1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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]

  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.