1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team

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1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football
NCC champion
Mineral Water Bowl, L 6–17 vs. Hillsdale
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	9–1 (6–0 NCC)
Head coach	Stan Sheriff (1st season)
Home stadium	O. R. Latham Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 North Central Conference football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Mankato State*		Mankato, MN	W 41–16
September 24	North Dakota State		O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 19–7	5,300	^[6]
October 1	Drake*		O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 14–3
October 8	Augustana (SD)		O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 27–7
October 15	Morningside		O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 26–0
October 22	at North Dakota	No. 4	Grand Forks, ND	W 7–0	4,596	^[7]
October 29	at South Dakota	No. 9	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 40–0	1,500	^[8]
November 5	South Dakota State	No. 4	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	W 12–0	1,800	^[9]
November 12	at Wheaton (IL)*	No. 5	Wheaton, IL	W 21–18
November 26	Hillsdale*	No. 3	Tiger Stadium Excelsior Springs, MO (Mineral Water Bowl)	L 6–17
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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

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