1960 Texas Tech
3–6–1 (1–5–1 Southwest Conference), coached by DeWitt Weaver. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Texas 38–14Sep 17
By 24 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vsWest Texas | W 38–14 | 71% |
| Sep 24 | at Texas A&M | T 14–14 | 43% |
| Oct 1 | at 13Texas | L 0–17 | 22% |
| Oct 8 | at TCU | L 7–21 | 26% |
| Oct 15 | vs 7Baylor | L 7–14 | 38% |
| Oct 22 | vs SMU | W 28–7 | 56% |
| Oct 29 | at 13Rice | L 6–30 | 27% |
| Nov 5 | vs Tulane | W 35–21 | 54% |
| Nov 12 | vs Wyoming | L 7–10 | 30% |
| Nov 19 | vs 7Arkansas | L 6–34 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Arkansas 34–6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 101 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
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 tied for 6th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 148–182
- Coach
- DeWitt Weaver
- Elo
- 1429 −14 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 5.3 No. 45 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- T formation
- Defense
- 5–3
Drafted in 1961
The 1961 draft| Rd 2 | E.J. Holub C | Dallas Cowboys |
| Rd 1 | E.J. Holub C/LB | Dallas Texans (AFL) |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
E.J. HolubCAP-1; UPI-1
Second team
Colidge HuntBAP-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.