1960 Baylor Bears football team

1960 Baylor Bears football
Gator Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Florida
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Evans
  • Ronald Stanley
Home stadiumBaylor Stadium
1960 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Rice 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University during the 1960 college football season.[1] The Bears were led by second-year head coach John Bridgers and played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in second and ranked 12th in the final AP Poll with a regular season record of 8–2 (5–2 SWC). They were invited to the 1960 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Florida, 12–13.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 24Colorado*
W 26–029,000[2]
October 1at LSU*
W 7–357,662[3]
October 8at No. 9 ArkansasNo. 20
W 28–1439,000[4]
October 15at Texas TechNo. 7
W 14–729,000[5]
October 22Texas A&MNo. 7
W 14–040,000[6]
October 29at TCUNo. 7
L 6–1435,000[7]
November 5TexasNo. 11
L 7–1250,000[8]
November 12USC*
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 35–1423,000[9]
November 19at SMU
W 20–723,000[10]
November 26No. 12 RiceNo. 19
  • Baylor Stadium
  • Waco, TX
W 12–730,000[11]
December 31vs. No. 18 Florida*No. 12
CBSL 12–1350,112[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1][13]

References

  1. ^ a b "1960 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Baylor Bears bury Colorado in 26–0 tilt". The Odessa American. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bears take advantage of fumble to beat LSU". Valley Morning Star. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baylor Bears maul Arkansas, 28 to 14". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baylor Bears beat Texas Tech, 14–7". The Longview News-Journal. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice and Baylor score big SWC wins". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "TCU upsets Baylor, 14–6". Wichita Falls Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas collars Bears by 12–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor tumbles Trojans". The Daily Breeze. November 13, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bears ride hard to corral inspired Mustangs". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bears trips Owls in finale, 12–7". The Kilgore News Herald. November 27, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Florida wins Gator Bowl, 13–12". Monroe Morning World. January 1, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ 2016 Baylor Media Guide. p. 142
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