1960 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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.

1960 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPMike Stock
Captains
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota + 6 1 08 2 0
No. 3 Iowa + 5 1 08 1 0
No. 8 Ohio State 5 2 07 2 0
No. 15 Michigan State 4 2 06 2 1
Illinois 3 4 05 4 0
Michigan 3 4 05 4 0
Northwestern 3 4 05 4 0
No. 19 Purdue 3 4 04 4 1
Wisconsin 2 5 04 5 0
Indiana 0 7 01 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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