# 1960 Ivy League football season

The 1960 Ivy League football season was the fifth season of college football play for the Ivy League and was part of the 1960 college football season. The season began on September 24, 1960, and ended on November 24, 1960. Ivy League teams were 10–6 against non-conference opponents and Yale won the conference championship.

## Season overview

| Conf. Rank | Team | Head coach | AP final | AP high | Overall record | Conf. record | PPG | PAG |
| 1 | Yale | Jordan Olivar | #14 | #14 | 9–0 | 7–0 | 28.1 | 8.1 |
| 2 | Princeton | Dick Colman | NR | NR | 7–2 | 6–1 | 25.8 | 14.8 |
| 3 (tie) | Dartmouth | Bob Blackman | NR | NR | 5–4 | 4–3 | 10.9 | 7.3 |
| 3 (tie) | Harvard | John Yovicsin | NR | NR | 5–4 | 4–3 | 10.0 | 13.2 |
| 5 | Columbia | Aldo Donelli | NR | NR | 3–6 | 3–4 | 14.0 | 21.2 |
| 6 | Penn | John Stiegman | NR | NR | 3–6 | 2–5 | 11.6 | 16.6 |
| 7 (tie) | Brown | John McLaughry | NR | NR | 3–6 | 1–6 | 11.1 | 23.6 |
| 7 (tie) | Cornell | George K. James | NR | NR | 2–7 | 1–6 | 8.7 | 18.6 |

## Schedule

* Index to colors and formatting
* Ivy League member won
* Ivy League member lost
* Ivy League teams in bold

### Week 1

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| September 24 | Connecticut | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | W 11–8 |
| September 24 | Rutgers | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | L 8–13 |
| September 24 | New Hampshire | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | W 7–6 |
| September 24 | Holy Cross | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | W 13–6 |
| September 24 | Brown | Columbia | Baker Field • New York City, NY | COL 37–0 |
| September 24 | Lafayette | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | W 35–14 |
| September 24 | Colgate | Cornell | Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY | L 8–28 |

### Week 2

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 1 | Brown | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | YALE 9–0 |
| October 1 | Columbia | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | PRIN 49–0 |
| October 1 | Penn | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | DART 15–0 |
| October 1 | Massachusetts | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | L 12–27 |
| October 1 | Bucknell | Cornell | Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY | W 15–7 |

### Week 3

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 8 | Columbia | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | YALE 30–8 |
| October 8 | Princeton | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | PRIN 21–0 |
| October 8 | Dartmouth | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | DART 20–0 |
| October 8 | Harvard | Cornell | Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY | COR 12–0 |

### Week 4

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 15 | Cornell | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | YALE 22–6 |
| October 15 | Colgate | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | W 36–26 |
| October 15 | Holy Cross | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | L 8–9 |
| October 15 | Harvard | Columbia | Baker Field • New York City, NY | HAR 8–7 |
| October 15 | Brown | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | PENN 36–7 |

### Week 5

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 22 | Colgate | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | W 36–14 |
| October 22 | Princeton | Cornell | Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY | PRIN 21–18 |
| October 22 | Dartmouth | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | HAR 9–6 |
| October 22 | Holy Cross | Columbia | Baker Field • New York City, NY | L 6–27 |
| October 22 | #4 Navy | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | L 0–27 |
| October 22 | Rhode Island | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | W 36–14 |

### Week 6

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| October 29 | Dartmouth | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | YALE 29–0 |
| October 29 | Brown | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | PRIN 54–21 |
| October 29 | Penn | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | HAR 8–0 |
| October 29 | Cornell | Columbia | Baker Field • New York City, NY | COL 44–6 |

### Week 7

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 5 | Penn | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | YALE 34–9 |
| November 5 | Harvard | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | PRIN 14–12 |
| November 5 | Columbia | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | DART 22–6 |
| November 5 | Cornell | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | BROWN 7–6 |

### Week 8

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 12 | Princeton | #17 Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT | YALE 43–22 |
| November 12 | Dartmouth | Cornell | Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY | DART 20–0 |
| November 12 | Brown | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | HAR 22–8 |
| November 12 | Columbia | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | COL 16–6 |

### Week 9

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| November 19 | #14 Yale | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | YALE 39–6 |
| November 19 | Dartmouth | Princeton | Palmer Stadium • Princeton, NJ | PRIN 7–0 |
| November 19 | Rutgers | Columbia | Baker Field • New York City, NY | L 2–43 |
| November 19 | Colgate | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | W 21–14 |
| November 24 | Cornell | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, PA | PENN 18–7 |

## 1961 NFL Draft

Two Ivy League players were drafted in the 1961 NFL draft, held in December 1960: Ben Balme and Mike Pyle.
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes |
| 6 | 84 | Philadelphia Eagles | Ben Balme | OG | Yale | Ivy | |
| 7 | 89 | Chicago Bears | Mike Pyle | C | Yale | Ivy | |