Houston at Alabama

Saturday, October 22, 1960

Alabama beat Houston 14–⁠0. It was their second meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 2–⁠0 as played.

AwayHouston6–⁠4 in 1960
0
HomeAlabama8–⁠1–⁠2 in 1960
14

FinalHigh 64°F, low 37°FAttendance 30,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story

    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.

Officially, Alabama leads 9–⁠0; as played, 10–⁠0 in 10 meetings, counting the eight since this game.

Recent meetings
2007Alabama 30, Houston 24
1999Alabama 37, Houston 10
1997Alabama 42, Houston 17
1971Alabama 34, Houston 20
1970Alabama 30, Houston 21
1963Alabama 21, Houston 13

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