1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team

1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football
NCC champion
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record9–1 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumO. R. Latham Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Iowa State Teachers $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Augustana (SD) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
North Dakota 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
South Dakota State 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
North Dakota State 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Morningside 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
South Dakota 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College (later renamed University of Northern Iowa) in the North Central Conference during the 1960 college football season. In its first season under head coach Stan Sheriff, the team compiled a 9–1 record (6–0 against NCC opponents) and won the NCC championship.[1]

Five players received all-conference honors: guard George Asleson; quarterback Jerry Morgan; end Mace Reyerson; center Charles Schulte; and guard Wendell Williams.[2] Asleson also received All-America honors from the Associated Press.[3]

Reyerson set a team record, eclipsed 25 years later, with 127 interception return yards.[4] The defense also set a team record on October 29 with seven interceptions against South Dakota.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Mankato State*Mankato, MNW 41–16
September 24North Dakota State
W 19–75,300[6]
October 1Drake*
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 14–3
October 8Augustana (SD)
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 27–7
October 15Morningside
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 26–0
October 22at North DakotaNo. 4Grand Forks, NDW 7–04,596[7]
October 29at South DakotaNo. 9
W 40–01,500[8]
November 5South Dakota StateNo. 4
  • O. R. Latham Stadium
  • Cedar Falls, IA
W 12–01,800[9]
November 12at Wheaton (IL)*No. 5Wheaton, ILW 21–18
November 26Hillsdale*No. 3
L 6–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2019. p. 107.
  2. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 117.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 119.
  4. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 81.
  5. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 94.
  6. ^ "Defense shines in 19–7 Teachers loop victory". Waterloo Sunday Courier. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Dean Conklin (October 30, 1960). "ISTC Spanks Coyotes 40-0". Argus-Leader. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.