1960 LSU Tigers football team

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1960 LSU Tigers football
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Conference Southeastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961  →
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –110 –0 –1
No. 18 Florida 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 9 Alabama 5 –1 –18 –1 –2
No. 13 Auburn 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Tennessee 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
Georgia 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –4 –05 –5 –0
LSU 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Kentucky 2 –4 –15 –4 –1
Tulane 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Mississippi State 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
Vanderbilt 0 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished eighth in the SEC. [1]

The game vs. Ole Miss was the Tigers' last visit to Oxford, Mississippi until 1989.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Texas A&M *
W 9–064,000 [2]
October 1 Baylor *No. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 3–757,662 [3]
October 8at Georgia Tech
L 2–644,176 [4]
October 15at Kentucky
L 0–328,000 [5]
October 22 Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 10–1351,528 [6]
October 29at No. 2 Ole Miss
T 6–634,000 [7]
November 5 South Carolina *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 35–652,650 [8]
November 12 Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 7–352,000 [9]
November 19 Wake Forest *
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 16–049,909 [10]
November 26at Tulane
W 17–674,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  2. ↑ "Harris guides LSU past A&M". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bears take advantage of fumble to beat LSU". Valley Morning Star. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Wells boots Tech by LSU". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Mayfield's boot lifts U.K. past L.S.U. 3–0". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Gators 'cash' in with two 3-pointers, nip LSU, 13–10". The Bradenton Herald. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "LSU stuns Ole Miss with tie". Tulsa Daily World. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tigers blast So. Carolina". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "LSU strikes early, holds on for 7–3 win over Maroons". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "LSU stifles Deacons, 16–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 20, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "74,000 see Amedee-paced LSU win 17–0 over Tulane". The Daily Advertiser. November 27, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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