1960 Tulane
3–6–1 (1–4–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Andy Pilney. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat William & Mary 40–8Oct 28
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at California | W 7–3 | 44% |
| Sep 24 | vs 5Alabama | T 6–6 | 43% |
| Oct 1 | at Rice | L 7–10 | 45% |
| Oct 15 | vs 1Ole Miss | L 13–26 | 21% |
| Oct 22 | at Georgia Tech | L 6–14 | 27% |
| Oct 28 | vs William & Mary | W 40–8 | 66% |
| Nov 5 | at Texas Tech | L 21–35 | 46% |
| Nov 12 | at 20Florida | L 6–21 | 24% |
| Nov 19 | at Vanderbilt | W 20–0 | 33% |
| Nov 26 | vs LSU | L 6–17 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to LSU 17–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 10th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 132–140
- Coach
- Andy Pilney
- Elo
- 1450 −3 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 9.2 No. 35 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1961
The 1961 draft| Rd 1 | Tommy Mason RB | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 3 | Phil Nugent B | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 4 | Joe LeSage OG | Green Bay Packers |
| Rd 1 | Tommy Mason RB | Boston Patriots (AFL) |
All-SEC
1 first teamFirst team
Tommy MasonRBAP-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 Southeastern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ole Miss | 5–0–1 | 10–0–1 | 2 |
| Florida | 5–1 | 9–2 | 18 |
| Alabama | 5–1–1 | 8–1–2 | 9 |
 Auburn | 5–2 | 8–2 | 13 |
 Georgia | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
 Tennessee | 3–2–2 | 6–2–2 | |
| Georgia Tech | 4–4 | 5–5 | |
| LSU | 2–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Kentucky | 2–4–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 Tulane | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–5–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 0–7 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.