1960 Baylor Bears football team

The 1960 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University during the 1960 NCAA University Division 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.

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 ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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
SMU	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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		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

^[1][4]

References

1. "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