1960 North Texas

2–⁠6–⁠1 (0–⁠3 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Odus Mitchell.

Schedule and results

North Texas in 1960, game by game: tied vs. UTEP 16–16; lost vs. Cincinnati 0–21; lost vs. Memphis 0–44; lost at West Texas 6–14; won vs. Drake 29–7; lost vs. Houston 16–41; won vs. Hardin Simmons 26–19; lost at Tulsa 8–12; lost at Wichita State 6–34+22−44Tied 16–16 vs. UTEP0UTEPLost 0–21 vs. Cincinnati-21CincinnatiLost 0–44 vs. Memphis-44MemphisLost 6–14 at West Texas-8West TexasWon 29–7 vs. Drake+22DrakeLost 16–41 vs. Houston-25HoustonWon 26–19 vs. Hardin Simmons+7Hardin SimmonsLost 8–12 at Tulsa-4TulsaLost 6–34 at Wichita State-28Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wichita State 34–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 105 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
0–⁠3 4th in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
107–⁠208
Coach
Odus Mitchell
Elo
1383 −161 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.0 No. 109 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1960 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wichita State3–⁠08–⁠2
Tulsa2–⁠15–⁠5
Cincinnati1–⁠24–⁠6
North Texas0–⁠32–⁠6–⁠1

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