1960 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

The 1960 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Howard McChesney, the team compiled a 0–10 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 308 to 68.^[1][2][3]

1960 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
Conference	Border Conference
Record	0–10 (0–4 Border)
Head coach	Howard McChesney (1st season)
Home stadium	Public Schools Stadium
Seasons ← 1959 1961 →

1960 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 New Mexico State $	4	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
Arizona	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Texas Western	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
West Texas State	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

No Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1960 All-Border Conference football team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 14–15
September 23	at Mississippi Southern*	Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL	L 0–27	8,112	^[5]
October 1	at Tulsa*	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 7–21	11,611
October 8	Arizona State	Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX	L 0–28
October 15	at Memphis State*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–42
October 22	West Texas State	Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX	L 0–21
October 29	at Texas Western	Kidd Field El Paso, TX	L 6–45
November 5	at North Texas State*	Fouts Field Denton, TX	L 19–26		^[6]
November 12	at Trinity (TX)*	San Antonio, TX	L 12–43
November 19	No. 14 New Mexico State	Public Schools Stadium Abilene, TX	L 3–40
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. (PDF). Hardin-Simmons University. pp. 69, 75. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
2. "1960 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
3. "1960 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
4. 2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
5. "Southerners Blank Cowboys, 27 to 0". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 24, 1960. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Battling Cowboys fall to NT, 26–19". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1960. Retrieved November 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.