1960 TCU
4–4–2 (3–3–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Abe Martin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 7 Baylor 14–6Oct 29
Baylor was ranked No. 7, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Kansas | L 7–21 | 58% |
| Sep 24 | at USC | W 7–6 | 51% |
| Oct 1 | vs 14Arkansas | L 0–7 | 53% |
| Oct 8 | vs Texas Tech | W 21–7 | 74% |
| Oct 15 | at Texas A&M | T 14–14 | 62% |
| Oct 22 | vs Pittsburgh | T 7–7 | 59% |
| Oct 29 | vs 7Baylor | W 14–6 | 54% |
| Nov 12 | vs Texas | L 2–3 | 50% |
| Nov 19 | at 14Rice | L 0–23 | 44% |
| Nov 26 | at SMU | W 13–0 | 69% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat SMU 13–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 11
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
- 4–4–2
- Conference
- 3–3–1 5th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 11
- Points
- 85–94
- Coach
- Abe Martin
- Elo
- 1582 −38 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.9 No. 30 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Meyer spread
Drafted in 1961
The 1961 draft| Rd 1 | Bob Lilly OT | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 2 | Bob Lilly DT | Dallas Texans (AFL) |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Bob LillyOTAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
Buddy IlesEAP-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 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.