1960 TCU Horned Frogs football team

1960 TCU Horned Frogs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–4–2 (3–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Abe Martin (8th season)
Offensive scheme	Meyer spread
Home stadium	Amon G. Carter 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 TCU Horned Frogs football team represented Texas Christian University (TCU) in the 1960 college football season. The Horned Frogs finished the season 4–4–2 overall and 3–3–1 in the Southwest Conference. The team was coached by Abe Martin in his eighth year as head coach. The Frogs played their home games in Amon G. Carter Stadium, which is located on campus in Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Kansas*	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	L 7–21	32,000	[1]
September 24	at USC*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 7–6	31,475	[2]
October 1	No. 14 Arkansas		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 0–7	38,000	[3]
October 8	Texas Tech		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 21–7	25,000	[4]
October 15	Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	T 14–14	16,000	[5]
October 22	Pittsburgh*		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	T 7–7	25,000	[6]
October 29	No. 7 Baylor		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 14–6	35,000	[7]
November 12	Texas		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 2–3	40,000	[8]
November 19	at No. 14 Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–23	35,000	[9]
November 26	at SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 13–0	20,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1960 TCU Horned Frogs football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 72 Bob Lilly	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Abe Martin Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Jayhawkers gig Horned Frogs, 21–7". Great Bend Daily Tribune. September 18, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Trojans nipped by Frogs, 7–6". Independent Press Telegram. September 25, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Arkansas tops TCU". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "TCU Horned Frogs slash Red Raiders by 21 to 7". The Vernon Daily Record. October 9, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Aggies, Froggies battle to beadlock, 14 to 14". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 16, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Pitt's second half rally ties Frogs, 7 to 7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 23, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "TCU upsets Baylor, 14–6". Wichita Falls Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Steer field goal nips Frogs, 3–2". Valley Evening Monitor. November 13, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "48-yard field goal aids Rice to 23–0 TCU win". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 20, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Frogs whip Ponies in campaign finale". The Galveston Daily News. November 27, 1960. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "1960 TCU Horned Frogs". Retrieved July 22, 2016.