1960 Missouri Tigers football team
| 1960 Missouri Tigers football | |
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Orange Bowl, W 21–14 vs Navy | |
| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 11–0 (7–0 Big 8) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. The team compiled an 11–0 record (7–0 against Big 8 opponents), won the Big 8 championship, defeated Navy in the Orange Bowl, was ranked No. 5 in the final AP Poll, and outscored its opponents 295 to 93. Led by third-year head coach Dan Devine,[2][3] the team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Columbia, Missouri.
The 1960 season included one of the most famous games in the history of
The team's statistical leaders included Mel West with 650 rushing yards and 650 yards of total offense, Ron Taylor with 302 passing yards, Danny LaRose with 151 receiving yards, and Donnie Smith with 78 point scored.[8]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 17 | SMU* | W 20–0 | 26,500 | ||
| September 24 | Oklahoma State | No. 16 |
| W 28–7 | 26,000 |
| October 1 | at No. 20 University Park, PA | W 21–8 | 33,613 | ||
| October 8 | at Air Force* | No. 11 | W 34–8 | 24,398 | |
| October 15 | at Kansas State | No. 6 | W 45–0 | 10,000 | |
| October 22 | Iowa State | No. 5 |
| W 34–8 | 33,683 |
| October 29 | at Nebraska | No. 5 | W 28–0 | 34,581 | |
| November 5 | No. 18 Colorado | No. 2 |
| W 16–6 | 37,500 |
| November 12 | at Oklahoma | No. 2 | W 41–19 | 53,369 | |
| November 19 | Kansas | No. 1 |
| W 7–23Δ[6] | 43,000 |
| January 2 | vs. No. 4 Navy* | No. 5 | W 21–14 | 71,218 | |
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1960 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ Morey, Earl (November 21, 1960). "MU 'No. 1' for US but KU Big 8's best". Lawrence Daily Journal-World. (Kansas). p. 14.
- ^ "Kansas upsets Missouri for loop crown, but losers awarded bid to Orange Bowl". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1960. p. 1B.
- ^ a b 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 move gave MU a 10-0 season record and a 7-0 record in league play.
- ^ "Jayhawks lose league title". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 9, 1960. p. 2B.
- ^ "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2016.