1960 Oregon Tech Owls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1960
| team = Oregon Tech Owls
| sport = football
| image = 1960 Oregon Tech Owls football team.jpg
| image_size = 285px
| conference = Oregon Collegiate Conference
| short_conf = OCC
| record = 9–0
| conf_record = 4–0
| head_coach = Rex Hunsaker
| hc_year = 11th
| captain =
| stadium = Modoc Field
| champion = OCC champion
}}
{{1960 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings}}
The 1960 Oregon Tech Owls football team was an American football team that represented the Oregon Technical Institute (now known as Oregon Institute of Technology) as a member of the Oregon Collegiate Conference (NCC) during the 1960 NAIA football season. In their 11th year under head coach Rex Hunsaker, the Owls compiled a 9–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the OCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 117. It was the first perfect season in Oregon Tech football history.{{cite news|title=Oretech Student Body Welcomes Owl Grid Stars|newspaper=Herald and News|author=Wayne Scott|date=November 14, 1960|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-news-oretech-student-body-wel/133333399/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite journal |title=The Owler 1961 |url=https://cdm17267.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17267coll1/id/1858/rec/1 |journal=The Owler |location=Klamath Falls, Oregon |publisher=Oregon Institute of Technology |pages=135–140 |date=1961 |access-date=February 15, 2023 }}
Six Oregon Tech players received first-team honors on the 1960 All-OCC football team: quarterback Roy Johnson, halfback Ardell Hamilton; end Dennis Farster; offensive guard Andy Cook; defensive tackle Jim Madden; and defensive back Charlie Wilson.{{cite news|title=Owls, Raiders, Wolves Bag Most Berths On Conference Star Team|newspaper=The Oregon Statesman|date=December 3, 1960|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/statesman-journal-owls-raiders-wolves/133335829/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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|September 17|at|{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Westminster Parsons|title=Westminster (UT)}}
|September 24||{{cfb link|year=1960|team=El Camino Warriors|title=El Camino}}
|October 1||{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Portland State Vikings|title=Portland State}}|Modoc Field|Klamath Falls OR|W 19-14|{{cite news|title=Owls Win 19-14 Thriller|newspaper=Herald and News|author=Wayne Scott|date=October 2, 1960|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-news-owls-win-19-14-thriller/133338071/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 8|at|{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Eastern Oregon Mountaineers|title=Eastern Oregon}}||La Grande, OR|W 52-6|{{cite news|title=Owls Massacre Mounts: Techmen Win Behind Lewers, Strong Passing|newspaper=Herald and News|author=Wayne Scott|date=October 9, 1960|page=9A|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-news-owls-massacre-mounts-te/133338340/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 15||{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Southern Oregon Red Raiders|title=Southern Oregon}}|Modoc Field|Klamath Falls, OR|W 21-19|{{cite news|title=OTI Owls Whips SOC In 21-19 Thriller|newspaper=Herald and News|author=Wayne Scott|date=October 16, 1960|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-news-oti-owls-whips-soc-in-21/133339044/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22||{{cfb link|year=1960|team=La Verne Leopards|title=La Verne}}
|October 29|at|{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Oregon College Wolves|title=Oregon College}}||Monmouth, OR|W 26-13|{{cite news|title=OTI Takes Title With 26-13 Victory: Owls Finish OCC Season Unbeaten|newspaper=Herald and News|author=Wayne Scott|date=October 30, 1960|page=1B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-news-oti-takes-title-with-26/133336664/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5||{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Whitman Fighting Missionaries|title=Whitman}}
|November 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Grays Harbor Chokers|title=Grays Harbor}}
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