1960 Baylor Bears football team

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1960 Baylor Bears football
Gator Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Florida
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJim Evans, Ronald Stanley
Home stadium Baylor Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961  →
1960 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Arkansas $ 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 12 Baylor 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
Texas 5 –2 –07 –3 –1
Rice 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
TCU 3 –3 –14 –4 –2
Texas Tech 1 –5 –13 –6 –1
Texas A&M 0 –4 –31 –6 –3
SMU 0 –6 –10 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Colorado *
W 26–029,000
October 1at LSU *
W 7–357,662 [2]
October 8at No. 9 Arkansas No. 20
W 28–1439,000
October 15at Texas Tech No. 7
W 14–729,000
October 22 Texas A&M Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 7
W 14–040,000
October 29at TCU No. 7
L 6–1435,000
November 5 Texas No. 11
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
L 7–1250,000 [3]
November 12 USC *
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 35–1423,000
November 19at SMU
W 20–723,000
November 26No. 12 Rice No. 19
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 12–730,000
December 31vs. No. 18 Florida *No. 12
 CBS L 12–1350,112
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "1960 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Bears take advantage of fumble to beat LSU". Valley Morning Star. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas collars Bears by 12–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ 2016 Baylor Media Guide [ permanent dead link ]. p. 142


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