1960 NAIA football season

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1960 NAIA football season
Regular seasonAugust–December 1960
PostseasonDecember 3–17, 1960
National Championship
St. Petersburg, FL
ChampionLenoir–Rhyne

The 1960 NAIA football season was the fifth season of college football sponsored by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The season was played from August to December 1960, culminating in the fifth annual NAIA Football National Championship, played this year for the last time at in St. Petersburg, Florida. During its four years in St. Petersburg, the game was called the Holiday Bowl.

Lenoir–Rhyne, who lost the 1959 championship game, defeated Humboldt State in the championship game, 15–14, to win their first NAIA national title.[1]

Conference standings[]

1960 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas Tech $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Arkansas State Teachers 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Henderson State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Southern Arkansas 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Hendrix 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Arkansas A&M 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Ouachita Baptist 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 2
Harding 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 5 – 3
Ozarks 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Badger-Gopher Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lakeland $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Northland 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Northwestern (WI) 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Bethel (MN) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Milton 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Benedict's $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Pittsburg State 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Emporia State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Washburn 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Fort Hays State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Omaha 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Evergreen Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whitworth $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Central Washington 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Puget Sound 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Pacific Lutheran 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Washington 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Eastern Washington 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1960 Frontier Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Mexico Highlands + 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff + 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Panhandle A&M 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
New Mexico Western 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Iowa Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Parsons + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Luther + 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Wartburg 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Upper Iowa 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Dubuque 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Buena Vista 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Central (IA) 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Iowa Wesleyan 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 1
Simpson 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ottawa $ 9 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Baker 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Southwestern (KS) 5 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
College of Emporia 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Bethany (KS) 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Bethel (KS) 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Kansas Wesleyan 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
McPherson 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Friends 1 – 7 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Sterling 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Minnesota–Duluth $ 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Concordia (MN) 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Macalester 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Augsburg 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Saint John's (MN) 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Gustavus Adolphus 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
St. Thomas (MN) 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Hamline 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Missouri Valley + 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
William Jewell + 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Culver–Stockton 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Tarkio 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Central Methodist 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Graceland 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Nebraska College Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Peru State $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Hastings 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wayne State (NE) 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kearney State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Doane 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Chadron State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mayville State + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Dickinson State + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Minot State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Valley City State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Jamestown 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Ellendale 1 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ?
Wahpeton Science 0 – 6 – 0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 North State Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lenoir–Rhyne $^ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Appalachian State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
East Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Western Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Elon 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Catawba 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Guilford 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
1960 Northwest Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Willamette $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Linfield 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Lewis & Clark 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (OR) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Whitman 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
College of Idaho 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Langston $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
NW Oklahoma State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
East Central 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Central State (OK) 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
SE Oklahoma State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
SW Oklahoma State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Northeastern State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oregon Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Southern Oregon 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Portland State 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
Oregon College 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Eastern Oregon 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 7 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Huron + 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
South Dakota Tech 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Dakota Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southern State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Black Hills 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
General Beadle 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1960 Tri-State Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Concordia (NE) $ 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Midland 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Sioux Falls 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Westmar 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Dana 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Yankton 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Northwestern (IA) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1960 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
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Team W   L   T W   L   T
Whitewater State $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1
La Crosse State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Stout State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Stevens Point State 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Eau Claire State 4 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Oshkosh State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Milwaukee 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Superior State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
River Falls State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Platteville State 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Postseason[]

Semifinals
December 3, 1960 		Championship
December 17, 1960
Holiday Bowl[2]
      
Whitworth 6
Humboldt State* 13
Humboldt State 14
Lenoir–Rhyne 15
Northern Michigan 20
Lenoir–Rhyne* 20†
  • † The game ended in a tie but Lenoir–Rhyne advanced based on having more total penetrations within Northern Michigan's 20 yard line.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NAIA Championship History" (PDF). NAIA. pp. 4–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "1960 NAIA Football Playoffs". JonFMorse.com. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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