1960 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1960 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961  →
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Prairie View A&M + 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 7 Southern + 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wiley 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
Texas College 0 –7 –01 –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 1 Prairie View A&M
L 28–35 [2]
October 8at Paul Quinn * Waco, TX W 37–0 [3]
October 15at Texas College
W 20–6 [4]
October 22at Corpus Christi *
W 8–7 [5]
October 29 Wiley
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 19–12
November 5 Grambling
  • 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 (1960 Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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