1960-61 Indiana Hoosiers — schedule and results

The 1960-61 Indiana Hoosiers went 15-9 (8-6 in the Big Ten) under head coach Branch McCracken. The team peaked at #4 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 7.81.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1960-12-03vs Indiana StateW 80–53New Field House
1960-12-05at Kansas State WildcatsW 98–80Ahearn Field House
1960-12-10at Detroit Mercy TitansL 79–81 (OTOT)Calihan Hall
1960-12-12vs Missouri TigersW 66–55New Field House
1960-12-17vs NevadaW 80–52New Field House
1960-12-20neutral Notre Dame Fighting IrishW 74–69Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
1960-12-28neutral Stanford CardinalW 58–50L.A. Sports Arena
1960-12-29at UCLA BruinsL 72–94L.A. Sports Arena
1960-12-30at USC TrojansL 71–90L.A. Sports Arena
1961-01-07at Michigan WolverinesW 81–70Yost Field House
1961-01-09vs Michigan State SpartansW 79–55New Field House
1961-01-28vs DePaul Blue DemonsW 81–78New Field House
1961-01-30at Minnesota Golden GophersL 58–66Williams Arena
1961-02-04vs Northwestern WildcatsW 90–78New Field House
1961-02-06at Ohio State BuckeyesL 65–100St. John Arena
1961-02-11vs Iowa HawkeyesL 67–74New Field House
1961-02-13at Purdue BoilermakersL 55–64Lambert Fieldhouse
1961-02-18at Wisconsin BadgersW 98–84Wisconsin Field House
1961-02-20vs Ohio State BuckeyesL 69–73New Field House
1961-02-25vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 93–82New Field House
1961-02-27at Northwestern WildcatsL 58–60 (OTOT)McGaw Memorial Hall
1961-03-04at Iowa HawkeyesW 78–69Iowa Field House
1961-03-06vs Wisconsin BadgersW 80–69New Field House
1961-03-11vs Michigan WolverinesW 82–67New Field House

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