1960 Tulsa

5–⁠5 (2–⁠1 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Robert Dobbs.

Schedule and results

Tulsa in 1960, game by game: lost vs. New Mexico State 18–38; lost at Arkansas 7–48; won vs. Hardin Simmons 21–7; lost vs. Oklahoma State 7–28; won at Arizona 17–16; won at Cincinnati 34–3; lost at Georgia 7–45; lost vs. Wichita State 20–21; won vs. North Texas 12–8; won at Houston 26–16+31−41Lost 18–38 vs. New Mexico State-20New Mexico StateLost 7–48 at Arkansas-41ArkansasWon 21–7 vs. Hardin Simmons+14Hardin SimmonsLost 7–28 vs. Oklahoma State-21Oklahoma StateWon 17–16 at Arizona+1ArizonaWon 34–3 at Cincinnati+31CincinnatiLost 7–45 at Georgia-38GeorgiaLost 20–21 vs. Wichita State-1Wichita StateWon 12–8 vs. North Texas+4North TexasWon 26–16 at Houston+10Houston
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Houston 26–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Missouri Valley Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 111 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
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠1 2nd in Missouri Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
169–⁠230
Coach
Robert Dobbs
Elo
1510 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.6 No. 80 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1960 Missouri Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wichita State3–⁠08–⁠2
Tulsa2–⁠15–⁠5
Cincinnati1–⁠24–⁠6
North Texas0–⁠32–⁠6–⁠1

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