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1960 Ole Miss

10–⁠0–⁠1 (5–⁠0–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Vaught, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1960, game by game: won at Houston 42–0; won vs. Kentucky 21–6; won at Memphis 31–20; won at Vanderbilt 26–0; won at Tulane 26–13; won at No. 14 Arkansas 10–7; tied vs. LSU 6–6; won vs. Chattanooga 45–0; won at No. 14 Tennessee 24–3; won vs. Mississippi State 35–9; won vs. No. 12 Rice 14–6+45Won 42–0 at Houston+42HoustonWon 21–6 vs. Kentucky+15KentuckyWon 31–20 at Memphis+11MemphisWon 26–0 at Vanderbilt+26VanderbiltWon 26–13 at Tulane+13TulaneWon 10–7 at No. 14 Arkansas+3No. 14 ArkansasTied 6–6 vs. LSU0LSUWon 45–0 vs. Chattanooga+45ChattanoogaWon 24–3 at No. 14 Tennessee+21No. 14 TennesseeWon 35–9 vs. Mississippi State+26Mississippi Sta…Won 14–6 vs. No. 12 Rice+8No. 12 Rice
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atHoustonW 42–⁠072%
Sep 24vsKentuckyW 21–⁠677%
Oct 1atMemphisW 31–⁠2079%
Oct 8atVanderbiltW 26–⁠075%
Oct 15atTulaneW 26–⁠1379%
Oct 22at14ArkansasW 10–⁠762%
Oct 29vsLSUT 6–⁠681%
Nov 5vsChattanoogaW 45–⁠098%
Nov 12at14TennesseeW 24–⁠371%
Nov 26vsMississippi StateW 35–⁠991%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs12RiceSugar BowlW 14–⁠675%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rice 14–⁠6 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 1
  4. Wk 4: 2
  5. Wk 5: 1
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 4
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Wk 11: 3
  12. Final: 2

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.

National championsa title the school claims

Southeastern Conference champions5–⁠0–⁠1 in the conference

Heisman voteJake Gibbs, third

Consensus All-AmericanJake Gibbs, QB

Record
10–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0–⁠1 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 1
Points
280–⁠70
Coach
John Vaught
Elo
1795 +103 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
27.7 No. 2 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1961

The 1961 draft
Rd 1Bobby Crespino ECleveland Browns
Rd 5Jerry Daniels ENew York Giants
Rd 6Bobby Crespino WROakland Raiders (AFL)
Rd 6Jake Gibbs QBHouston Oilers (AFL)

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Bob BentonOTAP-2; UPI-3
  • Jim AndersonRBAP-2; UPI-3

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
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss5–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠12
Florida5–⁠19–⁠218
Alabama5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠29
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠213
Georgia4–⁠36–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠5
LSU2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Vanderbilt0–⁠73–⁠7

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