1960 Mississippi State
2–6–1 (0–5–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Wade Walker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Memphis 21–0Oct 22
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Houston | L 10–14 | 58% |
| Oct 1 | at 11Tennessee | T 0–0 | 30% |
| Oct 8 | vs Arkansas State | W 29–9 | 88% |
| Oct 15 | at Georgia | L 17–20 | 23% |
| Oct 22 | vs Memphis | W 21–0 | 49% |
| Oct 29 | vs Alabama | L 0–7 | 41% |
| Nov 5 | at 12Auburn | L 12–27 | 20% |
| Nov 12 | at LSU | L 3–7 | 23% |
| Nov 26 | at 3Ole Miss | L 9–35 | 9% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Ole Miss 35–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).
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
- 2–6–1
- Conference
- 0–5–1 11th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 101–119
- Coach
- Wade Walker
- Elo
- 1429 −21 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 10.2 No. 34 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1961
The 1961 draft| Rd 2 | Tom Goode C | Houston Oilers (AFL) |
| Rd 3 | Walter Suggs OT | Houston Oilers (AFL) |
All-SEC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Tom GoodeCAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
- Walter SuggsOTUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1960 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 5–0–1 | 10–0–1 | 2 |
 Florida | 5–1 | 9–2 | 18 |
| Alabama | 5–1–1 | 8–1–2 | 9 |
| Auburn | 5–2 | 8–2 | 13 |
| Georgia | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Tennessee | 3–2–2 | 6–2–2 | |
 Georgia Tech | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| LSU | 2–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Kentucky | 2–4–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Tulane | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Mississippi State | 0–5–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 0–7 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.