1960 SMU Mustangs football team

College football season

1960 SMU Mustangs football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 0–9–1 (0–6–1 SWC)
Head coach|

* Bill Meek (4th season)

Captains|

* Glynn Gregory
* Jerry May

Home stadium| Cotton Bowl

Seasons

← 1959

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 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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 17| at Missouri*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Columbia, MO

| L 0–20| 26,500| [2]
September 24| at No. 20 Ohio State*|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| L 0–24| 84,496| [3]
October 8| vs. No. 6 Navy*|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)

| L 7–26| 30,000| [4]
October 15| Rice|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–47| 26,500| [5]
October 22| at Texas Tech|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| L 7–28| 32,000| [6]
October 29| at Texas|

* Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX

| L 7–17| 34,000| [7]
November 5| Texas A&M|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| T 0–0| 35,000| [8]
November 12| at No. 9 Arkansas|

* Razorback Stadium
* Fayetteville, AR

| L 3–26| 31,500| [9]
November 19| Baylor|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| L 7–20| 23,000| [10]
November 26| TCU|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX (rivalry)

| L 0–13| 20,000| [11]

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

## References

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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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SMU Mustangs football

Venues|

* Armstrong Field (1915–1922)
* Gardner Park (1919)
* Ownby Stadium (1926–1948, 1989–1994)
* Cotton Bowl (1930–1978, 1995–1999)
* Texas Stadium (1972–1973, 1979–1986)
* Gerald J. Ford Stadium (2000–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Houston
* Navy: Gansz Trophy
* North Texas: Safeway Bowl
* Rice
* TCU

Culture & lore|

* Peruna
* Best Dressed Band in the Land
* 1935 "Game of the Century"
* Death penalty
* 2022 Houston game

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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