1960 Washington Huskies football team

1960 Washington Huskies football
HAF national champion
Rose Bowl champion
AAWU champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–7 vs. Minnesota
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 6
Record10–1 (4–0 AAWU)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Washington $ 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
USC 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
California 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Stanford 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington during the 1960 college football season. Home games were played on campus in Seattle at Husky Stadium. Under fourth-year head coach Jim Owens,[1] Washington was 9–1 in the regular season, 4–0 in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU), defeated top-ranked Minnesota in the Rose Bowl, and outscored its opponents 272 to 107.[2][3] The Helms Athletic Foundation, which considered bowl games in its ranking, awarded the Huskies the national championship.[4][5][6][7]

The University of Washington officially recognized the 1960 football team as national champions in 2007,[8] wearing throwback uniforms in their game vs. USC. A flag was raised over Husky Stadium honoring the team as national champions.[9][10]

Led on the field by senior quarterback Bob Schloredt, an All-American the previous year, the Huskies started the season ranked third. Schloredt broke his collarbone in the fifth game, against UCLA,[11] and did not play again in the regular season.[12][13] Bob Hivner took over as quarterback and won the game plus the next five.

A one-point loss on a last-minute field goal by Orange Bowl-bound Navy two weeks earlier in Seattle was the season's only blemish.[14][15] The Huskies returned to the Rose Bowl to meet the top-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers of the Big Ten Conference on January 2. A seven-point underdog,[16] sixth-ranked Washington upset Minnesota 17–7 for consecutive Rose Bowl wins.[13][17][18] Schloredt returned at quarterback and was the player of the game for a second straight year.[13][19]

The final rankings in this era were released at the end of the regular season (in late November), prior to the bowl games.[20][21] Washington was ranked fifth and sixth in the respective polls.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference OwensEnjoyedFirstHalfMore was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference NewNationalChampions was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference HuskiesWinGridTitle was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference HelmsSeattlePI was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tyee1961 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Jenkins, Dan (September 11, 1967). Laguerre, André (ed.). "This Year The Fight Will Be In The Open". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 27, no. 11. Chicago. pp. 28–34. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2016. In 1948, the Helms Athletic Foundation decided to name a national champion [...] and name past champions. The director of Helms since its beginning, Bill Schroeder, did the work, and he now heads the committee that selects No. 1 after the bowl games. 'A committee of one—me,' he says.
  8. ^ "UW Football National Championships". gohuskies.com. Washington Athletics. December 21, 2020. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 21, 2020. On Sept. 29, 2007, in a ceremony at a game vs. USC, Washington made an official claim to the 1960 national championship
  9. ^ Condotta, Bob (April 15, 2007). "UW Football | Past and future bright". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 7, 2021. The 1960 team, which lost only to Navy by a score of 15-14, will be honored the week of Washington's home game against USC on Sept. 29. The Huskies will wear throwback uniforms from that season, and a flag will be raised honoring the team as national champion.
  10. ^ Condotta, Bob (September 27, 2007). "1960 Huskies recognized as champs, at last". The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 7, 2021. Almost 47 years after they played their last game together, the players from that 1960 team will be recognized as national champions by UW this weekend. The team will be honored with a banquet on Friday night – 37 players and coach Jim Owens are expected to attend – and again at halftime of the UW-USC game on Saturday. A flag signifying the team as national champs will be unfurled, and the current Huskies will wear throwback uniforms modeled on the 1960 team.
  11. ^ "Schloredt's shoulder broken in UW win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 16, 1960.
  12. ^ "Schloredt out until 'Rose Bowl game'". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. October 17, 1960. p. 3B.
  13. ^ a b c Missildine, Harry (January 3, 1961). "Schloredt leads Huskies to win". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 16.
  14. ^ "Mather punches field goal as Navy nips Huskies, 15-14". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. October 2, 1960. p. 2, sports.
  15. ^ "Field goal trips UW by 15-14". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. Associated Press. October 2, 1960. p. 1B.
  16. ^ Missildine, Harry (January 2, 1961). "Gophers given TD edge over Huskies". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 14.
  17. ^ Barry, Howard (January 3, 1961). "Gophers beaten in Rose Bowl, 17-7". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, sec. 4.
  18. ^ Harvey, Paul III (January 3, 1961). "Huskies whip Gophers, 17–7". Eugene Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. p. 2B.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference SeattlePIMorningAfter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ "Gophers win title". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. November 30, 1960. p. 13.
  21. ^ "Gophers top final poll". Bend Bulletin. Bend, Oregon. UPI. November 29, 1960. p. 3.