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][2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
|---|
| September 24 | No. 8 UCLA* | | | T 27–27 |
| October 1 | at No. 12 Notre Dame* | | | W 51–19 |
| October 8 | at Wisconsin | No. 7 | | L 13–24 |
| October 15 | No. 3 Ohio State | | - Ross–Ade Stadium
- West Lafayette, IN
| W 24–21 |
| October 22 | at No. 1 Iowa | No. 10 | | L 14–21 |
| October 29 | Illinois | | | L 12–14 |
| November 5 | at No. 17 Michigan State | | | L 13–17 |
| November 12 | at No. 1 Minnesota | | | W 23–14 |
| November 19 | Indiana | | | W 35–6 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster[]
- QB Bernie Allen
- E John Elwell
- HB Jim Tiller
Game summaries[]
Notre Dame[]
| by Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4
|
Total
|
| Notre Dame
|
13 |
0 |
0 |
6
|
19
|
| • Purdue
|
14 |
31 |
6 |
0
|
51
|
| Scoring summary |
|---|
|
| 1 |
| PUR | Elwell 44-yard pass from Guttman (Allen kick) | PUR 7-0 |
|
| 1 |
| ND | Scarpitto 64-yard run (kick failed) | PUR 7-6 |
|
| 1 |
| PUR | Winters 78-yard run (Allen kick) | PUR 14-6 |
|
| 1 |
| ND | Dabiero 24-yard pass from Haffner (Perkowski kick) | PUR 14-13 |
|
| 2 |
| PUR | Mayoras 1-yard run (Allen kick) | PUR 21-13 |
|
| 2 |
| PUR | Allen 24-yard field goal | PUR 24-13 |
|
| 2 |
| PUR | Yakubowski 1-yard run (Allen kick) | PUR 31-13 |
|
| 2 |
| PUR | Tiller 30-yard pass from Allen (Allen kick) | PUR 38-13 |
|
| 2 |
| PUR | Tiller 66-yard punt return (Allen kick) | PUR 45-13 |
|
| 3 |
| PUR | Allen 6-yard run (kick blocked) | PUR 51-13 |
|
| 4 |
| ND | Lamonica 7-yard run (run failed) | PUR 51-19 |
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