1960 Purdue Boilermakers football team

1960 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 19
Record4–4–1 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBernie Allen
Captains
  • Jerry Beabout
  • Maury Guttman
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Iowa + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Ohio State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Michigan State 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Illinois 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Michigan 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Northwestern 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Purdue 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Wisconsin 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Indiana 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jack Mollenkopf, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–4–1 record, finished in a four-way tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 3–4 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 212 to 163.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24No. 8 UCLA*
T 27–2748,542[2]
October 1at No. 12 Notre Dame*
W 51–1959,235[3]
October 8at WisconsinNo. 7
L 13–2458,292[4]
October 15No. 3 Ohio State
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 24–2146,284[5]
October 22at No. 1 IowaNo. 10
L 14–2159,200[6]
October 29IllinoisNo. 15
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 12–1448,625[7]
November 5at No. 17 Michigan State
L 13–1738,481[8]
November 12at No. 1 Minnesota
W 23–1461,348[9]
November 19IndianaNo. 13
W 35–645,723[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11][12]

Game summaries

Notre Dame

Team 1 234Total
Notre Dame 13 006 19
• Purdue 14 3160 51
  • Source: Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 02.
Scoring summary
1PURElwell 44-yard pass from Guttman (Allen kick)PUR 7-0
1NDScarpitto 64-yard run (kick failed)PUR 7-6
1PURWinters 78-yard run (Allen kick)PUR 14-6
1NDDabiero 24-yard pass from Haffner (Perkowski kick)PUR 14-13
2PURMayoras 1-yard run (Allen kick)PUR 21-13
2PURAllen 24-yard field goalPUR 24-13
2PURYakubowski 1-yard run (Allen kick)PUR 31-13
2PURTiller 30-yard pass from Allen (Allen kick)PUR 38-13
2PURTiller 66-yard punt return (Allen kick)PUR 45-13
3PURAllen 6-yard run (kick blocked)PUR 51-13
4NDLamonica 7-yard run (run failed)PUR 51-19

Indiana

  • Willie Jones 25 rushes, 111 yards [13]

Roster

1960 Purdue Boilermakers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB, K 15 Bernie Allen Sr
OT 76 Jerry Beabout (C) Sr
C 55 Edward Behanna So
HB 20 Thomas Bloom So
OT 73 Don Brumm So
OT 72 Bill Currie So
E 88 John Elwell Jr
E 83 Forest Farmer So
QB 12 Maury Guttman (C)
FB 31 Willie Jones
C 59 Phil Kardasz Sr
G 61 Tom Krysinski
E 61 Jim Kubinski Jr
G 67 Ron Maltony Sr
B 30 Donn Mayoras
HB 27 Dave Miller So
G 51 Albert Mincevich
C 53 Don Paltani So
OT 75 Pat Russ Jr
G 60 Stan Sczurek Jr
HB 21 Jim Tiller Sr
HB 43 Bob Wiater So
FB 33 Tom Yakubowski
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "1960 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Curran, J. (September 25, 1960). "Purdue catches up with Bruins, 27–27". The Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167722935.
  3. ^ "Purdue 'atomic attack' bombs Irish 51–19". The Minneapolis Morning Tribune. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Badgers by 24–13". The Des Moines Register. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Purdue upsets Ohio State 24–21 in Big 10 battle". The Times Recorder. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hawkeyes put down Purdue bid 21–14". Morning Democrat. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Purdue loses first at home since '57 as Illini win, 14–12". The South Bend Tribune. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Michigan State subdues Purdue by 17–13 score". Albuquerque Journal. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Purdue deflates Gophers, 23–14". The Forum. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Purdue mauls Indiana to keep Bucket 13th straight year". The Anderson Herald. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 23, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Schedule/Results (1960 Purdue)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
  12. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 87. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  13. ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.
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