1960 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1960
| team = Hardin–Simmons Cowboys
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Border Conference
| short_conf = Border
| record = 0–10
| conf_record = 0–4
| head_coach = Howard McChesney
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Public Schools Stadium
}}
{{1960 Border Conference football standings}}
The 1960 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1960 college football season. In its first season under head coach Howard McChesney, the team compiled a 0–10 record (0–4 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 308 to 68.{{cite web|title=2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide|publisher=Hardin-Simmons University|accessdate=January 31, 2019|pages=69, 75|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hsim/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fbmg.pdf|archive-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128135955/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hsim/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fbmg.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=1960 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 31, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/hardin-simmons/1960-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=1960 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 31, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/border/1960.html}}
No Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1960 All-Border Conference football team.2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1960
| rankdivision = major college
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 17|at|Cincinnati
|September 23|at|Mississippi Southern
|October 1|at|Tulsa
|October 8||Arizona State|Public Schools Stadium|Abilene, TX|L 0–28|6,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orange-leader-sun-devils-blank-hs-c/169804141/|work=The Orange Leader|title=Sun Devils blank H–S Cowboys 28–0|date=October 9, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 15|at|Memphis State
|October 22||West Texas State|Public Schools Stadium|Abilene, TX|L 0–21|6,700|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-buffalos-stun-c/169813528/|newspaper=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Buffalos stun Cowboys, 21–0|date=October 23, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29|at|Texas Western|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|L 6–45|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-twc-whacks-hsu-in-homecom/169812754/|newspaper=The El Paso Times|title=TWC whacks H–SU in homecoming|date=October 30, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5|at|North Texas State
|November 12|at|{{cfb link|year=1960|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}
|November 19||No. 14 New Mexico State|Public Schools Stadium|Abilene, TX|L 3–40|4,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-n-mex-st-sl/169806303/|newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|title=N. Mex. St. slaughters H–SU, 40–3|date=November 20, 1960|accessdate=April 7, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Schedule/Results (1960 Hardin–Simmons) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/214760 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=April 7, 2025 }}
References
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