Battle of Backbone Mountain

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1960 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 1960 NCAA University Division football season as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). The Aggies were led by head coach Jim Myers in his third season and finished with a record of one win, six losses and three ties (1–6–3 overall, 0–4–3 in the SWC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at LSU*L 0–964,000[1]
September 24Texas TechT 14–1413,000
October 1at Trinity (TX)*W 14–0
October 8at Houston*L 0–1742,000
October 15TCU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
T 14–14
October 22at No. 7 BaylorL 0–14
October 29No. 12 Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
L 3–7
November 5at SMUT 0–035,000
November 12at No. 16 Rice
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 14–21
November 24at TexasL 14–2153,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Harris guides LSU past A&M". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 18, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas wins, 21–14, OK's Bluebonnet bid". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1960 Texas A&M Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2016.