1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–6–1 (1–5–1 SWC)
Head coach	DeWitt Weaver (10th season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	5–3
Home stadium	Jones Stadium

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

The 1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) 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 SWC, 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	West Texas State*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 38–14	30,000
September 24	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	T 14–14	13,000
October 1	at No. 13 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–17	52,000	[5]
October 8	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 7–21	25,000
October 15	No. 7 Baylor	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 7–14	29,000
October 22	SMU	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 28–7	32,000
October 29	at No. 13 Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–30	26,000
November 5	Tulane*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 35–21	15,000	[6]
November 12	Wyoming*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–10	20,000
November 19	No. 7 Arkansas	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	L 6–34	30,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1960 Texas Tech Red Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
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.
5. "Texas Longhorns sail past Texas Tech for 17–0 win". The Odessa American. October 2, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Amerson's aerials stop Tulane, 35–21". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 6, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.