1960 LSU Tigers football team

1960 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Ole Miss $ 5 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
No. 18 Florida 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Alabama 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Tulane 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1960 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Paul Dietzel, the Tigers complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished eighth in the SEC.[1]

The game vs. Ole Miss was the Tigers' last visit to Oxford, Mississippi until 1989.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Texas A&M*
W 9–064,000[2]
October 1Baylor*No. 18
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 3–757,662[3]
October 8at Georgia Tech
L 2–644,176[4]
October 15at Kentucky
L 0–328,000[5]
October 22Florida
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 10–1351,528[6]
October 29at No. 2 Ole Miss
T 6–634,000[7]
November 5South Carolina*dagger
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 35–652,650[8]
November 12Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 7–352,000[9]
November 19Wake Forest*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 16–049,909[10]
November 26at Tulane
W 17–674,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1960 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Harris guides LSU past A&M". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bears take advantage of fumble to beat LSU". Valley Morning Star. October 2, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wells boots Tech by LSU". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mayfield's boot lifts U.K. past L.S.U. 3–0". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gators 'cash' in with two 3-pointers, nip LSU, 13–10". The Bradenton Herald. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "LSU stuns Ole Miss with tie". Tulsa Daily World. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers blast So. Carolina". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LSU strikes early, holds on for 7–3 win over Maroons". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 13, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LSU stifles Deacons, 16–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 20, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "74,000 see Amedee-paced LSU win 17–0 over Tulane". The Daily Advertiser. November 27, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 154. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.