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1960 Arkansas Razorbacks football
SWC champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record8–3 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Steve Butler
  • Wayne Harris
Home stadium Razorback Stadium
War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1959
1961 →
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 Arkansas Razorbacks football team represented the University of Arkansas in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Frank Broyles, the Razorbacks compiled an 8–3 record (6–1 against SWC opponents), won the SWC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 185 to 87. [1] The Razorbacks' only losses during the regular season came against Baylor by a 28–14 score and to Mississippi by a 10–7 score. The team was ranked No. 7 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll and went on to lose to Duke in the 1960 Cotton Bowl Classic by a 7–6 score. [2]

Lineman Wayne Harris was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as a first-team player on the 1960 All-America Team. He was also honored as a second-team player by the UPI. Halfback Lance Alworth was recognized as a third-team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Oklahoma State*W 9–0
September 24 Tulsa*W 48–725,000
October 1at TCUNo. 14W 7–0
October 8No. 20 BaylorNo. 9
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
L 14–2839,000
October 15at No. 11 Texas ABCW 24–2335,000 [3]
October 22No. 2 Ole Miss*No. 14
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR ( rivalry)
L 7–1040,000 [4]
October 29at Texas A&MNo. 12W 7–3
November 5No. 10 RiceNo. 16
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Little Rock, AR
W 3–0
November 12 SMUNo. 9
  • Razorback Stadium
  • Fayetteville, AR
W 26–331,500
November 19 Texas Tech*No. 7W 34–630,000
January 2No. 10 Duke*No. 7 CBSL 6–774,000 [5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Arkansas Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "1960 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "Cissel's field goal with 15 seconds left beats Texas for Arkansas". The Chattanooga Times. October 16, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rebs win on final play". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ratliff, Harold V. (January 3, 1961). "Duke Edges Razorbacks". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. Associated Press. p. 29. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.