The 1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College (later renamed

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) in the North Central Conference during the

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. In its first season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 9–1 record (6–0 against NCC opponents) and won the NCC championship. Five players received all-conference honors: guard George Asleson; quarterback Jerry Morgan; end Mace Reyerson; center Charles Schulte; and guard Wendell Williams. Asleson also received All-America honors from the

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. Reyerson set a team record, eclipsed 25 years later, with 127 interception return yards. The defense also set a team record on October 29 with seven interceptions against

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.2019 Media Guide, p. 94.

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