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1960 Houston

6–⁠4, coached by Hal Lahar.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1960, game by game: lost vs. No. 2 Ole Miss 0–42; won at Mississippi State 14–10; lost at Oregon State 20–29; won vs. Texas A&M 17–0; won vs. Oklahoma State 12–7; lost at Alabama 0–14; won at North Texas 41–16; won vs. Cincinnati 14–0; won at Florida State 7–6; lost vs. Tulsa 16–26+25−42Lost 0–42 vs. No. 2 Ole Miss-42No. 2 Ole MissWon 14–10 at Mississippi State+4Mississippi Sta…Lost 20–29 at Oregon State-9Oregon StateWon 17–0 vs. Texas A&M+17Texas A&MWon 12–7 vs. Oklahoma State+5Oklahoma StateLost 0–14 at Alabama-14AlabamaWon 41–16 at North Texas+25North TexasWon 14–0 vs. Cincinnati+14CincinnatiWon 7–6 at Florida State+1Florida StateLost 16–26 vs. Tulsa-10Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vs2Ole MissL 0–⁠4228%
Sep 24atMississippi StateW 14–⁠1042%
Oct 1atOregon StateL 20–⁠2938%
Oct 8vsTexas A&MW 17–⁠056%
Oct 15vsOklahoma StateW 12–⁠750%
Oct 22atAlabamaL 0–⁠1433%
Oct 29atNorth TexasW 41–⁠1649%
Nov 5vsCincinnatiW 14–⁠070%
Nov 12atFlorida StateW 7–⁠654%
Nov 26vsTulsaL 16–⁠2666%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 26–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 47th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠150
Coach
Hal Lahar
Elo
1502 +30 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.0 No. 53 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Wiley Feagin, Jim Kuehne and Jim Windham