1960 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
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| • Nebraska
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0 |
6 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
| #4 Texas
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7 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
13 |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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| • Iowa State
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0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
| Nebraska |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
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Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 32,262
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Game weather: Windy
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Date: October 8
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 35,102
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| Army |
3 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| • Nebraska
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7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
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Location: Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 36,244
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Date: October 29
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Location: Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, Nebraska
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Game attendance: 34,581
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| Nebraska |
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0 |
| • Kansas
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31 |
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The 1960 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team was the representative of the University of Nebraska and member of the Big Eight Conference in the 1960 college football season. The team was coached by Bill Jennings and played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The mixed fortunes of Nebraska football under coach Jennings were a continuing source of uncertainty. In the three previous years of his tenure, two distinct faces of the program appeared depending often upon who the opponent was. Stunning victories over favored teams were frequently followed or preceded by demoralizing losses to underperforming or average conference foes. Jennings had record clear losing records in all three seasons, finishing last or 2nd to last in the league, yet managed to secure epic wins against powerhouse rivals such as Minnesota and Pittsburgh, and even snapped Oklahoma's 13-year, 74-game conference winning streak. For his fifth year, the Nebraska football schedule opened with a tough road game against #4 Texas, but was then favorable with four straight home stands, and the only other major looming threat was the final game with Oklahoma, in Norman.
Nebraska's record of surprise victories was extended once again when the Cornhuskers fought #4 Texas to a near draw, scraping out the win by a single point under the guidance of Pat Fischer, who had converted to QB in the offseason. Nebraska set a new team record for defeat of a highly ranked team, besting the 14-13 road win over #7 Kansas in 1952. The win moved the Cornhuskers to 2-1 in the series, and prompted the AP Poll to move Nebraska into the rankings for the first time since 1954.
Minnesota had long dominated the series between these teams, and was coming off the uncommon loss to Nebraska when they met in Lincoln. The Cornhuskers failed to live up to their recent billing as the #12 team in the land, as the unranked Golden Gophers ran over around and through the outgunned Nebraska line. The 14 Cornhusker points were put up inside of two minutes of the third quarter, one thanks to an interception, but the rest of the day belonged to Minnesota. The Cornhuskers gave up their short-lived appearance in the polls and were now just 6-29-2 in the series. Minnesota used this win as a springboard, going on to finish the season ranked #1 as the AP national champions, though they subsequently lost to #6 Washington 7-17 in the 1961 Rose Bowl.
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