The 1960 Willamette Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented Willamette University of Salem, Oregon, as a member of the Northwest Conference during the 1960 NAIA football season. In their ninth season under head coach Ted Ogdahl, the Bearcats compiled an 8–0 record (5–0 against NWC opponents), won the conference championship, and were ranked No. 10 in the final NAIA football poll.
| 1960 Willamette Bearcats football | |
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NWC champion | |
| Conference | Northwest Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (5–0 NWC) |
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| Home stadium | McCulloch Stadium |
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| No. 10 Willamette $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linfield | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis & Clark | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (OR) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College of Idaho | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played its home games at McCulloch Stadium in Salem, Oregon.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | Puget Sound* | W 27–26 | [1] | ||||
| September 24 | at Western Washington* | Bellingham, WA | W 15–0 | [2] | |||
| October 1 | at Pacific (OR) | Forest Grove, OR | W 25–14 | 2,500 | [3] | ||
| October 8 | at Lewis & Clark | W 40–13 | 2,500 | [4] | |||
| October 15 | College of Idaho |
| W 53–7 | 2,500 | [5] | ||
| October 22 | Linfield |
| W 14–13 | 5,100 | [6] | ||
| October 29 | at Whitman | Walla Walla, WA | W 40–0 | 2,000 | [7] | ||
| November 12 | UBC* |
| W 33–17 | [8] | |||
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References
edit- ^ Hal Cowan (September 18, 1960). "Bearcats Upset Puget Sound 11: Salomon's TD Wins Game". The Oregon Statesman. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wallie Lindsley (September 25, 1960). "Rugged Willamette Grinds Out 15-0 Win Over Vikings". The Bellingham Herald. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hal Cowan (October 2, 1960). "'Cats Drop Pacific: Open Title Defense With 25-14 Stopper". The Oregon Statesman. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hal Cowan (October 9, 1960). "Solomon Leads Willamette Win: Bearcats Rip L-C 40-19". The Oregon Statesman. pp. 35, 36 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Robinson (October 17, 1960). "WU Sets Sights on Linfield '11': Coyotes Crushed by 53-7". The Capital Journal. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hal Cowan (October 23, 1960). "Bearcats Clinch Tie, Down Wildcats 14-13: 5,100 See Hall's Interception Save Willamette Win". The Oregon Statesman. pp. 27, 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hal Cowan (October 30, 1960). "Willamette Bombs Whitman 40-0: Bearcats Win NWC Title". The Oregon Statesman. pp. 27, 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hal Cowan (November 13, 1960). "Willamette Drops Stubborn UBC Club 33-17". The Oregon Statesman. pp. 31, 32 – via Newspapers.com.