1960 SMU
0–9–1 (0–6–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Bill Meek. Share
Schedule and results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Missouri | L 0–20 | 45% |
| Sep 24 | at 20Ohio State | L 0–24 | 43% |
| Oct 8 | vs 6Navy | L 7–26 | 34% |
| Oct 15 | vs Rice | L 0–47 | 56% |
| Oct 22 | at Texas Tech | L 7–28 | 44% |
| Oct 29 | at Texas | L 7–17 | 17% |
| Nov 5 | vs Texas A&M | T 0–0 | 55% |
| Nov 12 | at 9Arkansas | L 3–26 | 17% |
| Nov 19 | vs Baylor | L 7–20 | 31% |
| Nov 26 | vs TCU | L 0–13 | 31% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to TCU 13–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).
- Record
- 0–9–1
- Conference
- 0–6–1 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 31–221
- Coach
- Bill Meek
- Elo
- 1361 −192 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.4 No. 62 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Glynn Gregory and Jerry May
Drafted in 1961
The 1961 draft| Rd 5 | Jerry Mays DE | Dallas Texans (AFL) |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Jerry MaysOTAP-1; UPI-1
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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | 6–1 | 8–3 | 7 |
| Baylor | 5–2 | 8–3 | 12 |
| Texas | 5–2 | 7–3–1 | |
| Rice | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| TCU | 3–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
| Texas Tech | 1–5–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 0–4–3 | 1–6–3 | |
| SMU | 0–6–1 | 0–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.