1960 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1960 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJeppesen Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Prairie View A&M + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Grambling + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Southern + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Texas College 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1960 college football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Southern
L 0–1410,000[1]
October 1Prairie View A&M
L 28–35[2]
October 8at Paul Quinn*Waco, TXW 37–0[3]
October 15at Texas College
W 20–6[4]
October 22at Corpus Christi*
W 8–7[5]
October 29Wiley
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 19–12
November 5Grambling
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–51[6]
November 12vs. Jackson State
L 26–48[7]
November 19at Arkansas AM&N
L 6–17[8]
November 26at Florida A&M*
L 8–30[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Jaguars turn back Tex. Southern, 14–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 1, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southwestern Athletic Conf. round-up". Jackson Advocate. October 8, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers fall to Southern". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 9, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers topple Steers, 20–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 16, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UCC loses on safety". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 23, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling tames Texas by 51–0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 12, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jackson State College Tigers in impressive win from Texas Southern". Jackson Advocate. November 19, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arkansas AM&N tops Texas Southern, 17–6". Alabama Tribune. November 25, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A&M whips Stubborn Texas 30–8". Tallahassee Democrat. November 27, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 8, 2023.


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