US Senate adds Missouri to the list of teams with a claim to college football's 1960 national title
- The U.S. Senate passed a resolution recognizing Missouri's claim to the 1960 national title in college football.
- Sen. Eric Schmitt introduced the resolution during a meeting with no objections.
- Missouri finished the season with a 10-1 record after defeating Navy in the Orange Bowl.
- The only loss for Missouri came against Kansas, which was later ordered to forfeit due to an ineligible player.
- Missouri had not previously claimed the 1960 team as a national champion.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four teams had claims to the 1960 national championship in college football. The U.S. Senate is adding Missouri to that list. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., introduced a resolution during a meeting Thursday recognizing the Tigers for a claim to the national title.
The measure was passed with no objections; resolutions don’t have the force of law and by the chamber’s definition reflect the Senate’s “sentiments,” according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Still, it adds another odd wrinkle to college football history for a sport decided by polls and rankings decades ago before the arrival of the Bowl Championship Series or today’s College Football Playoff.
Missouri went 10-1 on the field after beating Navy and Heisman Trophy winner Joe Bellino in the Orange Bowl. The lone loss had come to “Border War” rival Kansas in a game to decide the then-Big Eight Conference title, though the league ordered the Jayhawks to forfeit for using an ineligible player because of recruiting violations.
美国参议院将密苏里州加入1960年大学橄榄球国家冠军的争议名单
华盛顿（美联社）——四支球队对1960年大学橄榄球国家冠军提出了主张。美国参议院将密苏里州加入这一名单。密苏里州的埃里克·施密特参议员在周四的会议上提出了一项决议，承认老虎队对国家冠军的主张。
该提案在没有反对意见的情况下通过；根据《圣路易斯邮报》的说法，决议没有法律效力，按议院的定义反映了参议院的“情感”。尽管如此，这为大学橄榄球历史增添了另一个奇特的细节，这项运动在几十年前通过投票和排名决定，早于碗冠军系列赛或今天的大学橄榄球季后赛的出现。
密苏里州在橙碗中击败海军和海辛奖得主乔·贝利诺后，赛季战绩为10胜1负。唯一的失利是在与“边境战争”对手堪萨斯州的比赛中，这场比赛决定了当时的八大联盟冠军，尽管该联盟因堪萨斯州使用不合格球员而要求该队退赛。