1960 SMU Mustangs football team

1960 SMU Mustangs football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record0–9–1 (0–6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumCotton Bowl
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 Baylor 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
0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1960 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Bill Meek, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 0–9–1 with a conference mark of 0–6–1, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC.[1] The team went winless, with a scoreless tie against Texas A&M.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Missouri*
L 0–2026,500[2]
September 24at No. 20 Ohio State*
L 0–2484,496[3]
October 8vs. No. 6 Navy*
L 7–2630,000[4]
October 15Rice
L 0–4726,500[5]
October 22at Texas Tech
L 7–2832,000[6]
October 29at Texas
L 7–1734,000[7]
November 5Texas A&M
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
T 0–035,000[8]
November 12at No. 9 Arkansas
L 3–2631,500[9]
November 19Baylor
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 7–2023,000[10]
November 26TCU
L 0–1320,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2020 Football Media Guide".
  2. ^ "Missouri's 20–0 triumph over Ponies halts jinx". The Odessa American. September 18, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Heads-up Buckeyes smother SMU, 24–0". Detroit Free Press. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bellino stars in rain-swept Oyster Bowl". The Virginian-Pilot. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mustangs crushes under Rice power". The Commercial Appeal. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tech smears SMU". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Saxton, Collins sparkle as Texas clips SMU,17–7". The Victoria Advocate. October 30, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Frustrated Ags, Mustangs play scoreless tie". The Kilgore News Herald. November 6, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Moore pulls Hogs closer to bowl bid, 26–3". The Galveston Daily News. 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. ^ "Frogs whip Ponies in campaign finale". The Galveston Daily News. November 27, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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