1960 SMU Mustangs football team

1960 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record0–9–1 (0–6–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainGlynn Gregory, Jerry May
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Baylor 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Rice 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
TCU 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Texas Tech 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Texas A&M 0 – 4 – 3 1 – 6 – 3
SMU 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1960 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Meek, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 0–9–1 with a conference mark of 0–6–1, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.[1] The team went winless, with a scoreless tie against Texas A&M.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Missouri*
L 0–2026,500
September 24at No. 20 Ohio State*
L 0–2484,296
October 8vs. No. 6 Navy*
L 7–2630,000
October 15Rice
L 0–4726,500
October 22at Texas Tech
L 7–2832,000
October 29at Texas
L 7–1734,000[2]
November 5Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
T 0–035,000
November 12at No. 9 Arkansas
L 3–2631,500
November 19Baylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 7–2023,000
November 26TCU
L 0–1320,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
  2. ^ "Saxton, Collins sparkle as Texas clips SMU,17–7". The Victoria Advocate. October 30, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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