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Texas Tech Football Team History

Texas Tech Red Raiders

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
Founded: 1923
Stadium: Jones AT&T Stadium
Capacity: 59,011
Colors: Scarlet & Black
Coach: DeWitt T. Weaver
Conference: Southwest-

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1925 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

DeWitt T. Weaver enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Texas Tech.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. West Texas A&M	38	14	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Texas A&M	14	14	T
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Texas	0	17	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Texas Christian	7	21	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Baylor	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Southern Methodist	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Rice	6	30	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Tulane	35	21	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Wyoming	7	10	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Arkansas	6	34	L

1960 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	148
Scoring Average	14.8
Points Allowed	182
Defense Average	18.2
Opponents Record	46-40
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	0-3 -1

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1960 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	3-6-1	148	182		1-5-1	68	137	DeWitt T. Weaver
Arkansas	8-3	185	87	Lost 6-7	6-1	115	63	Frank Broyles
Baylor	8-3	181	91	Lost 12-13	5-2	101	61	John D. Bridgers
Rice	7-4	174	72	Lost 6-14	5-2	135	35	Jess C. Neely
Texas	7-3-1	167	78	Tied 3-3	5-2	93	61	Darrell Royal
Texas Christian	4-4-2	85	94		3-3-1	64	60	Othol Abe Martin
Texas A&M	1-6-3	73	117		0-4-3	59	91	James A. Jim Myers
Southern Methodist	0-9-1	31	221		0-6-1	24	151	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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.