National Football Foundation

Big Ten Co-Champion Minnesota claimed their first MacArthur Bowl, despite a 17-7 loss to AAWU Champion Washington in the Rose Bowl. The 1960 Gophers, coached by Murray Warmath, are one of four teams to claim the MacArthur Bowl despite losing in its bowl game. Minnesota finished 8-2, including a win over fellow Big Ten Co-Champion and then-No. 1 Iowa. The 1960 Minnesota team featured College Football Hall of Fame linebackers Bobby Bell and Tom Brown, and Hall of Fame quarterback Sandy Stephens.

Representing the pinnacle of team achievement in college sports, the trophy was the gift of an anonymous donor, who commissioned Tiffany & Co. to craft it from 400 ounces of silver, in honor of NFF founder General Douglas A. MacArthur. It took eight months to make, and the trophy features MacArthur's famous quote: "There is no substitute for victory."