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Baylor Football Team History


Baylor Bears
Baylor University
 Waco, TX
Founded: 1845
Stadium: Floyd Casey Stadium
Capacity: 50,000
Colors: Green & Gold
Coach: John D. Bridgers
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024
1960 Season Highlights
 John D. Bridgers enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Baylor.
 
1960 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Colorado  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Louisiana State  7   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Arkansas  28   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Texas Tech  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Texas A&M  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Texas Christian  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Texas  7   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Southern California  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Southern Methodist  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Rice  12   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 31   Florida  12   13   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1960 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored181
  Scoring Average16.5
  Points Allowed91
  Defense Average8.3
  Opponents Record54-51
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-1
1960 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 8-2-0 AP
11 8-2-0 Coaches
11 8-2-0 UPI
  
1960 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 3-6-1148182 1-5-168137  DeWitt T. Weaver
Arkansas 8-318587Lost  6-76-111563  Frank Broyles
Baylor 8-318191Lost  12-135-210161  John D. Bridgers
Rice 7-417472Lost  6-145-213535  Jess C. Neely
Texas 7-3-116778Tied  3-35-29361  Darrell Royal
Texas Christian 4-4-28594 3-3-16460  Othol Abe Martin
Texas A&M 1-6-373117 0-4-35991  James A. Jim Myers
Southern Methodist 0-9-131221 0-6-124151  William M. Bill Meek

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

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


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.