The 1960 Ivy League football season was the fifth season of

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

play for the

Ivy League The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference comprising eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States. The term ''Ivy League'' is typically used beyond the sports context to refer to the eight schools ...

and was part of the

1960 NCAA University Division football season The 1960 NCAA University Division football season marked the last time that the University of Minnesota was a national champion on the gridiron. Murray Warmath's Minnesota Gophers were not in the Top 20 in preseason polling, but received the AP ...

. The season began on September 24, 1960, and ended on November 24, 1960. Ivy League teams were 10–6 against non-conference opponents and

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won the conference championship.

Season overview

Schedule

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

1961 NFL Draft

Two Ivy League players were drafted in the 1961 NFL draft, held in December 1960: Ben Balme and Mike Pyle.

References

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