1960 West Texas

3–⁠7 (1–⁠4 Border Conference), coached by Joe Kerbel.

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1960, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 14–38; lost vs. Arizona State 3–14; lost at Southern Miss 18–28; lost vs. UTEP 3–6; won vs. North Texas 14–6; won vs. Hardin Simmons 21–0; lost at Arizona 14–21; won vs. Trinity (Texas) 28–0; lost vs. No. 15 New Mexico State 15–35; lost at Wichita State 14–31+28−24Lost 14–38 at Texas Tech-24Texas TechLost 3–14 vs. Arizona State-11Arizona StateLost 18–28 at Southern Miss-10Southern MissLost 3–6 vs. UTEP-3UTEPWon 14–6 vs. North Texas+8North TexasWon 21–0 vs. Hardin Simmons+21Hardin SimmonsLost 14–21 at Arizona-7ArizonaWon 28–0 vs. Trinity (Texas)+28Trinity (Texas)Lost 15–35 vs. No. 15 New Mexico State-20No. 15 New Mexico StateLost 14–31 at Wichita State-17Wichita State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wichita State 31–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠4 5th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
144–⁠179
Coach
Joe Kerbel
Elo
1334 −10 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.8 No. 89 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1960 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
New Mexico State4–⁠011–⁠017
Arizona3–⁠07–⁠3
Arizona State3–⁠27–⁠3
UTEP2–⁠34–⁠5–⁠1
West Texas1–⁠43–⁠7
Hardin Simmons0–⁠40–⁠10

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