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Louisiana State Football Team History

Louisiana State Tigers

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Founded: 1860
Stadium: Tiger Stadium
Capacity: 92,400
Colors: Purple & Gole
Coach: Paul Dietzel
Conference: Southeastern-

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1893 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Paul Dietzel enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Louisiana State.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Texas A&M	9	0	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Baylor	3	7	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Georgia Tech	2	6	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Kentucky	0	3	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Florida	10	13	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Mississippi	6	6	T
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. South Carolina	35	6	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Mississippi State	7	3	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Wake Forest	16	0	W
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Tulane	17	6	W

1960 Season Totals
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	105
Scoring Average	10.5
Points Allowed	50
Defense Average	5.0
Opponents Record	48-46
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-2 -1

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1960 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Mississippi	10-0-1	280	70	Won 14-6	5-0-1	138	37	John H. Vaught
Florida	9-2	157	86	Won 13-12	5-1	93	57	Ray Graves
Auburn	8-2	155	80		5-2	68	52	Ralph Shug Jordan
Alabama	8-1-2	183	56	Tied 3-3	4-1-1	65	32	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia	6-4	174	118		4-3	88	95	Wallace Butts
Georgia Tech	5-5	118	97		4-4	102	78	Bobby Dodd
Tennessee	6-2-2	209	79		3-2-2	85	58	Bowden Wyatt
Kentucky	5-4-1	206	81		2-4-1	79	81	Blanton Collier
Louisiana State	5-4-1	105	50		2-3-1	42	37	Paul Dietzel
Tulane	3-6-1	132	140		1-4-1	57	84	Anton Andy Pilney
Vanderbilt	3-7	74	193		0-7	7	159	Arthur L Art Guepe
Mississippi State	2-6-1	101	119		0-5-1	41	96	Wade Walker

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1960 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.