1960 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team

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1960 Eastern Michigan Hurons football
ConferenceInterstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record0–8–1 (0–5–1 IIAC)
Head coach
MVPLeonard Natkowski
CaptainAlfred E. Iverson
Home stadiumBriggs Field
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Southern Illinois $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Western Illinois 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Central Michigan 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Illinois State Normal 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Eastern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Eastern Michigan 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 Eastern Michigan Hurons football team represented Eastern Michigan University in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. In their ninth season under head coach Fred Trosko, the Hurons compiled a 0–8–1 record (0–5–1 against IIAC opponents) and were outscored by their opponents, 230 to 38. The team played Illinois State to a 14–14 tie. Alfred E. Iverson was the team captain.[1] The team's statistical leaders included Bill Yanis with 388 yards of total offense and the same measure in receiving yards, George Beaudette with 339 passing yards, and Jim Dills with 231 rushing yards.[2] Leonard Natkowski received the team's most valuable player award.[3]

The 1960 season was part of a 29-game winless streak that spanned from 1959 to 1962. The 1960 Eastern Michigan team had 35 fumbles.[4] It also set an Eastern Michigan record (which still stands) for the fewest net yards of total offense – 554 (an average of 61.5 yards per game).[5] The season reached a low point on October 29, 1960, with a 66-8 loss against the Southern Illinois Salukis, a game in which the Salukis scored two touchdowns in the first 23 seconds of the game.[6]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Albion*
L 7–213,500
September 22at Youngstown State* Youngstown, OHL 7–27
October 1at Illinois State Normal
T 14–14
October 7Northern Michigan*
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–213,500
October 15at Central Michigan
L 0–289,000–9,200[7][8]
October 22Eastern Illinois
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–85,200[9]
October 29at No. 7 Southern Illinois
L 8–66
November 5Northern Illinoisdagger
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 0–19400
November 12Western Illinois
  • Briggs Field
  • Ypsilanti, MI
L 2–26400
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2014 Digital Media Guide: Eastern Michigan University" (PDF). Eastern Michigan University Football. pp. 169, 176. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  2. ^ 2014 Media Guide, pp. 178, 184, 189, 190.
  3. ^ 2015 Media Guide, p. 146.
  4. ^ 2014 Media Guide, p. 204.
  5. ^ 2014 Media Guide, p. 205.
  6. ^ "Salukis Wallop Eastern Michigan 66-8". Southern Illinoisan. October 30, 1960. p. 10.
  7. ^ Cheal, Win (October 16, 1960). "It's a Struggle but Chips Win, 28-0". Lansing State Journal. Lansing, Michigan. p. 66. Retrieved December 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "Eastern Illinois Tips Hurons, 8-0". The Pantagraph. United Press International. October 23, 1960. p. 14. Retrieved June 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.


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