1960 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1960

| team = Southern Illinois Salukis

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| short_conf = IIAC

| record = 8–2

| conf_record = 6–0

| head_coach = Carmen Piccone

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = McAndrew Stadium

| champion = IIAC champion

}}

{{1960 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings}}

The 1960 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1960 college football season. In their second year under head coach Carmen Piccone, the Salukis compiled a 8–2 record (6–0 in conference games), were outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 173, and won the IIAC championship.{{cite web|title=Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide|publisher=Southern Illinois University|year=2019|page=116|accessdate=July 12, 2020|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/siusalukis.com/documents/2019/8/20/Media_Guide.pdf}}

The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1960

| rankdivision = small college

| poll = AP

| rank = y

| attend = y

| source = y

|September 17||{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Missouri Mines Miners|title=Missouri Mines}}||McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 34-14||{{cite news |last1=Eubanks |first1=Lon |title=Salukis Beat Rolla In Opener 34-14 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92023800/southern-illinoisan/ |access-date=January 6, 2022 |work=The Southern Illinoisan |date=September 18, 1960 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}

|September 24||{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops|title=Ohio Wesleyan}}||McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 30-13|8,000|{{cite news|title=SIU Cops 2nd Win, 30-13|newspaper=Southern Illinoisan|date=September 25, 1980|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-siu-cops-2nd-win-30/166938999/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 1|at|Northern Illinois||Glidden Field|DeKalb, IL|W 21-20|7,200|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Northern Illinois) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/503/stats/13014 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 12, 2022 }}

|October 8||{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Western Illinois Leathernecks|title=Western Illinois}}||McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 21-12||{{cite news|title=Southern Defeats Western 21 To 12|newspaper=Southern Illinoisan|author=Lon Eubanks|date=October 9, 1960|page=11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-southern-defeats-wes/166939203/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 15|at|Eastern Illinois|8|Lincoln Field|Charleston, IL|W 52-8||{{cite news |title=5-0 Salukis Drub Eastern 52-8 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92024155/southern-illinoisan/ |access-date=January 6, 2022 |work=The Southern Illinoisan |date=October 16, 1960 |page=9 |via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 22||{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Illinois State Normal Redbirds|title=Illinois State Normal}}|9|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 30-6|12,000|{{cite news|title=SIU Makes Normal 6th Victim 30-6|newspaper=Southern Illinoisan|author=Lon Eubanks|date=October 23, 1960|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-siu-makes-normal-6th/166938686/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 29||Eastern Michigan|7|McAndrew Stadium|Carbondale, IL|W 66-8||{{cite news|title=Salukis Wallop Eastern Michigan 66-8|newspaper=Southern Illinoisan|author=Lon Eubanks|date=October 30, 1960|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/southern-illinoisan-salukis-wallop-easte/166938381/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 6|at|No. 5 Bowling Green|6|University Stadium|Bowling Green, OH|L 6-27|6,200|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Bowling Green) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/71/stats/13014 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}

|November 12|at|Central Michigan||Alumni Field|Mount Pleasant, MI|W 28-17|6,100|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Central Michigan) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/129/stats/13014 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 14, 2022 }}

|November 19|at|No. 1 Ohio||Peden Stadium|Athens, OH|L 6-48|11,000|{{cite news|title=Ohio U 11 Wins 48-6 In Windup|newspaper=The Cochocton Tribune|date=November 20, 1960|page=18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/38515110/ohio_u_11_wins_486_in_windup/|access-date=January 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1960 Southern Illinois) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/659/stats/13014 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 13, 2022 }}

NFL draft

The following Saluki was selected into the 1961 NFL draft following the season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2020/draft.htm|title=1961 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=July 25, 2023}}

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