1960 Baylor Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1960
| team = Baylor Bears
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southwest Conference
| short_conf = SWC
| CoachRank = 11
| APRank = 12
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 5–2
| head_coach = John Bridgers
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Jim Evans
| captain2 = Ronald Stanley
| stadium = Baylor Stadium
| bowl = Gator Bowl
| bowl_result = L 12–13 vs. Florida
}}
{{1960 Southwest Conference football standings}}
The 1960 Baylor Bears football team represented Baylor University during the 1960 college football season.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/baylor/1960-schedule.html |title=1960 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results |work=Sports Reference LLC |access-date=May 30, 2017}} The Bears were led by second-year head coach John Bridgers and played their home games at Baylor Stadium in Waco, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in second and ranked 12th in the final AP Poll with a regular season record of 8–2 (5–2 SWC). They were invited to the 1960 Gator Bowl, where they lost to Florida, 12–13.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1960
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| score = 26–0
| attend = 29,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-baylor-bears-bury-co/168618163/|work=The Odessa American|title=Baylor Bears bury Colorado in 26–0 tilt|date=September 25, 1960|accessdate=March 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = LSU
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 7–3
| attend = 57,662
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/valley-morning-star-bears-take-advantage/133192062/|work=Valley Morning Star|title=Bears take advantage of fumble to beat LSU|date=October 2, 1960|accessdate=October 9, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 20
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Razorback Stadium
| site_cityst = Fayetteville, AR
| score = 28–14
| attend = 39,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-baylor-bears-mau/168617472/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Baylor Bears maul Arkansas, 28 to 14|date=October 9, 1960|accessdate=March 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = Texas Tech
| site_stadium = Jones Stadium
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–7
| attend = 29,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal-baylor-bears-beat/168618268/|work=The Longview News-Journal|title=Baylor Bears beat Texas Tech, 14–7|date=October 16, 1960|accessdate=March 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = Texas A&M
| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–0
| attend = 40,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-rice-and-baylor-sc/168618368/|work=The Commercial Appeal|title=Rice and Baylor score big SWC wins|date=October 23, 1960|accessdate=March 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium
| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 6–14
| attend = 35,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-tcu-upsets-baylor-1/168618464/|work=Wichita Falls Times|title=TCU upsets Baylor, 14–6|date=October 30, 1960|accessdate=March 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| rank = 11
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–12
| attend = 50,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123811898/texas-collars-bears-by-127/|work=The Abilene Reporter-News|title=Texas collars Bears by 12–7|date=November 6, 1960|accessdate=April 30, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = USC
| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| score = 35–14
| attend = 23,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-breeze-baylor-tumbles-trojans/168618567/|work=The Daily Breeze|title=Baylor tumbles Trojans|date=November 13, 1960|accessdate=March 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 20–7
| attend = 23,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-bears-ride-hard-to-c/168618674/|work=Waco Tribune-Herald|title=Bears ride hard to corral inspired Mustangs|date=November 20, 1960|accessdate=March 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| w/l = w
| rank = 19
| opponent = Rice
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Baylor Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| score = 12–7
| attend = 30,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-bears-trips-owls/168618777/|work=The Kilgore News Herald|title=Bears trips Owls in finale, 12–7|date=November 27, 1960|accessdate=March 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 31
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 12
| opponent = Florida
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = Gator Bowl
| tv = CBS
| score = 12–13
| attend = 50,112
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/monroe-morning-world-florida-wins-gator/133184312/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=Florida wins Gator Bowl, 13–12|date=January 1, 1960|accessdate=March 22, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
[http://www.baylorbears.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/bay/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/mg06-sect09 2016 Baylor Media Guide]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. p. 142
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