Year: | 1960 |
Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 5–4 |
Conf Record: | 3–4 |
Head Coach: | Ara Parseghian |
Hc Year: | 5th |
Mvp: | Mike Stock |
Captain: | Irv Cross[1] |
Captain2: | Mike Stock |
Stadium: | Dyche Stadium |
The 1960 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2] [3]
The team's offensive leaders were Dick Thornton with 901 passing yards, Mike Stock with 536 rushing yards, and Elbert Kimbrough with 378 receiving yards.[4]