1960 Baylor Bears football team
The 1960 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Bears were led by second-year head coach John Bridgers and played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in second and ranked 12th in the final AP Poll with a regular season record of 8–2 (5–2 SWC). They were invited to the 1960 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Florida, 12–13.
1960 Baylor Bears football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Florida | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 12 |
1960 record | 8–3 (5–2 SWC) |
Head coach | John Bridgers (2nd season) |
Captain | Jim Evans Ronald Stanley |
Home stadium | Baylor Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 24 | Colorado* |
| W 26–0 | 29,000 | ||
October 1 | at LSU* |
| W 7–3 | 59,000 | ||
October 8 | at No. 9 Arkansas | No. 20 |
| W 28–14 | 39,000 | |
October 15 | at Texas Tech | No. 7 |
| W 14–7 | 29,000 | |
October 22 | Texas A&M | No. 7 |
| W 14–0 | 40,000 | |
October 29 | at TCU | No. 7 |
| L 6–14 | 35,000 | |
November 5 | Texas | No. 11 |
| L 7–12 | 50,000 | |
November 12 | USC* |
| W 35–14 | 23,000 | ||
November 19 | at SMU |
| W 20–7 | 23,000 | ||
November 26 | No. 12 Rice | No. 19 |
| W 12–7 | 30,000 | |
December 31 | vs. No. 18 Florida* | No. 12 |
| CBS | L 12–13 | 50,112 |
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References
- "1960 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
- 2016 Baylor Media Guide. p. 142
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