1960 Wisconsin Badgers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1960
| team = Wisconsin Badgers
| sport = football
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| conference = Big Ten Conference
| short_conf = Big Ten
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Milt Bruhn
| hc_year = 5th
| mvp = Tom Wiesner
| captain = Henry Derleth
| captain2 = Tom Wiesner
| stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
}}
{{1960 Big Ten Conference football standings}}
The 1960 Wisconsin Badgers football team represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1960 Big Ten Conference football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Milt Bruhn, the Badgers compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing ninth in the Big Ten.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1960
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Stanford
| site_stadium = Stanford Stadium
| site_cityst = Stanford, CA
| score = 24–7
| attend = 29,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marquette
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 35–6
| attend = 51,533
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 24–13
| attend = 58,292
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Iowa Stadium
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–28
| attend = 57,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 11
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
| score = 7–34
| attend = 83,244
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = Michigan
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 16–13
| attend = 57,629
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| score = 0–21
| attend = 61,730
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 14–35
| attend = 48,143
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = l
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Camp Randall Stadium
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–26
| attend = 55,576
}}
}}
Roster
- DB Ron Vander Kelen
Team players in the 1961 NFL draft
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| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Quarterback | 3 | 41 | Los Angeles Rams |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Back | 16 | 217 | Baltimore Colts |
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Team players in the 1961 American Football League draft
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| Player | Position | Round | AFL Cclub |
| align="center" bgcolor="" | Quarterback | 21 | Houston Oilers |
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| Terry Huxhold | Tackle | 27 | Boston Patriots |
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