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1960 Baylor

8–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by John Bridgers, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Baylor in 1960, game by game: won vs. Colorado 26–0; won at LSU 7–3; won at No. 9 Arkansas 28–14; won at Texas Tech 14–7; won vs. Texas A&M 14–0; lost at TCU 6–14; lost vs. Texas 7–12; won vs. USC 35–14; won at SMU 20–7; won vs. No. 12 Rice 12–7; lost vs. No. 19 Florida 12–13+26−8Won 26–0 vs. Colorado+26ColoradoWon 7–3 at LSU+4LSUWon 28–14 at No. 9 Arkansas+14No. 9 ArkansasWon 14–7 at Texas Tech+7Texas TechWon 14–0 vs. Texas A&M+14Texas A&MLost 6–14 at TCU-8TCULost 7–12 vs. Texas-5TexasWon 35–14 vs. USC+21USCWon 20–7 at SMU+13SMUWon 12–7 vs. No. 12 Rice+5No. 12 RiceLost 12–13 vs. No. 19 Florida-1No. 19 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsColoradoW 26–⁠054%
Oct 1atLSUW 7–⁠324%
Oct 8at9ArkansasW 28–⁠1428%
Oct 15atTexas TechW 14–⁠762%
Oct 22vsTexas A&MW 14–⁠076%
Oct 29atTCUL 6–⁠1446%
Nov 5vsTexasL 7–⁠1250%
Nov 12vsUSCW 35–⁠1464%
Nov 19atSMUW 20–⁠769%
Nov 26vs12RiceW 12–⁠757%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs19FloridaGator BowlL 12–⁠1349%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 13–⁠12 in the Gator Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 121 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 20
  2. Wk 5: 7
  3. Wk 6: 7
  4. Wk 7: 7
  5. Wk 8: 11
  6. Wk 11: 19
  7. Final: 12

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1960.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 7
Points
181–⁠91
Coach
John Bridgers
Elo
1612 +133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.2 No. 10 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jim Evans and Ronald Stanley

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 4Arnold Davis EDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Sonny Davis LBDenver Broncos (AFL)

All-Southwest Conference

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1960 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arkansas6–⁠18–⁠37
Baylor5–⁠28–⁠312
Texas5–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Rice5–⁠27–⁠4
TCU3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Texas Tech1–⁠5–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Texas A&M0–⁠4–⁠31–⁠6–⁠3
SMU0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠9–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.