3 –03 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Ellendale]] 1 –4 –0 ? – ? – ? [[{{{school}}}|Wahpeton Science]] 0 –6 –0 ? – ? – ? + – Conference co-champions | 1960 North State Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 1/2 Lenoir Rhyne $^ 6 –0 –012 –0 –0 Appalachian State 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 East Carolina 4 –2 –07 –3 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Western Carolina]] 2 –4 –06 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Elon]] 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Catawba]] 2 –4 –02 –9 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Guilford]] 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll |
| 1960 Northern State College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Mankato State $ 4 –0 –15 –3 –1 Michigan Tech 4 –1 –05 –3 –0 St. Cloud State 2 –3 –03 –5 –0 Bemidji State 2 –3 –02 –6 –0 Winona State 1 –3 –14 –3 –1 Moorhead State 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Northwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Willamette $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Linfield]] 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Lewis & Clark]] 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Pacific (OR)]] 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Whitman]] 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 [[{{{school}}}|College of Idaho]] 0 –5 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 [[{{{school}}}|Langston]] $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 [[{{{school}}}|NW Oklahoma State]] 4 –2 –06 –3 –0 [[{{{school}}}|East Central]] 4 –2 –07 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Central State (OK)]] 3 –3 –06 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|SE Oklahoma State]] 3 –3 –04 –5 –1 [[{{{school}}}|SW Oklahoma State]] 1 –5 –01 –9 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Northeastern State]] 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1960 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Oregon Tech $ 4 –0 –09 –0 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Southern Oregon]] 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Portland State]] 1 –2 –12 –4 –2 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon College]] 1 –3 –03 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Eastern Oregon]] 0 –3 –10 –7 –2 $ – Conference champion | 1960 Pennsylvania State College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T East Division No. 8/5 West Chester xy$ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0 Millersville 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Bloomsburg 4 –2 –05 –2 –1 East Stroudsburg 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Mansfield 2 –5 –03 –5 –0 Kutztown 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 Cheyney 0 –5 –00 –7 –0 West Division Lock Haven xy 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 California (PA) 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 Slippery Rock 2 –1 –25 –1 –2 Clarion 2 –4 –13 –4 –1 Indiana (PA) 1 –3 –22 –4 –2 Edinboro 1 –3 –13 –4 –1 Shippensburg 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Championship: West Chester 35, Lock Haven 6 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participantInterdivisional games counted in conference standings.Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll | 1960 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 16 Adams State $ 4 –0 –07 –0 –1 Idaho State 3 –1 –06 –2 –0 Colorado Mines 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Colorado State–Greeley 2 –2 –16 –3 –1 Colorado College 1 –4 –04 –5 –0 Western State (CO) 0 –4 –11 –7 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1960 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T [[{{{school}}}|Northern State]] + 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Huron]] + 5 –1 –07 –2 –0 [[{{{school}}}|South Dakota Tech]] 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Dakota Wesleyan]] 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Southern State (SD)]] 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Black Hills]] 0 –5 –11 –6 –1 [[{{{school}}}|General Beadle]] 0 –5 –12 –6 –1 + – Conference co-champions | 1960 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Whittier + 4 –1 –08 –2 –0 Redlands + 4 –1 –06 –3 –1 Occidental + 4 –1 –05 –3 –0 Claremont-Mudd 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Pomona 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 Caltech 0 –5 –00 –8 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Prairie View A&M + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0 Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 No. 7 Southern + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0 Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0 Texas Southern 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Wiley 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Texas College 0 –7 –01 –9 –0 + – Conference co-championsRankings from NAIA poll |
| 1960 Tri-State Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T [[{{{school}}}|Concordia (NE)]] $ 5 –0 –17 –1 –1 [[{{{school}}}|Midland]] 5 –1 –07 –1 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Sioux Falls]] 4 –2 –06 –2 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Westmar]] 3 –2 –13 –4 –1 [[{{{school}}}|Dana]] 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Yankton]] 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern (IA)]] 0 –6 –00 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1960 West Penn Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Westminster (PA) $ 5 –0 –05 –3 –0 Saint Vincent 4 –1 –04 –3 –1 Carnegie Tech 3 –2 –03 –5 –0 Geneva 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Grove City 0 –3 –12 –4 –3 Waynesburg 0 –4 –10 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1960 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T Eastern Division [[{{{school}}}|Salem]] x 4 –4 –04 –6 –0 [[{{{school}}}|West Liberty State]] 2 –4 –12 –5 –1 [[{{{school}}}|Davis & Elkins]] 1 –6 –01 –6 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Shepherd]] 0 –4 –04 –4 –0 [[{{{school}}}|West Virginia State]] 0 –4 –01 –6 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Bluefield State]] * 1 –0 –03 –6 –0 Western Division [[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] x$ 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 [[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Wesleyan]] 5 –1 –06 –2 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Glenville State]] 5 –2 –05 –2 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Concord]] 4 –2 –24 –3 –2 [[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Tech]] 2 –1 –14 –3 –1 [[{{{school}}}|Potomac State]] 2 –3 –01 –4 –0 Bethany (WV) * 0 –1 –01 –6 –0 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-champions * – Did not qualify for conference standings Conference standings based on power ratings |
| 1960 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 18 Whitewater State $ 6 –0 –07 –0 –1 La Crosse State 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Stout State 4 –2 –04 –4 –0 Stevens Point State 4 –3 –05 –3 –0 Eau Claire State 4 –3 –14 –4 –1 Oshkosh State 3 –4 –03 –4 –0 Milwaukee 2 –4 –02 –6 –0 Superior State 1 –4 –12 –5 –2 River Falls State 1 –4 –12 –6 –1 Platteville State 1 –4 –11 –5 –1 $ – Conference championRankings from NAIA poll | 1960 NAIA independents football records vteConf.Overall TeamW L TW L T No. 15 [[{{{school}}}|Hillsdale]]   –  9 –1 –0 No. 11 Northern Michigan ^   –  8 –1 –1 [[{{{school}}}|Austin]]   –  6 –3 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Earlham]]   –  5 –3 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Wheaton (IL)]]   –  4 –4 –1 [[{{{school}}}|Eastern New Mexico]]   –  4 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|La Verne]]   –  4 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Oklahoma Panhandle State]]   –  4 –6 –0 [[{{{school}}}|St. Mary of the Plains]]   –  3 –5 –0 [[{{{school}}}|McMurry]]   –  3 –7 –0 [[{{{school}}}|Georgetown (KY)]]   –  2 –6 –0 ^ – NAIA playoff participantRankings from NAIA poll |

## Rankings
### Major college polls

AP writers poll :
| Rank | Team | 1st | Points |
| 1 | Minnesota (8–2) | 17.5 | 433.5 |
| 2 | Ole Miss (10–0–1) | 16 | 411 |
| 3 | Iowa (8–1) | 12.5 | 407.5 |
| 4 | Navy (9–2) | | 262 |
| 5 | Missouri (11–0) | | 253 |
| 6 | Washington (10–1) | 2 | 250 |
| 7 | Arkansas (8–3) | | 212 |
| 8 | Ohio State (7–2) | | 138 |
| 9 | Alabama (8–1–2) | | 53 |
| 10 | Duke (8–3) | | 46 |
| 11 | Kansas (5–4–1) | | 40 |
| 12 | Baylor (8–3) | | 35 |
| 13 | Auburn (8–2) | | 25 |
| 14 | Yale (9–0) | | 17 |
| 15 | Michigan State (6–2–1) | | 16 |
| 16 | Penn State (7–3) | | 15 |
| 17 | New Mexico State (11–0) | | 8 |
| 18 | Florida (9–2) | | 6 |
| 19 | Purdue (4–4–1) | | 4 |
| 19 | Syracuse (7–2) | | 4 |
UPI coaches poll :
| Rank | Team | 1st | Points |
| 1 | Minnesota | 21 | 326 |
| 2 | Iowa | 5 | 300 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | 9 | 284 |
| 4 | Missouri | | 194 |
| 5 | Washington | | 181 |
| 6 | Navy | | 150 |
| 7 | Arkansas | | 137 |
| 8 | Ohio State | | 89 |
| 9 | Kansas | | 44 |
| 9 | Alabama | | 44 |
| 11 | Duke | | 35 |
| 12 | Baylor | | 29 |
| 13 | Michigan State | | 26 |
| 14 | Auburn | | 16 |
| 15 | Purdue | | 14 |
| 16 | Florida | | 10 |
| 17 | Texas (7–3–1) | | 7 |
| 18 | Yale | | 6 |
| 18 | New Mexico State | | 6 |
| 18 | Tennessee (6–2–2) | | 6 |

### Small college polls

In 1960, both United Press International (UPI) and the Associated Press (AP) conducted "small college" polls. This was the first year that the AP (polling a panel of eight "selectors" from NCAA districts) conducted their poll, and the third year that UPI (polling a panel of coaches) conducted their poll. Both wire services named the Ohio Bobcats – who had a record of 10–0, registered five shutouts, and held all their opponents to eight points or less – as the number one team.
| Rank | School | Record† | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | Ohio | 10–0 | 28 | 348 |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 8–1 | | 250 |
| 3 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 10–0 | 3 | 236 |
| 4 | Muskingum | 9–0 | 1 | 100 |
| 5 | Florida A&M | 7–1 | | 94 |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 8–2 | 1 | 93 |
| 7 | Iowa State Teachers | 9–1 | | 82 |
| 8 | Humboldt State | 10–0 | 1 | 71 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 8–1 | | 70 |
| 10 | Southeastern Louisiana | 9–1 | 1 | 57 |
| Rank | School | Record | No. 1 votes | Total points |
| 1 | Ohio | 10–0 | 4 | 65 |
| 2 | Lenoir–Rhyne | 10–0 | | 46 |
| 3 | Humboldt State | 10–0 | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Whitworth | 9–0 | | 32 |
| 5 | West Chester | 9–0 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 8–1 | | 28 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 8–2 | | 26 |
| 8 | [[{{{school}}}|Hillsdale]] | 9–1 | | 19 |
| 9 | Muskingum | 9–0 | | 16 |
| 10 | Iowa State Teachers | 9–1 | | 15 |

## Postseason

Because the final polls came out in November, the outcome of the post-season bowl games had no effect on the championships already awarded by the AP and UPI polls. As winner of the Big Ten title, No. 1 Minnesota went to the Rose Bowl to face Washington, which had the best record of the five teams in the AAWU (today's Pac-12). No. 2 Mississippi, as winner of the SEC, was invited to the Sugar Bowl to face unranked Rice University. The Big Ten did not allow its teams to play in a postseason game other than the Rose Bowl, so No. 3 Iowa stayed home. Although Washington upset Minnesota 17–7 in Pasadena, the post-season loss did not affect the Gophers' championship as determined by the AP and UPI. Washington also claims the 1960 National Championship.

### Major bowls

Monday, January 2, 1961
| Bowl | | | | |
| Rose Bowl | No. 6 Washington Huskies | 17 | No. 1 Minnesota Golden Gophers | 7 |
| Sugar Bowl | No. 2 Mississippi Rebels | 14 | Rice Owls | 6 |
| Orange Bowl | No. 5 Missouri Tigers | 21 | No. 4 Navy Midshipmen | 14 |
| Cotton Bowl | No. 10 Duke Blue Devils | 7 | No. 7 Arkansas Razorbacks | 6 |

### Other bowls

| Bowl | Location | Date | Winner | Score | Loser |
| Sun Bowl | El Paso, TX | December 31 | No. 17 New Mexico State | 20–13 | Utah State |
| Gator Bowl | Jacksonville, FL | December 31 | No. 18 Florida | 13–12 | No. 12 Baylor |
| Tangerine Bowl | Orlando, FL | December 30 | The Citadel | 27–0 | Tennessee Tech |
| Bluebonnet Bowl | Houston, TX | December 17 | No. 9 Alabama | 3–3 | Texas |
| Liberty Bowl | Philadelphia, PA | December 17 | No. 16 Penn State | 41–12 | Oregon |
| Prairie View Bowl | Houston, TX | January 1, 1961 | Prairie View | 19–8 | Arkansas AM&N |
| Orange Blossom Classic | Miami, FL | December 10 | Florida A&M | 40–26 | [[{{{school}}}|Langston]] |
| Mineral Water Bowl | Excelsior Springs, MO | November 26 | [[{{{school}}}|Hillsdale]] | 17–6 | Iowa Teachers |
| Great Southwest Bowl | Grand Prairie, TX | December 31 | Texas A&I | 45–14 | Arkansas Tech |
| West Virginia Bowl | Clarksburg, WV | November 24 | [[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] | 13–7 | [[{{{school}}}|Salem]] |
| Rice Bowl | Stuttgart, AR | December 2 | [[{{{school}}}|East Central]] | 25–7 | Henderson State |
| Rocket Bowl | | | [[{{{school}}}|Maryville (TN)]] | 19–0 | [[{{{school}}}|Milligan]] |

### NAIA postseason

The 1960 NAIA football season was the fifth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season culminated 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.
Lenoir Rhyne, who lost the 1959 championship game, defeated Humboldt State in the championship game, 15–14, to win their first NAIA national title.
| Semifinals December 3, 1960 | Semifinals December 3, 1960 | Semifinals December 3, 1960 | Championship December 17, 1960 Holiday Bowl | Championship December 17, 1960 Holiday Bowl | Championship December 17, 1960 Holiday Bowl |
| Whitworth | Whitworth | 6 | | | |
| Humboldt State* | Humboldt State* | 13 | | | |
| Humboldt State* | Humboldt State* | 13 | Humboldt State | Humboldt State | 14 |
| | | | Lenoir Rhyne | Lenoir Rhyne | 15 |
| Northern Michigan | Northern Michigan | 20 | Lenoir Rhyne | Lenoir Rhyne | 15 |
| Lenoir Rhyne* | 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.

## Award season
### Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player
| Player | School | Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
| Joe Bellino | Navy | HB | 436 | 196 | 93 | 1,793 |
| Tom Brown | Minnesota | G | 127 | 121 | 108 | 731 |
| Jake Gibbs | Ole Miss | QB | 74 | 77 | 77 | 453 |
| Ed Dyas | Auburn | FB | 46 | 63 | 55 | 319 |
| Billy Kilmer | UCLA | HB | 55 | 42 | 31 | 280 |
| Mike Ditka | Pittsburgh | E | 17 | 52 | 68 | 223 |
| Tom Matte | Ohio State | QB | 17 | 42 | 30 | 165 |
| Dan LaRose | Missouri | E | 16 | 28 | 32 | 136 |
| Pervis Atkins | New Mexico State | HB | 25 | 18 | 13 | 124 |
| E. J. Holub | Texas Tech | C | 14 | 23 | 29 | 117 |
Source:

### All-Americans

For the year 1960, the NCAA recognizes six published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
| Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
| Mike Ditka | End | Pittsburgh | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Dan LaRose | End | Missouri | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Bob Lilly | Tackle | TCU | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Tom Brown | Guard | Minnesota | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Joe Bellino | Halfback | Navy | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Bob Ferguson | Fullback | Ohio State | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Jake Gibbs | Quarterback | Ole Miss | 6/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, WC |
| Ken Rice | Tackle | Auburn | 5/6 | AFCA, AP, FWAA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| E. J. Holub | Center | Texas Tech | 5/6 | AFCA, FWAA, NEA, SN, UPI | CP, Time, WC |
| Joe Romig | Guard | Colorado | 3/6 | AFCA, FWAA, UPI | WC |
| Ernie Davis | Halfback | Syracuse | 2/6 | AFCA, UPI | WC |

### Other awards

* Maxwell Award - Joe Bellino, Navy
* Sammy Baugh Trophy - Harold Stephens, Hardin-Simmons
* Outland Trophy (best lineman) - Tom Brown, Minnesota
* AFCA Coach of the Year Award - Murray Warmath, Minnesota
* FWAA Coach of the Year Award - Murray Warmath, Minnesota

## Statistical leaders
### Individual
#### Total offense

The following players were the individual leaders in total offense during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Plays | Total Yds | PtR |
| 1 | Billy Kilmer | UCLA | 10 | 292 | 1889 | 104 |
| 2 | Mel Melin | Washington State | 10 | 313 | 1715 | 92 |
| 3 | Charley Johnson | New Mexico State | 10 | 262 | 1634 | 88 |
| 4 | Norm Snead | Wake Forest | 10 | 312 | 1630 | 69 |
| 5 | Howard Dyer | VMI | 10 | 260 | 1478 | 138 |
| 6 | Terry Baker | Oregon State | 10 | 228 | 1473 | 56 |
| 7 | Tom Matte | Ohio State | 9 | 256 | 1419 | 62 |
| 8 | Ron Miller | Wisconsin | 9 | 238 | 1395 | 68 |
| 9 | James Earl Wright | Memphis State | 10 | 191 | 1375 | 112 |
| 10 | Roman Gabriel | NC State | 10 | 284 | 1340 | 92 |
Small college
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Plays | Total Yds |
| 1 | Miller | Austin | 9 | 287 | 1966 |
| 2 | Dennis Spurlock | Whitworth | 9 | 291 | 1897 |
| 3 | Daniels | Bishop | 10 | 354 | 1846 |
| 4 | Corny Addison | Jackson | 10 | 235 | 1623 |
| 5 | Don Cavalli | Wagner | 9 | 244 | 1556 |
| 6 | Light | Pacific (OR) | 9 | 284 | 1534 |
| 7 | Joe Iacone | West Chester | 9 | 199 | 1438 |
| 8 | Johnson | Whitewater State | 8 | 221 | 1385 |
| 9 | Mills | NE Missouri | 9 | 232 | 1343 |
| 10 | Jim Luce | Augustana (SD) | 8 | 207 | 1326 |

#### Passing

The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Compl. | Att. | Pct. Compl. | Yds. | Int. | TDs |
| 1 | Harold Stephens | Hardin-Simmons | 10 | 145 | 256 | .566 | 1254 | 14 | 3 |
| 2 | Norm Snead | Wake Forest | 10 | 123 | 259 | .474 | 1676 | 14 | 10 |
| 3 | Mel Melin | Washington State | 10 | 119 | 221 | .538 | 1638 | 13 | 11 |
| 4 | Charley Johnson | New Mexico State | 10 | 109 | 199 | .548 | 1511 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Fran Tarkenton | Georgia | 10 | 108 | 185 | .584 | 1189 | 12 | 8 |
| 6 | Rich Mayo | Air Force | 10 | 108 | 238 | .454 | 1168 | 18 | 7 |
| 7 | Roman Gabriel | NC State | 10 | 105 | 186 | .565 | 1176 | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | Ron Miller | Wisconsin | 9 | 97 | 188 | .516 | 1354 | 16 | 8 |
| 9 | Norman | Stanford | 10 | 95 | 201 | .473 | 1057 | 13 | 4 |
| 10 | John Furman | Texas Western | 10 | 94 | 192 | .490 | 1094 | 7 | 4 |
Small college
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Compl. | Att. | Pct. Compl. | Yds. | Int. | TDs |
| 1 | Dennis Spurlock | Whitworth | 9 | 135 | 257 | .525 | 1892 | 16 | 14 |

#### Rushing

The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards during the 1960 season: Major college
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Yds | Rushes | Avg |
| 1 | Bob Gaiters | New Mexico State | 10 | 1338 | 197 | 6.79 |
| 2 | Tom Larscheid | Utah State | 10 | 1044 | 197 | 8.42 |
| 3 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | 9 | 877 | 112 | 7.83 |
| 4 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State | 9 | 853 | 160 | 5.33 |
| 5 | Dave Hoppman | Iowa State | 9 | 844 | 161 | 5.24 |
| 6 | Joe Bellino | Navy | 10 | 834 | 168 | 4.96 |
| 7 | Billy Kilmer | UCLA | 10 | 803 | 163 | 4.93 |
| 8 | Hugh Scott | Princeton | 9 | 760 | 140 | 5.43 |
| 9 | Thompson | Arizona | 10 | 732 | 92 | 7.96 |
| 10 | Alan Rozycki | Dartmouth | 9 | 725 | 169 | 4.29 |
Small college
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Yds | Rushes | Avg |
| 1 | Joe Iacone | West Chester | 9 | 1438 | 199 | 7.23 |
| 2 | Mills | NE Missouri | 9 | 1343 | 229 | 5.86 |
| 3 | Ron Puhl | Lock Haven State | 10 | 1269 | 215 | 5.90 |
| 4 | Steve McClellan | Wooster | 10 | 1190 | 236 | 5.04 |
| 5 | Bill "Catfish" Cooper | Muskingum | 9 | 1102 | 185 | 5.96 |

#### Receiving

The following players were the individual leaders in receptions during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Receptions | Receiving Yards | Touchdowns |
| 1 | Hugh Campbell | Washington State | 10 | 66 | 881 | 10 |
| 2 | Claude "Tee" Moorman | Duke | 10 | 46 | 431 | 2 |
| 3 | Del Williams | Texas Western | 10 | 36 | 414 | 2 |
| 4 | Bob Coolbaugh | Richmond | 10 | 35 | 380 | 2 |
| 5 | Joe Kehoe | Virginia | 10 | 34 | 378 | 2 |
| 6 | Reg Carolan | Idaho | 10 | 33 | 498 | 3 |
| 7 | Brown | Georgia | 10 | 31 | 275 | 3 |
| 8 | Tom Hutchinson | Kentucky | 10 | 30 | 4 |
| 9 | E.A. Sims | New Mexico State | 10 | 30 | 415 | 2 |
| 9 | Bobby Crespino | Ole Miss | 10 | 30 | 408 | 4 |
| 9 | Gary Collins | Maryland | 10 | 30 | 404 | 4 |
Small college
| Rank | Player | Team | Games | Receptions | Receiving Yards | Touchdowns |
| 1 | Ken Gregory | 10 | 74 | 1018 | 4 |

#### Scoring

The following players were the individual leaders in scoring during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Player | Team | Pts | TD | PAT | FG |
| 1 | Bob Gaiters | New Mexico State | 145 | 23 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Joe Bellino | Navy | 110 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Jones | Arizona State | 93 | 8 | 27 | 6 |
| 4 | Tom Larscheid | Utah State | 92 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Pervis Atkins | New Mexico State | 80 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Bob Ferguson | Ohio State | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Tom Mason | Tulane | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Smith | Missouri | 78 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hugh Campbell | Washington State | 76 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Joe Hernandez | Arizona | 76 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Dyer | VMI | 72 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Wilburn Hollis | Iowa | 68 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Kern | VMI | 68 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| 14 | George Fleming | Washington | 65 | 5 | 23 | 4 |
| 15 | Ed Dyas | Auburn | 63 | 2 | 12 | 13 |
| 16 | Ernie Davis | Syracuse | 62 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Johnson | San Jose State | 62 | 11 [sic?] | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Tom Watkins | Iowa State | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Bob Blanchard | Yale | 60 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Scott | College of Pacific | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Small college
| Rank | Player | Team | Pts | TD | PAT | FG |
| 1 | Bill Cooper | Muskingum | 152 | 23 | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | Herb Sutton | Ottawa | 125 | 17 | 23 | 0 |
| 3 | Jim Vogt | Northern State (SD) | 121 | 14 | 37 | 0 |
| 4 | Cecil Stephens | Humboldt State | 120 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Dale Mills | NE Missouri | 118 | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | Leroy Jackson | Western Illinois | 112 | 18 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | J. R. Bishop | Franklin | 112 | 14 | 28 | 0 |
| 8 | Steve McClellan | Wooster | 108 | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Dale Messer | Fresno State | 108 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Charlie Fuller | San Francisco State | 104 | 17 | 2 | 0 |

### Team
#### Total offense

The following teams were the leaders in total offense during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Team | Games played | Total plays | Yards gained | Yards per game |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 10 | 670 | 4196 | 419.6 |
| 2 | Memphis State | 10 | 612 | 3744 | 374.4 |
| 2 | Utah State | 10 | 648 | 3744 | 374.4 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 10 | 646 | 3624 | 362.4 |
| 5 | Mississippi Southern | 10 | 670 | 3467 | 346.7 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 10 | 706 | 3333 | 333.3 |
| 7 | Arizona State | 10 | 683 | 3331 | 333.1 |
| 8 | Oregon | 10 | 650 | 3311 | 331.1 |
| 9 | Oregon State | 10 | 613 | 3306 | 330.6 |
| 10 | Washington State | 10 | 645 | 3295 | 329.5 |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Games played | Total plays | Yards gained | Yards per game |
| 1 | Muskingum | 9 | 623 | 4108 | 456.4 |
| 2 | Florida A&M | 9 | 556 | 3876 | 430.7 |
| 3 | Whitewater State | 8 | 583 | 3404 | 425.5 |
| 4 | Willamette | 8 | 581 | 3304 | 413.0 |
| 5 | Grambling | 10 | 581 | 4120 | 412.0 |
| 6 | Howard | 9 | 534 | 3581 | 409.0 |
| 7 | West Chester | 9 | 574 | 408.8 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 6 | 406 | 2411 | 401.8 |
| 9 | Fresno State | 10 | 629 | 4013 | 401.3 |
| 10 | Adams State | 8 | 582 | 3195 | 399.4 |

#### Scoring offense

The following teams were the leaders in scoring offense during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Team | Points per game |
| 1 | New Mexico State | 37.4 |
| 2 | Memphis State | 30.3 |
| 3 | Yale | 28.1 |
| 4 | Missouri | 27.3 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | 26.6 |
| 6 | Utah State | 26.1 |
| 7 | Iowa | 26.0 |
| 8 | Princeton | 25.8 |
| 9 | Washington | 25.5 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 25.0 |

#### Rushing offense

The following teams were the leaders in rushing offense during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Team | Yards per game |
| 1 | Utah State | 312.0 |
| 2 | Memphis State | 278.2 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 263.9 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 256.6 |
| 5 | Wyoming | 255.3 |
| 6 | Iowa | 253.8 |
| 7 | Missouri | 250.0 |
| 8 | Arizona State | 248.9 |
| 9 | Mississippi Southern | 244.5 |
| 10 | Princeton | 236.9 |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Yards per game |
| 1 | Muskingum | 355.2 |
| 2 | Huron | 325.0 |
| 3 | Concordia (MN) | 313.7 |
| 4 | Willamette | 305.4 |
| 5 | Ottawa | 300.3 |
| 6 | Grambling | 299.9 |
| 7 | Northern State (SD) | 297.3 |
| 8 | Pittsburg State | 296.4 |
| 9 | Northeast Missouri | 293.1 |
| 10 | Baker | 283.6 |

#### Passing offense

The following teams were the leaders in passing offense during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Team | Yards per game |
| 1 | Washington State | 185.5 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 169.6 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 169.2 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 163.3 |
| 5 | Baylor | 161.8 |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 155.7 |
| 7 | Detroit | 154.0 |
| 8 | San Jose State | 153.6 |
| 9 | Denver | 148.9 |
| 10 | VMI | 142.4 |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Yards per game |
| 1 | Whitworth | 213.6 |
| 2 | Jackson State | 208.8 |
| 3 | Fresno State | 194.7 |
| 4 | Whittier | 192.9 |
| 5 | Cal Poly | 192.5 |
| 6 | Pacific (OR) | 188.6 |
| 7 | Austin | 187.6 |
| 8 | Whitewater State | 184.1 |
| 9 | Wagner | 183.2 |
| 10 | Cal Poly Pomona | 178.3 |

#### Total defense

The following teams were the leaders in total defense during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Team | Games played | Total plays | Yards gained | Yards per game |
| 1 | Wyoming | 10 | 477 | 1496 | 149.6 |
| 2 | Alabama | 10 | 536 | 1576 | 157.6 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | 10 | 542 | 1686 | 168.6 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 9 | 520 | 1559 | 173.2 |
| 5 | Auburn | 10 | 526 | 1741 | 174.1 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 10 | 545 | 1831 | 183.1 |
| 7 | Kansas | 10 | 555 | 1872 | 187.2 |
| 8 | Army | 10 | 530 | 1916 | 191.6 |
| 9 | Missouri | 10 | 563 | 1943 | 194.3 |
| 10 | Utah State | 10 | 566 | 1945 | 194.5 |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Games played | Total plays | Yards gained | Yards per game |
| 1 | Maryland State | 8 | 394 | 838 | 104.8 |
| 2 | Florida A&M | 9 | 430 | 977 | 108.6 |
| 3 | Livingstone | 10 | 480 | 1139 | 113.9 |
| 4 | Delaware State | 8 | 352 | 966 | 120.8 |
| 5 | L.A. Pacific | 7 | 308 | 861 | 123.0 |
| 6 | Albany State | 9 | 407 | 1142 | 126.9 |
| 7 | Henderson | 8 | 398 | 1033 | 129.1 |
| 8 | Susquehanna | 8 | 417 | 1059 | 132.4 |
| 9 | Ferris Institute | 8 | 391 | 1075 | 134.4 |
| 10 | Grambling | 10 | 464 | 1365 | 136.5 |

#### Scoring defense

The following teams were the leaders in scoring defense during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Team | Points per game |
| 1 | LSU | 5.0 |
| 2 | Alabama | 5.3 |
| 3 | Rice | 5.8 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 6.4 |
| 5 | Utah State | 6.5 |
| 6 | Wyoming | 7.1 |
| 7 | Dartmouth | 7.3 |
| 8 | Florida | 7.4 |
| 9 | Texas | 7.5 |
| 10 | Rutgers | 7.7 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | 7.7 |

#### Rushing defense

The following teams were the leaders in rushing defense during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Team | Yards per game |
| 1 | Wyoming | 82.4 |
| 2 | Utah State | 84.7 |
| 3 | Alabama | 89.1 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | 89.2 |
| 5 | Yale | 105.0 |
| 6 | Memphis State | 108.0 |
| 7 | Mississippi Southern | 108.2 |
| 8 | Missouri | 109.2 |
| 9 | Florida | 110.5 |
| 10 | Washington | 111.7 |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Yards per game |
| 1 | West Chester | 41.4 |
| 2 | Grambling | 43.1 |
| 3 | Florida A&M | 43.4 |
| 4 | Maryland State | 44.0 |
| 5 | Whitewater State | 50.6 |
| 6 | Norfolk State | 58.1 |
| 7 | Livingstone | 59.6 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Pacific | 61.1 |
| 9 | Luther | 70.8 |
| 10 | Albany State | 71.8 |

#### Passing defense

The following teams were the leaders in passing defense during the 1960 season:
Major college
| Rank | Team | Yards per game |
| 1 | Iowa State | 30.2 |
| 2 | Dayton | 45.4 |
| 3 | Kansas | 48.3 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 52.2 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 53.8 |
| 6 | Colorado | 55.7 |
| 7 | The Citadel | 57.0 |
| 8 | Syracuse | 57.3 |
| 9 | Auburn | 59.0 |
| 10 | Kansas State | 61.9 |
Small college
| Rank | Team | Yards per game |
| 1 | Susquehanna | 27.3 |
| 2 | Henderson State | 28.9 |
| 3 | Western Carolina | 34.2 |
| 4 | Winona State | 36.1 |
| 5 | Delaware State | 40.4 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 40.6 |
| 7 | Texas Lutheran | 41.6 |
| 8 | Central State (OH) | 42.1 |
| 9 | Central (IA) | 42.9 |
| 10 | Ferris Institute | 43.0 |