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The 1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football team was an American football team that represented the University of Illinois as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1960 Big Ten season. In their first year under head coach Pete Elliott, the Illini compiled a 5–4 record (3–4 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 117.[1]

Record5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
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1960 Illinois Fighting Illini football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPJoe Rutgens
CaptainBill Brown
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
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1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota +6–1–08–2–0
No. 3 Iowa +5–1–08–1–0
No. 8 Ohio State5–2–07–2–0
No. 15 Michigan State4–2–06–2–1
Illinois3–4–05–4–0
Michigan3–4–05–4–0
Northwestern3–4–05–4–0
No. 19 Purdue3–4–04–4–1
Wisconsin2–5–04–5–0
Indiana0–7–01–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback John Easterbrook (538 passing yards, 46.0% completion rate), halfback Bill Brown (531 rushing yards, 4.1 yards per carry), and end Ed O'Bradovich (21 receptions for 233 yards).[2] Tackle Joe Rutgens was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Rutgens also received first-team honors on the 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[4]

The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24IndianaNo. 4W 17–638,444[5]
October 1West Virginia*No. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 33–043,612[6]
October 8No. 5 Ohio StateNo. 4
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (Illibuck)
L 7–3471,119[7]
October 15at No. 10 MinnesotaL 10–2163,641[8]
October 22Penn State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 10–851,459[9]
October 29at No. 15 PurdueW 14–1248,625[10]
November 5at MichiganL 7–863,665[11]
November 12Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL
W 35–1448,163[12]
November 19at NorthwesternL 7–1451,782[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [14]
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