The 1960 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College (later renamed
University of Northern Iowa
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) in the
North Central Conference during the
1960 NCAA College Division football season
The 1960 NCAA College Division football season was the fifth season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the NCAA College Division level.
Conference standings
Rankings
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. In its first season under head coach
Stan Sheriff
Bruce Stanley Sheriff (April 24, 1932 – January 16, 1993) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator.
Early life
Sheriff graduated from Washington High School in San Francisco.
Playing career
He played col ...
, 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
Associated Press
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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
South Dakota
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.
[2019 Media Guide, p. 94.]
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