US Senate adds Missouri to the list of teams with a claim to college football’s 1960 national title
Summary
The U.S. Senate passed a resolution recognizing the University of Missouri’s claim to the 1960 college football national championship. This adds Missouri to four teams with claims to that title from a year when national champions were decided by polls and not a playoff system.Key Facts
- Senator Eric Schmitt from Missouri introduced the resolution supporting Missouri’s 1960 football team.
- The resolution passed without any objections but does not have the force of law.
- Missouri’s 1960 team finished with a 10-1 record, winning the Orange Bowl against Navy.
- Missouri lost to Kansas during the season, but Kansas had to forfeit that win due to using an ineligible player.
- Other teams claiming the 1960 title include Minnesota, Mississippi, Washington, and Iowa, based on different polls or ranking systems.
- The way college football champions were determined in 1960 was through rankings and polls, before modern playoff systems existed.
- Missouri had not previously officially recognized the 1960 team as national champions.
- The Helms Athletic Foundation and Litkenhous Rating system also selected different champions that year.
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