1960 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1960 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State University in the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. In their seventh season under head coach Duffy Daugherty, the Spartans compiled a 6–2–1 overall record (4–2 against Big Ten opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big Ten Conference, and were ranked No. 15 in the final AP poll.^[1][2]

1960 Michigan State Spartans football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 15
Record	6–2–1 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Duffy Daugherty (7th season)
MVP	Tom Wilson
Captains	Herb Adderley Fred Arbanas Fred Boylen
Home stadium	Spartan Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

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

Halfback Herb Adderly was selected by the United Press International as a first-team player on the 1960 All-Big Ten Conference football team.^[3]

The 1960 Spartans won all three of their annual rivalry games. In the annual Indiana–Michigan State football rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Hoosiers by a 35 to 0 score. In the Notre Dame rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Fighting Irish by a 21 to 0 score. And, in the annual Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry game, the Spartans defeated the Wolverines by a 24 to 17 score.^[2] In non-conference play, the Spartans tied Pittsburgh, 7–7, and defeated Detroit, 43–15.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at No. 17 Pittsburgh*	No. 6	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	T 7–7	46,140
October 1	Michigan		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI (rivalry)	W 24–17	76,490	[4]
October 8	No. 3 Iowa	No. 13	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 15–27	74,493
October 15	at Notre Dame*	No. 14	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 21–0	59,133
October 22	at Indiana	No. 13	Seventeenth Street Football Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	W 35–0	32,322
October 29	No. 8 Ohio State	No. 10	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 10–21	76,520
November 5	at Purdue	No. 17	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 17–13	38,481
November 12	at Northwestern	No. 13	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 21–18	47,022
November 19	Detroit*	No. 12	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	W 43–15	49,102	[5][6]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1960 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class FB George Saimes So	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Duffy Daugherty Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt