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Sports · College sports · published 2026-08-28 · via The Athletic

Missouri Declares 1960 Football Team National Champion After Senate Resolution

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Missouri will officially recognize its 1960 football team as national champions, the first such claim in school history, following a U.S. Senate resolution. The team finished 10-1, with its only loss to Kansas later forfeited due to an ineligible player. The Poling System, a historical selector, had rated Missouri No. 1 that season.

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The 1960 Tigers finished 10-1, with their lone setback coming against Kansas in the regular-season finale. That defeat was later vacated when the Big 8 determined the Jayhawks had fielded an ineligible player, stripping Kansas of the conference crown and ruling its final two games forfeits. The Poling System, an NCAA-recognized historical selector, ranked Missouri No. 1 that season, though Minnesota and Ole Miss remain the widely cited co-champions.

Sen. Eric Schmitt's resolution passed without objection during a busy Senate session. The timing appears deliberate: the Senate returns from recess Sept. 14, three days after Missouri visits Kansas in Lawrence. Missouri will celebrate the title during halftime of its Sept. 19 home game against Troy, which

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