1960 Baylor Bears football team

American college football season

1960 Baylor Bears football

Gator Bowl, L 12–13 vs. Florida

Conference| Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 11
AP| No. 12
Record| 8–3 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach|

* John Bridgers (2nd season)

Captain| Jim Evans, Ronald Stanley
Home stadium| Baylor Stadium

Seasons

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1961 ->

1960 Southwest Conference football standings

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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
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

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| Colorado*| |

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| | W 26–0| 29,000|
October 1| at LSU*| |

* Tiger Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| | W 7–3| 57,662| [2]
October 8| at No. 9 Arkansas| No. 20|

* Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR

| | W 28–14| 39,000|
October 15| at Texas Tech| No. 7|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX (rivalry)

| | W 14–7| 29,000|
October 22| Texas A&M| No. 7|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX (Battle of the Brazos)

| | W 14–0| 40,000|
October 29| at TCU| No. 7|

* Amon G. Carter Stadium
* Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)

| | L 6–14| 35,000|
November 5| Texas| No. 11|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX (rivalry)

| | L 7–12| 50,000| [3]
November 12| USC*| |

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| | W 35–14| 23,000|
November 19| at SMU| |

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| | W 20–7| 23,000|
November 26| No. 12 Rice| No. 19|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| | W 12–7| 30,000|
December 31| vs. No. 18 Florida*| No. 12|

* Gator Bowl Stadium
* Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)

| CBS| L 12–13| 50,112|

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ a b "1960 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
2. ^ "Bears take advantage of fumble to beat LSU". Valley Morning Star. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Texas collars Bears by 12–7". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ 2016 Baylor Media Guide[permanent dead link‍]. p. 142

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Baylor Bears football

Venues|

* Carroll Field (1902–1924, 1929–1935)
* Cotton Palace (alternate, 1902–1929)
* Municipal Stadium (1936–1949)
* Floyd Casey Stadium (1950–2013)
* McLane Stadium (2014–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Houston
* TCU
* Texas
* Texas A&M: Battle of the Brazos
* Texas Tech

Culture & lore|

* "Old Fite"
* The Golden Wave Band
* Year of the Bear
* Sexual assault scandal

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
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