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October 15th, 1960- #10 Wisconsin (3-0) at #2 Iowa (3-0)

Iowa won 28-21......:cool:


There's a few video clips of the game from a 1960 highlight video put on by the University, though it sounded like the audio was a bit off. It was a thrilling contest with Iowa breaking a 21-21 tie on a TD pass with 52 seconds left in the 4th qtr to hang on for the win. Iowa jumped to #1 in the rankings following the victory.

I tried looking up more info and highlights for the game, but it's been tough sledding.



Also, I don't mean to take away from the point of the thread, but one thing to note about the 1960 team is the QB Wilburn Hollis. He was one of the first African-Americans to be named an All-American as a QB garnering 2nd team honors, along with All-Big Ten recognition. He's kind of a Brad Banks-esque story way before Brad Banks' time.

He was the backup to Olen Treadway as a sophomore in 1959 as Iowa took a step back from their national title season in 1958, going 5-4 and finishing 6th in the Big Ten.

Then in 1960, Hollis took over and helped lead Iowa to 6 straight wins, 5 of which were over ranked teams and the other a road win at Northwestern. He threw the game-winning TD pass to Sammie Harris that beat Wisconsin. Iowa went 8-1 on the year finishing #2 in the Coaches Poll.

Iowa entered the 1961 season at #1, but Hollis suffered a season-ending broken wrist in a week two victory at USC (a game that was broadcast on ABC) and the Hawks struggled to a 5-4 record.

Does anyone know if the University has ever had Hollis back as an honorary captain?
 
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If the last time Wisconsin and Iowa met as unbeatens Hollis (all big ten, 2nd team all American) was the Iowa QB that threw the winning touchdown.....our athletic department is asleep at the wheel if they know about this and he isn’t the honorary captain and recognized with what may be one of our best crowds ever.
 
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VodkaSam said:
If the last time Wisconsin and Iowa met as unbeatens Hollis (all big ten, 2nd team all American) was the Iowa QB that threw the winning touchdown.....our athletic department is asleep at the wheel if they know about this and he isn’t the honorary captain and recognized with what may be one of our best crowds ever.
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Sounds like he lives 35 minutes up the road in Marion for crying out loud. He’s 77
 
EvilMonkeyInTheCloset said:
October 15th, 1960- #10 Wisconsin (3-0) at #2 Iowa (3-0)

Iowa won 28-21......:cool:


There's a few video clips of the game from a 1960 highlight video put on by the University, though it sounded like the audio was a bit off. It was a thrilling contest with Iowa breaking a 21-21 tie on a TD pass with 52 seconds left in the 4th qtr to hang on for the win. Iowa jumped to #1 in the rankings following the victory.

I tried looking up more info and highlights for the game, but it's been tough sledding.



Also, I don't mean to take away from the point of the thread, but one thing to note about the 1960 team is the QB Wilburn Hollis. He was one of the first African-Americans to be named an All-American as a QB garnering 2nd team honors, along with All-Big Ten recognition. He's kind of a Brad Banks-esque story way before Brad Banks' time.

He was the backup to Olen Treadway as a sophomore in 1959 as Iowa took a step back from their national title season in 1958, going 5-4 and finishing 6th in the Big Ten.

Then in 1960, Hollis took over and helped lead Iowa to 6 straight wins, 5 of which were over ranked teams and the other a road win at Northwestern. He threw the game-winning TD pass to Sammie Harris that beat Wisconsin. Iowa went 8-1 on the year finishing #2 in the Coaches Poll.

Iowa entered the 1961 season at #1, but Hollis suffered a season-ending broken wrist in a week two victory at USC (a game that was broadcast on ABC) and the Hawks struggled to a 5-4 record.

Does anyone know if the University has ever had Hollis back as an honorary captain?
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Treadway was not slated to be the qb in 1959, Ogiego was as he and at least one other starter got in some deep doo-doo. and were off the team. Treadway did a pretty good job though, under those circumstances. Date corrected from 1960 to 1959.
 
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EvilMonkeyInTheCloset said:
October 15th, 1960- #10 Wisconsin (3-0) at #2 Iowa (3-0)

Iowa won 28-21......:cool:


There's a few video clips of the game from a 1960 highlight video put on by the University, though it sounded like the audio was a bit off. It was a thrilling contest with Iowa breaking a 21-21 tie on a TD pass with 52 seconds left in the 4th qtr to hang on for the win. Iowa jumped to #1 in the rankings following the victory.

I tried looking up more info and highlights for the game, but it's been tough sledding.



Also, I don't mean to take away from the point of the thread, but one thing to note about the 1960 team is the QB Wilburn Hollis. He was one of the first African-Americans to be named an All-American as a QB garnering 2nd team honors, along with All-Big Ten recognition. He's kind of a Brad Banks-esque story way before Brad Banks' time.

He was the backup to Olen Treadway as a sophomore in 1959 as Iowa took a step back from their national title season in 1958, going 5-4 and finishing 6th in the Big Ten.

Then in 1960, Hollis took over and helped lead Iowa to 6 straight wins, 5 of which were over ranked teams and the other a road win at Northwestern. He threw the game-winning TD pass to Sammie Harris that beat Wisconsin. Iowa went 8-1 on the year finishing #2 in the Coaches Poll.

Iowa entered the 1961 season at #1, but Hollis suffered a season-ending broken wrist in a week two victory at USC (a game that was broadcast on ABC) and the Hawks struggled to a 5-4 record.

Does anyone know if the University has ever had Hollis back as an honorary captain?
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Hollis was from Boys Town in Nebraska so he was probably an orphan. We lost to Minnesota at Minnesota in the final game. We would probably have won but we played a tough Kansas team the week before and were battered and bruised. Minnesota played Kansas State the week before which was a really bad team. They were able to rest their players.
 
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unclesammy said:
Hollis was from Boys Town in Nebraska so he was probably an orphan. We lost to Minnesota at Minnesota in the final game. We would probably have won but we played a tough Kansas team the week before and were battered and bruised. Minnesota played Kansas State the week before which was a really bad team. They were able to rest their players.
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Not to be nitpicky, but we beat #3 Ohio State and Notre Dame after the Minnesota game.

The Gophers lost to Purdue after the Iowa game and still managed to be rewarded with the AP national title (they defeated Wisconsin in their season finale). They would then go on to lose the Rose Bowl, which created havoc among the other recognized national title selectors.

Washington recognizes the Helms Poll national title which was awarded to them after they beat Minnesota in the Rose Bowl. Mississippi recognizes the FWAA national championship (just as Iowa does from 1958) as they were rewarded after defeating Rice in the Sugar Bowl. Even Missouri had a gripe to claim, and theirs was probably the most controversial of all. Entering their regular season finale against rival Kansas, #1 Missouri was 9-0. However, the Jayhawks pulled a shocking upset earning a 23-7 win that would initially give them the Big 8 championship and bid to the Orange Bowl. But it was later discovered that Kansas has used an ineligible player and the Big 8 forced Kansas to forfeit their last two conference games, giving the Tigers back their undefeated record via the forfeit along with the Big 8 championship. Missouri would then go on to defeat Navy in the Orange Bowl to finish, according to their records, at 11-0.

Kansas does not, to this day, officially recognize the forfeit as a win for Missouri, while the Tigers obviously do (because rivalries). :cool:
 
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EvilMonkeyInTheCloset said:
Not to be nitpicky, but we beat #3 Ohio State and Notre Dame after the Minnesota game.

The Gophers lost to Purdue after the Iowa game and still managed to be rewarded with the AP national title (they defeated Wisconsin in their season finale). They would then go on to lose the Rose Bowl, which created havoc among the other recognized national title selectors.

Washington recognizes the Helms Poll national title which was awarded to them after they beat Minnesota in the Rose Bowl. Mississippi recognizes the FWAA national championship (just as Iowa does from 1958) as they were rewarded after defeating Rice in the Sugar Bowl. Even Missouri had a gripe to claim, and theirs was probably the most controversial of all. Entering their regular season finale against rival Kansas, #1 Missouri was 9-0. However, the Jayhawks pulled a shocking upset earning a 23-7 win that would initially give them the Big 8 championship and bid to the Orange Bowl. But it was later discovered that Kansas has used an ineligible player and the Big 8 forced Kansas to forfeit their last two conference games, giving the Tigers back their undefeated record via the forfeit along with the Big 8 championship. Missouri would then go on to defeat Navy in the Orange Bowl to finish, according to their records, at 11-0.

Kansas does not, to this day, officially recognize the forfeit as a win for Missouri, while the Tigers obviously do (because rivalries). :cool:
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Sorry about that. Been 58 years and memory sometimes a little rusty. We beat Ohio State and the game wasn't as close as the score. Completely forgot about a Notre Dame game. Must be getting really old. Also Sandy Stevens was the Minnesota QB. Very unusual 2 black quarterbacks back then.
 
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unclesammy said:
Sorry about that. Been 58 years and memory sometimes a little rusty. We beat Ohio State and the game wasn't as close as the score. Completely forgot about a Notre Dame game. Must be getting really old. Also Sandy Stevens was the Minnesota QB. Very unusual 2 black quarterbacks back then.
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Very fun thread. I don't mean to derail from the topic of the 1960 Wisconsin game. Just want to mention that was Forest Evashevski's last season as football coach, before he became athletic director.

I know that Evy has been described as an egotistical jerk, or words to that effect. Alex Karras didn't like him at all. But he recruited good players, coached them up, and won a lot of games. It was sustained success that Iowa had not seen since Howard Jones's great teams in the early 1920s.

Evy was only 48 or 49 when he took the AD job. If he had stuck with coaching football Iowa would have had a lot more success in the 1960s.
 
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Every team we played in 1960 ( 8 out of 9 ) was rated at the time, with the exception of ND which was at South Bend and the last game of the season. Our NC games were Oregon State and Kansas who were rated # 10 and # 19 respectively. NW was # 6, while tO$U and Minny were both at # 3 when we played them. Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin were # 10, # 13 and # 12.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa/1960-schedule.html
 
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What year did Wisconsin play in the Rose Bowl and Ron Vander Kelen (sp?) was the QB ? I remember watching that game but only that Vander Kelen had a great game. Might have been later than 60.
 
Buffalo43 said:
Ummm need to beat UNI first before discuss Wisconsin

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Oh I know. I just wanted to get that fact out there while I still could remember it lol.

Also it's interesting to think that it's been that long considering some of the times we've played Wisconsin early in the season. There's been a handful of times where one of us was unbeaten and the other with one loss or both with one loss, but never both undefeated. Not since 1960.
 
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Every team we played in 1960 ( 8 out of 9 ) was rated at the time, with the exception of ND which was at South Bend and the last game of the season. Our NC games were Oregon State and Kansas who were rated # 10 and # 19 respectively. NW was # 6, while tO$U and Minny were both at # 3 when we played them. Purdue, Michigan State and Wisconsin were # 10, # 13 and # 12.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa/1960-schedule.html
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It was definitely one of the toughest schedules in the country that year, and maybe even the toughest.
 
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