1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference Southwest Conference
1960 record 3–6–1 (1–5–1 SWC)
Head coach DeWitt Weaver (10th season)
Home stadium Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium
1960 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
SMU 0 –6 –1  0 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Tech University in the Southwest Conference during the 1960 college football season. In their tenth and final season under head coach DeWitt Weaver, the Red Raiders compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–5–1 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 182 to 148.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Glenn Amerson with 464 passing yards, Coolidge Hunt with 527 rushing yards, and Bake Turner with 173 receiving yards.[3][4] The team played its home games at Clifford B. and Audrey Jones Stadium.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17West Texas State*
W 38–14 
September 24at Texas A&M
T 14–14 
October 1at No. 13 Texas
L 0–17 
October 8at TCU
L 7–21 
October 15No. 7 Baylor
L 7–14 
October 22SMU
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 28–7 
October 29at No. 13 Rice
L 6–30 
November 5Tulane*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
W 35–21 
November 12Wyoming*
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 7–10 
November 19No. 7 Arkansas
  • Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX
L 6–34 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Sources:[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 99. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ 2017 Media Guide, p. 158.


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