1960 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1960 Wisconsin Badgers football
1960 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–5 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Milt Bruhn (5th season);
MVP	Tom Wiesner
Captains	Henry Derleth; Tom Wiesner;
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
	Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

The 1960 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten.

1960 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 24–7	29,500
October 1	Marquette*		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 35–6	51,533
October 8	No. 7 Purdue		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 24–13	58,292
October 15	at No. 2 Iowa	No. 12	Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	L 21–28	57,000
October 22	at No. 9 Ohio State	No. 11	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–34	83,244
October 29	Michigan		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 16–13	57,629
November 5	Northwestern		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 0–21	61,730
November 12	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	L 14–35	48,143
November 19	No. 4 Minnesota		Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 7–26	55,576
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

DB Ron Vander Kelen

Team players in the 1961 NFL draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Ron Miller	Quarterback	3	41	Los Angeles Rams
Tom Wiesner	Back	16	217	Baltimore Colts

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Team players in the 1961 American Football League draft

Player	Position	Round	AFL Cclub
Ron Miller	Quarterback	21	Houston Oilers
Terry Huxhold	Tackle	27	Boston Patriots

References

^ "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.
^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

[1] "Wisconsin Badgers Index". sports-reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2011.

[2] "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 9, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

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