Houston at Alabama
Saturday, October 22, 1960 Share
Alabama beat Houston 14–0. It was their second meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 2–0 as played.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 37°FAttendance 30,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 23, 1960, page 1
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Oct. % zap. Alabama took advant4ge Of two early Houston err rers, struck quickly, for a pair Of touchdowns and then hung on for a 14–0 victory over the Cougars today. THE Crimson tide got its touchdowns in the first quarter and STAYED OF fearsome Houston drives in the second and third quarters. Lee Roy Jordan, sophomore CENTER. pounced on Charlie Reeves tumble on the Houston 81, opening the way to the first Alabama touchdown. Quarterback LAUREN Stapp and Fullback Mike Fracchia adternated carries in moving Alabama to the goal in eight plays. Stapp circled right end fer the last yard.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Alabama 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Houston–Alabama gameOfficially, Alabama leads 9–0; as played, 10–0 in 10 meetings, counting the eight since this game.
| 2007 | Alabama 30, Houston 24 | |
| 1999 | Alabama 37, Houston 10 | |
| 1997 | Alabama 42, Houston 17 | |
| 1971 | Alabama 34, Houston 20 | |
| 1970 | Alabama 30, Houston 21 | |
| 1963 | Alabama 21, Houston 13 |
Around this game
Houston
- Next gameat North TexasOct. 29, 1960
- SeasonHouston in 1960
- ProgramHouston history and records
Alabama
- Next gameat Mississippi StateOct. 29, 1960
- SeasonAlabama in 1960
- ProgramAlabama history and records

