1960 Utah State Aggies football team

The 1960 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State University in the Skyline Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach John Ralston, the Aggies compiled a 9–2 record (6–1 against Skyline opponents), tied for the Skyline championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 274 to 85.^[1]

1960 Utah State Aggies football
Skyline co-champion
Sun Bowl, L 13–20 vs. New Mexico State
Conference	Skyline Conference
Record	9–2 (6–1 Skyline)
Head coach	John Ralston (2nd season)
Home stadium	Romney Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Skyline Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah State +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Wyoming +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Utah	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
New Mexico	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Montana	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
BYU	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Denver	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Colorado State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Texas Western*		Kidd Field El Paso, TX	W 20–7	10,500
September 24	at Montana		Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	W 14–12	4,870
October 1	Denver		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 31–8	8,663	^[2]
October 8	vs. Idaho*		Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	W 33–6	8,500
October 15	at New Mexico		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM	W 46–7	9,486
October 22	Colorado State		Romney Stadium Logan, UT	W 21–0	4,956–5,061	^[3]
October 29	BYU		Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 34–0	10,183	^[4]
November 5	Wyoming	No. T–18	Romney Stadium Logan, UT (rivalry)	W 17–13	11,425
November 12	at Pacific (CA)*	No. 19	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	W 45–6	7,500
November 19	at Utah		Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 0–6	29,261
December 31	vs. No. 17 New Mexico State*		Kidd Field El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	L 13–20	16,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1960 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
2. Ray Nelson (October 2, 1960). "Aggies Stay Undefeated By Swamping Denver 31-8 In First Home Tilt". The Herald Journal. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ags Topple Rams, 21-0; Utah State Grabs Sixth Straight Grid Victory". Salt Lake Tribune. October 23, 1960. p. 12B – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cats, Utes Suffer Losses: Utah State Blasts Cats, 34-0". The Sunday Herald (Provo, UT). October 30, 1960. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.